Blast from the Past

Blast from the Past is a 1999 American romantic comedy science fiction film. The film is about a college professor and his pregnant wife take refuge in their fallout shelter during the Cuban Missile Crisis. During their time in the shelter, a son named Adam is born and 35 years later, Adam goes to the surface under the impression he is dealing with a post-nuclear apocalypse. Directed by Hugh Wilson from a screenplay by Wilson and Bill Kelly. Starring Brendan Fraser and Alicia Silverstone. Comes the Story about a guy in his 30's stuck in the 60's Looking for the Love in the 90's. taglines Calvin Webber A duck goes into a pharmacy wanting some lip balm. The druggist asks if that will be cash or credit, and the duck replies "Put it on my bill!" Adam Webber [calling Eve but is left to leave a message on her answering machine] This is Adam. Look, I just wanted to thank you for everything you did for me. And... I wanted to tell you that I, that, uh... that I--that I wish so many good things for you. I wish so hard that all of your dreams come true. And... and that- and that's all I... And that's all. Dialogue [Child Adam is being homeschooled] Calvin: These are stock certificates. They denote ownership in a company. Adam: Those look pretty. May I see them? Calvin: Sure. They are yours. Your mother and I bought these for you before you were born to give you some money to help you out in your adult years. Unfortunately, they are all worthless now. [in 1997, the Mom's Malt Shop has fallen into disrepair] Archbishop Melcher: All of these things, Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, Heroin Anonymous.. Drunk: There is a Heroin Anonymous? Melcher: Will you please...shut up? Drunk: Sorry. Melcher: All of these things ask you to believe in something greater than yourself. Well, I have turned my eyes skyward a time or two, and I have seen nothing, except an airplane or two, which I cannot afford to get on! [Ground rumbles] Drunk: Earthquake! Melcher: Let it be. [Drunk runs for cover. Floor breaks and Calvin, wearing a radiation suit rises] Calvin Webber: Welcome! [shines flashlight at Archbishop Melcher, who just hid nearby] Leave my elevator alone. [In 1997, Calvin explores the world outside the fallout shelter, anticipating either a world of radioactive waste or a Soviet conquest. Even that attitude has not prepared him for 1997 Los Angeles, as there are drive-by shootings] Transvestite hooker: Got a light, honey? Calvin: Were you a victim of the blast? Transvestite hooker: Honey, I have been a victim of the blast, the clap, you name it. As the song goes, a country boy can survive. Calvin: Did you say you were a country boy? Transvestite hooker: Cute little old man, if you want a boy I can be a boy. If you want a girl I can be a girl. Calvin: [horrified to what he thinks is a mutant] No thank you, good day. [gets inside adult bookstore; scream heard offscreen] AAAUGH! [Calvin returns to the shelter and reports to his family] Calvin: Son, stay out of the adult bookstore. Adam: How come? Calvin: Poison gas is in there. [after Eve has Adam committed to the asylum, Eve and Troy police his hotel room - and discovers a huge load of personal effects from the 1960s.] Troy: Eve, look what I found in the suitcase. It's stock certificates. I mean, it's got, like-- [Eve leaves the bedroom] It's got, like, IBM and AT&T and Polaroid and... "Ipana"? I remember this brand. I didn't know they still made this. Oh. Look at this. [shows Eve something] It says "Trademark 1961." [Troy calls up a stockbroker] Stockbroker: Purchased in 1958 and '59... ten thousand shares of each? They'd be worth millions. Hell, I don't know. Millions upon millions... Troy: Upon millions. The stocks, the baseball cards... the clothes... the toothpaste. The guy's on the level. [has Eve faces him] Eve, a man walks into your life, who's the kindest, most polite, most incredibly rich guy you've ever met. Eve: And I have him committed. Troy: Yes, you did. Eve: Well at least I fell for him before I found out he was rich. Eve: I made some champagne cocktails, like you requested. Funny, I only thought hookers drank these things. Adam: I know Mom sure likes them. [Adam brings his parents to a place out in the country, to a house that exactly looks like their old house in LA, to help them acclimatize with the outside world. He also introduced Eve to them] Adam Webber: Dad, I don't know how to tell you this and I was gonna wait for a while to do it, but... Dad, there was no bomb. A plane crashed in our backyard. I looked it up in old newspapers. Calvin Webber: You sure? Adam: Positive. The Soviet Union collapsed without a shot being fired. The Cold War's over. Calvin: That's what everybody believes? Adam: Yes, sir. It's true. Calvin: What, the Politburo one day say "we give up"? Adam: Yes. That's kind of how it was. Calvin: Uh-huh. [finally realizes that World War III didn't come to pass] My gosh, those Commies are brilliant! You've got to hand it to 'em! "No, we didn't drop any bombs! Oh yes, our evil empire has collapsed! Poor, poor us!" I bet they've even asked the West for aid! Right? Adam: Um, I think they did. Taglines Comes the Story about a guy in his 30's stuck in the 60's Looking for the Love in the 90's. She was a woman of the world. He had never been around the block. She'd never met anyone like him. He's never met anyone... Period. After 35 years in a bomb shelter, Adam Webber is finally going outside to play. Cast Brendan Fraser - Adam Webber Hayden Tank - Adam at 3 1/2 years old Ryan Sparks - Adam at 8 years old Douglas Smith - Adam at 11 years old Alicia Silverstone - Eve Rustikov Christopher Walken - Calvin Webber Sissy Spacek - Helen Webber Dave Foley - Troy Joey Slotnick - Archbishop Melcher/Soda Jerk Dale Raoul as Mom Rex Linn as Dave Bill Gratton as Eve's Boss Nathan Fillion as Cliff Jennifer Lewis as Dr. Nina Aron Hugh Wilson as Levy Cynthia Mace as Betty Harry S. Murphy as Bob Carmen Moré as Sophie Sonya Eddy as Postal Worker Robert Sacchi as Bogart DJ External links Blast from the Past (film) Category:1999 films Category:1990s American films Category:American romantic comedy films Category:Cold War films