Blast from the Past (1999)

I love this movie so much

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

The movie really just wants to entertain people.

This is a cute, albeit forgettable comedy romance about a man who comes out in the real world after living in a nuclear fallout shelter all his life. Strange to see both Alicia Silverstone and Brendon Fraser completely fall off the face of this Earth now but back in 1999 they were as big a stars as one could be. The chemistry is lacking to be honest and the film sort of just plods through though there are some cute moments scattered about. Blast from the Past is a decent watch if there is nothing else to see. Otherwise you're better off renting Clueless or The Mummy.

Blast from the Past (1999): Dir: Hugh Wilson / Cast: Brendan Fraser, Alicia Silverstone, Christopher Walken, Sissy Spacek, Dave Foley: Refreshing comedy full of ideas about realization particularly due to mixed signals that hide this family for three decades. In 1962 Christopher Walken and Sissy Spacek prepare for the holocaust by building an underground shelter. She is pregnant with her first child. A plane crashes on their house giving them the wrong idea and they escape down a hatch that locks automatically. Walken enters the world of the 1990's but shocked at the changes. Their son goes up in search of a wife while the father recovers from health issues. Conclusion seems hopeless in an absent-minded manner. Directed by Hugh Wilson who made the hilarious first Police Academy. Brendan Fraser brings innocence and curiosity to an amusing character whose fate is obvious. Alicia Silverstone is merely a prop who asks all the right questions yet doesn't know what viewers already know, which is that she will end up with him. Walken and Spacek are terrific in the film's premise but losing all those years by the film's end is somewhat depressing. Dave Foley plays Silverstone's gay roommate who offers Fraser a makeover but the role is not overly broad. Theme regards change and culture through time and the result is an entertaining blast of a comedy. Score: 6 ½ / 10

I finished this film, thinking, "That was pretty funny." The writing is meant to make us all laugh and succeeds; never in my life have I laughed so hard.Unfairly dismissed by some, this is a funny comedy. The movie is very light-hearted and it isn't complex at all. All the characters struggle against a system that has perpetuated many falsehoods. This is one of those movies that had bad timing when it came to its release. I am not saying the film is a classic, but it was good enough. A good one from the 1990s. It's one of those films for which I could guess the plot exactly before I saw it. Fraser is a unique presence in American cinema and hopefully he will do more of these types of films. I give it 7/10.

Blast from the Past is a charming fish-out-of-water story about a young man who lives the first 35 years of his life in a fallout shelter, then emerges to a modern surface world filled with things he cannot understand.Much like the film Pleasantville, BFTP nails the idiosyncrasies and cultural touchstones of a simpler time. Best of all, it does not "stretch" for the humor in juxtaposing the past and present; the humor just flows naturally from the comedic, yet touching, story.Not only the writing is good. The cast is near-perfect for this story. Brendan Fraser can inhabit a naïve or cartoonish character better than anyone (only Will Ferrell comes close). Alicia Silverstone--as the romantic interest--manages to convey both a wearisome current-day demeanor and the sweetness of a young woman who can find our anachronistic hero a breath of fresh air. Back them up with Sissy Spacek and Christopher Walken (the parents) and Dave Foley (as Alicia's friend) and you have a solid base upon which to build.Kudos to the set designers, who managed to create an underground shelter that makes 35 years of isolation seem possible.BFTP is a light comedy I recommend for anyone who likes the genre. While viewing, you might consider the "progress" of the last half century, but the film does not hit you over the head with a point of view.