Blast from the Past
Cast
Brendan Fraser .... Adam Webber
Alicia Silverstone .... Eve Rustikoff
Christopher Walken .... Calvin Webber
Sissy Spacek .... Helen Thomas Webber
Dave Foley .... Troy
Directed by
Hugh Wilson
Rater #2 has description and review.
Rater #1
Has Not Seen Movie
Rater #2
7/10. There surely is a lack of originality in movies now. Romantic
comedies always seem to have the girl outwit the guy, the guy
persisting, and then they finally get together. That's exactly the
case in Blast from the Past, except that the guy has been living in a
bomb shelter for all of his life. It's a joke that could work for a
five minute sketch, or it might just flop overall, but that's not the
case here. It's a simple romantic comedy with a huge twist thrown in,
which works to the movie's advantage.
Adam (Brendan Fraser) had lived in a fallout shelter for all of his
life, because his father (Christopher Walken) thought a nuclear bomb
was dropped on the house. 35 years afterwards, Adam goes up to bring
supplies and meet a girl, which he does. Eve (Alicia Silverstone) is
a feisty, typical 90's American, but since Adam had never met anyone
else besides his parents, he just accepts it. Soon he falls in love
with her (hence, Adam and Eve), but the reverse is not the same. Will
he convince her? Only the clich� on romantic comedies will tell us!
Blast from the Past is surprisingly lightweight romcom. It never goes
to take itself seriously, which helps keep the mood light, which is
what it's supposed to be. At times it gets silly, including a Benny
Hill-ish chase scene, and the obligatory man-who-can't-drive-car-
drives-car-wildly scene. A scenario like this could easily descend
into heartstring-plucking land, but thankfully stays on the top, and
over the top. Director Hugh Wilson, whose resum� includes such movies
as the original Police Academy and The First Wives Club, can keep a
movie that could turn drastically wrong on the right track.
Fraser is great. It really seemed like he was brought up in a fallout
shelter. His mannerisms were all from the sixties, and the way he
acted was exactly on key. Silverstone was okay, but nowhere near as
good as Walken and Sissy Spacek as Adam's parents. They embody their
roles as people who have to live in the same space for 35 years. This
movie is everything romantic comedies today don't have: no crude
humor, funny lines, good acting, and a fun story. People could really
learn a lesson from watching Blast from the Past.
Rated PG-13 for brief language, sex and drug references.
Running time: 112 minutes
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