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Blast from the Past | Year: 1999 Directed: - Hugh Wilson Actors/Actresses: - Brendan Fraser - Christopher Walken - Alicia Silverstone One of the best all-around family fun movies in years! My family and I went to see "Blast From The Past" 3 times while in theatrical release. It was funny, heartwarming and depicted good family values. I held Brendan Fraser's character of Adam up to my daughter as "the kind of guy her Dad and I would like to see her bring home". Fraser as Adam, Christopher Walken & Sissy Spacek as his parents and Dave Foley as his new found friend were all tremendous and very, very funny! Alicia Silverstone turned out a fine performance as well. There are scenes in "Blast From The Past" at which I laughed so hard I could hardly breathe. The moment I found it was out on DVD I raced to my favorite store, Amazon.com, to order our family copy. Hope we don't wear the DVD out! Looking for a truly entertaining film that's worth popping the popcorn and gathering the family around for a terrific evening of movie watching? You'll find it with "Blast From The Past"! Entertaining and Underrated Tremendously underrated film. I don't understand some of the negative comments, but this is a highly entertaining movie. I can't name the good actors in this because EVERYBODY did a fantastic job, even Alicia Silverstone. The plot is pretty simple. In 1962, at the height of the Cuban Missile crisis, a young Southern California couple heads down to their elaborately designed fallout shelter, built by the genius, yet paranoid husband (Christopher Walken). They had only planned on staying for a few days, but at the same time, a military jet crashes into their house above. They mistakenly think the crash is a nuclear bomb explosion, so they seal it up and stay down for 35 years. The wife (Sissy Spacek) is 9 months pregnant at the time, so she has her baby (Brendan Fraser) in the shelter. After 35 years, the father is ready to explore the world to see if it is habitable, but just as he's about to get some much-needed supplies, he has a mild heart-attack. They send their son out instead with a long list and $3000 in cash. He has also expressed being lonely and says he wants to find a wife. The most entertaining and pleasant portion of the story is how a very nice, conservative upbringing with absolutely no outside negative influences can stick out like a sore thumb in modern society. This is also sad, to think how low we've sunk. But still, it's extremely refreshing to see a small sparkle of goodness walk around the Los Angeles area, creating positive results everywhere he goes. The only problem that I have with it is that it is not 100% believable. Some of the scenes were overlooked in the making that kept reminding you that it wasn't real. Even though he had never seen some of the electronics, he seemed to pick them up a little too fast: TV with remote, elevator, telephone, etc. The first time he EVER saw the ocean (or any large body of water) in his entire life, he made a PERFECT dive into the water?! But the good far outweighs the bad in this one. I highly recommend this to just about everyone out there. Younger kids might not quite understand some of it, but other than that, everyone should enjoy this. Sweet and Funny In 1962, my junior high school science roject was to build a model fall-out shelter, complete with lists of supplies for 30 years underground. My father, who was a scientist, hung out with a bunch of guys who so closely resemble Calvin Weber (Christopher Walken) that I was startled to see him in the movie. These guys built hi-fis and robots in their basements for fun; and yes, my parents listened to Perry Como! BFTP portrays the essence of those times fondly and with a pointed humor. Both Sissy Spacek (the mother) and Christopher Walken (the father) do beautifully comic turns in this film as a couple having retreated to their fall-out shelter for a 35 year stay in the mistaken belief that Los Angeles has been bombed. Brendan Fraser's performance as the bright but impossibly naiive Adam Weber is brilliant. Playing a totally sheltered (no pun intended) 35 year-old encountering the outside world for the first time, Fraser manages through use of his mobile facial features and skillful body language to look like a nerdy 14 year old. The performance was strongly reminiscent of Tom Hanks in BIG. Alicia Silverstone and Dave Foley play strong supporting roles as Eve, Adam's love interest, and her gay room-mate Troy. The strongest scenes in the movie feature all three of them. For major laughs, watch Eve and Troy's faces while they watch Adam make a splash on the dance floor. This movie made me a Brendan Fraser fan. I liked it so much I bought copies for several people for Christmas. Lest you think this is only for Boomers, I showed it to a 24 year old friend who completely cracked up over it. Buy Blast From The Past at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on Blast From The Past Search with the Priority Search Engine on Blast From The Past This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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