A naive man comes out into the world after spending 35 years in a nuclear fallout shelter.A naive man comes out into the world after spending 35 years in a nuclear fallout shelter.A naive man comes out into the world after spending 35 years in a nuclear fallout shelter.
- Awards
- 1 nomination total
Wendel Meldrum
- Ruth
- (as Wendel Meldurm)
Richard Gilbert-Hill
- Guest
- (as Richard Gilbert Hill)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAdam's coat that was made by his mother was made from the same fabric that his parents bedspread is made of.
- GoofsIt has been said that in the restaurant in the 1965 scene, the woman asks her son for a Cherry Coke and that Cherry Coke wasn't created until 1985. However, in the 50's and 60's, a popular drink was a Cherry Coke, using plain Coca-Cola and adding maraschino cherries and (sometimes) cherry juice.
- Alternate versionsThe 2008 Re-Release Special Edition The Restoration credits during Father and Daughter by Paul Simon and Adam and Eve Love Theme and Additional scenes include:
- When Calvin goes up to the world for the first time in 35 years, he sees a guy looking for food in bins.
- When Adam and Eve tell his parents to shut the locks for 2 months, the scene goes on where they ask them to at least stay for dinner. Here, we see Calvin telling Adam a joke, Eve helping out in the kitchen, Adam getting a brief explanation about human reproduction and Eve telling Helen that she's from Pasadena.
- SoundtracksAc-cent-tchu-ate the Positive
Written by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer
Performed by Perry Como
Courtesy of The RCA Records Label of BMG Entertainment
Featured review
Need an escape? Here's your ticket! This is a delightful movie depicting life in the past and the shock one can get when fast forwarding to the future. There's something about gong back in time! For those of us who lived thru the 60s as teens, it's a reminder of a more innocent time. Seeing the past come alive in the form of music, baseball cards and even the furniture makes you feel like a window has been opened and you're actually watching family life in the early 60s. Watching the reactions of a full grown man who has been in a fallout shelter with his parents, now coming above ground for the first time is hilarious! Seeing him search for a "non-mutant" girl friend while he learns all about life above ground, is just as funny. You have two choices. You can watch the movie as a critic and look for things that you think "don't work" in the movie.....or, you can relax and enjoy the trip, the jokes, the characters and the trip back to the present! That's what I do, every chance I have to see this "Blast From The Past."
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Languages
- Also known as
- Người Đến Từ Quá Khứ
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $35,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $26,511,114
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $7,771,066
- Feb 14, 1999
- Gross worldwide
- $40,263,020
- Runtime1 hour 52 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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