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Blast from the Past
Hugh Wilson
(1998)
98min
12 Certificate
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Review
Our Score
by
Alan Jones
In this comedy, a married couple (Sissy Spacek and Christopher Walken) become convinced that an atomic bomb is about to drop on 1960s America and seal themselves in an elaborate fallout shelter for 35 years. What will their naive son (Brendan Fraser) make of the cynical 1990s when he's sent out into the world for the first time? Not quite enough to hold the attention, unfortunately, in Hugh Wilson's somewhat laboured "culture clash" excursion, as Fraser enlists the aid of streetwise Alicia Silverstone in his quest for supplies. Though the tone is sweet, the gags fail to bite and there's little innovation on offer beyond the initial premise. But it's pleasant enough, with Fraser's goofy charm particularly winning.
Summary
In the early 1960s, a paranoid scientist takes his wife into an underground bomb shelter, believing the world to have been destroyed in a nuclear war. Thirty-five years later, the couple's son, who was born and raised in the shelter, is sent out in search of supplies, and is stunned to find the world is still turning - but not in the way his parents described it. Romantic comedy, starring Brendan Fraser, Alicia Silverstone, Christopher Walken and Sissy Spacek.
Cast & Crew
Adam
Brendan Fraser
Calvin
Christopher Walken
Helen
Sissy Spacek
Eve
Alicia Silverstone
Troy
Dave Foley
Soda jerk
Joey Slotnick
Dave
Rex Linn
Miss Sweet
Deborah Kellner
Director
Hugh Wilson
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Other Information
Language:
English
Colour
Theatrical distributor:
Entertainment Film Dists Ltd
Guidance:
Contains swearing.
Available on:
video and DVD
Comedy
Drama
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