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Blast from the Past

1999 · 112 min

A sweet, silly fish-out-of-water charmer that coasts on goofy innocence and gentle romance, easy to sink into and smile through.

Directed by
Hugh Wilson
Genres
Drama, Romance, Comedy
Tagline
She'd never met anyone like him. He's never met anyone... Period.
Overview
Following a bomb scare in the 1960s that locked the Webbers into their bomb shelter for 35 years, Adam now ventures forth into Los Angeles to obtain food and supplies for his family, and a non-mutant wife for himself.

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Directed by
Hugh Wilson
Genres
Drama, Romance, Comedy
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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • isolation
  • family
  • identity
  • healing
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • suburbs
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour7
Realism4
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
drama, romance, comedy
Directed by
Hugh Wilson
Written by
Bill Kelly, Hugh Wilson
Starring
Brendan Fraser, Alicia Silverstone, Christopher Walken, Sissy Spacek, Dave Foley, Joey Slotnick, Dale Raoul, Hayden Tank
Music
Steve Dorff
Cinematography
José Luis Alcaine
Runtime
112 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
Latin, English, French, German

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