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 Wilson—who co-wrote the screenplay with Bill Kelly—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.

In 1962, eccentric American scientist Dr. Calvin Webber believes nuclear war with the Soviet Union is imminent and builds a secret fallout shelter beneath his backyard.

When an unexpected mechanical failure aboard an F-86 Sabre causes the aircraft to crash into the house above, Calvin assumes the worst and activates the shelter's time-locks for 35 years.

In his hotel room, Troy and Eve find toiletries and clothing from the '60s and absurdly valuable stock certificates in companies like IBM (which Calvin had previously written off as "worthless") and are convinced that Adam is not crazy and was telling the truth the whole time.

During this time, Adam and Eve sell the stocks to build his parents a new home in the country, identical to their house that was destroyed, and purchase and restore a red 1960 Cadillac convertible.

[2] Roger Ebert gave the film three out of four stars, saying, "the 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.

"[3] Nell Minow of Common Sense Media gave this a film a rate three stars out of five, saying that "leisurely comedy has no surprises or special insights, but it does have attractive performers.

"[4] Janet Maslin of The New York Times writing that "while this comedy strives for teenage appeal above ground, it's mostly the fallout shelter notion that makes for the laughs."

She criticized the screenplay for "lacks a driving force beyond showing Adam different facets of modern and oh-so-fashionable LA" and the movie "scattered with tired clichés."

"[6] David Eimer of Empire gave the film a rating of also three stars out of five, saying "a quirky comedy that tugs at the heart and wrings some decent laughs out of its well-worn fish-out-of-water premise.