Blast from the Past (film)

Blast from the Past
Theatrical release poster
Directed byHugh Wilson
Screenplay by
Story byBill Kelly
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJosé Luis Alcaine
Edited byDon Brochu
Music bySteve Dorff
Distributed byNew Line Cinema
Release date
  • February 12, 1999 (1999-02-12)
Running time
112 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
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.