Blast from the Past (1999)
Average Rating: 6/10
Reviews Counted: 37
Fresh: 22 | Rotten: 15
Cute idea, but not consistently funny.
Average Rating: 6.6/10
Critic Reviews: 6
Fresh: 5 | Rotten: 1
Cute idea, but not consistently funny.
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Average Rating: 2.9/5
User Ratings: 198,205
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In 1962, Calvin Webber (Christopher Walken) was a brilliant but somewhat paranoid scientist living with his Donna Reed-esque wife, Helen (Sissy Spacek), in Los Angeles. In the midst of the Cuban Missile Crisis, a plane crashed into the Webber's yard. Mistaking the blast for "the big one," the Webbers moved into their elaborate bomb shelter to wait out the half-life of radioactive fallout. In the shelter, now a sort of time capsule, Calvin and Helen conceived and raised their son Adam (played as
Feb 12, 1999 Wide
Dec 26, 2001
New Line Home Entertainment
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Cast
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Brendan Fraser
Adam -
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Christopher Walken
Calvin -
Sissy Spacek
Helen -
Dave Foley
Troy -
Joey Slotnick
Soda Jerk -
Dale Raoul
Mom -
Scott Thomson
Young Psycho -
Harrison Young
Bum -
Nathan Fillion
Cliff
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All Critics (65) | Top Critics (14) | Fresh (22) | Rotten (16) | DVD (14)
Fish-out-of-water comedy has some salty language.
...entertains without pretensions.
Audience Reviews for Blast from the Past
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I think those are probably the best part. The concept is so goofy, but the cast do a pretty good job of trying to sell things, especially Walken, Spacek, and Fraser.
This isn't an amazing movie, but it's fun for a lazy day.
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