Blast from the Past (film)
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| Directed by | Hugh Wilson |
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| Story by | Bill Kelly |
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| Cinematography | José Luis Alcaine |
| Edited by | Don Brochu |
| Music by | Steve Dorff |
| Distributed by | New Line Cinema |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $35 million |
| Box office | $40.3 million |
Blast from the Past is a 1999 American romantic comedy science fantasy adventure film directed and co-produced by Hugh Wilson, based on a story by Bill Kelly—who co-wrote the screenplay with Wilson—and starring Brendan Fraser, Alicia Silverstone, Christopher Walken, Sissy Spacek, and Dave Foley. The film focuses on a man who was born and brought up in a Cold War–era fallout shelter built by his survivalist, anti-Communist father, and emerges into the modern world 35 years later, where his innocence and old-fashioned views put him at comedic odds with others.
Blast from the Past was released by New Line Cinema on February 12, 1999. The film received mixed reviews from critics with low box office success.