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Blast From the Past (1999)

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Reviews Counted:34

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Rotten:14

Average Rating:6.1/10

Consensus: Cute idea, but not consistently funny.

Runtime: 1 hr 52 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Adam Webber (Fraser) was raised in a bomb shelter by his kooky parents (Walken and Spacek). Thirty-five years later, he enters the real world, where he meets Eve (Silverstone), an LA woman who... Adam Webber (Fraser) was raised in a bomb shelter by his kooky parents (Walken and Spacek). Thirty-five years later, he enters the real world, where he meets Eve (Silverstone), an LA woman who teaches him lessons about modern life. [More]

Starring: Brendan Fraser, Alicia Silverstone, Christopher Walken, Sissy Spacek

Starring: Brendan Fraser, Alicia Silverstone, Christopher Walken, Sissy Spacek, Dave Foley

Director: Hugh Wilson

Director: Hugh Wilson
Screenwriter: Bill Kelly, Hugh Wilson
Producer: Renny Harlin, Hugh Wilson
Composer: Steve Dorff

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Jul 27, 1999

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Philip Martin

...entertains without pretensions.

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Dragan Antulov

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Eugene Novikov

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James Rocchi

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Marty Mapes

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Robin Dougherty

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Karina Montgomery

Blast from the Past is actually better executed than it was written.

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Jim Chastain

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James Kendrick

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Kenneth Turan

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