
Adam Weber is the child of an eccentric inventor and his wife. Following a bomb scare in the 1960s that locked the Webers in their bomb shelter for 35 years, Adam Weber must venture out into Los Angeles and obtain food and supplies for his family. He meets Eve, who reluctantly agrees to help him out.... (Full plot summary below)
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Adam Weber is the child of an eccentric inventor and his wife. Following a bomb scare in the 1960s that locked the Webers in their bomb shelter for 35 years, Adam Weber must venture out into Los Angeles and obtain food and supplies for his family. He meets Eve, who reluctantly agrees to help him out.
Leave your thoughts about Blast from the Past.
| Film Quips OnlineJohn R. McEwenFraser is full of charm and good-natured innocence, and he and Silverstone spark well together. |
| Boxoffice MagazineKristan GintherDespite the talented cast and an inherently funny idea, Wilson and company's mediocre script squanders what could have been a highly original comedy. |
| Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranIn Fraser's hands, Adam's bottomless, puppy-like demeanor is a pleasure to experience. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe movie is funny and entertaining in all the usual ways, yes, but I was grateful that it tried for more: that it was actually about something, that it had an original premise, that it used satire and irony and had sly undercurrents. |
| Internet ReviewsSteve RhodesIt was during the movie's hilarious and frenzied big dance number that I came to the full realization that I had grown to love Blast from the Past. |
| CompuserveHarvey S. KartenWhat happens when the 35-year-old Adam (Brendan Fraser) ascends and meets the modern world is the source of great fun and no small amount of social satire. |
| Urban CinefileUrban Cinefile CriticsAn intelligent and lively romantic comedy with a subversive edge. |
| Film Journal InternationalShirley SealyQuite a stylish, sophisticated and sweetly satirical comedy |
| Cinemaphile.orgDavid KeyesBlast From The Past isn't a bad film, but it could have been much better if it had explored the relationships better. |
| Moviereviews.orgMac VerstandigBlast From the Past is the type of totally innocuous film where the viewer is neither better nor worse for having watched. |