Blast from the Past
A sheltered idealist emerges from a 35‑year underground bunker into 1990s Los Angeles, determined to secure supplies and a “normal” life for his family while navigating the bewildering, fast‑paced modern world that threatens to shatter his innocence.
“She'd never met anyone like him. He's never met anyone... Period.”
Synopsis
After a bomb scare in the 1960s forced the Webers into their bomb shelter for 35 years, Adam emerges into Los Angeles to acquire food and supplies for his family, as well as a non-mutant wife for himself.
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A crew of 381+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Don BrochuShot by Jose Luis AlcaineScored by Steve DorffDesigned by Bob ZiembickiSound by Christopher BoyesCostumes by Mark BridgesStunts by A J NayVFX by David Taritero
Box Office
1999 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.2× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$40.3M
US & Canada: $26.5M — 66% of worldwide · International: $13.8M (34%)
Opening weekend: $7.8M — 29% of its US run.
Opening week (7-day): $10.7M — 40% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 2,542 theaters
Also known as
- Eve und der letzte Gentlemande
- Première sortiefr
- Sbucato dal passatoit
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Cast & Crew
381 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Supporting cast
62Ryan Sparks
as Adam age 8
Jenifer Lewis
as Dr. Aron
Cynthia Mace
as Betty
Don Yesso
as Jerry
Carmen More
as Sophie
Scott Thomson
as Young Psycho
Ted Kairys
as Navy Pilot
Harry S Murphy
as Bob
Wendel Meldrum
as Ruth
Richard Gilbert Hill
as Guest
Steve Bean
as Harold
Ann Ryerson
as Woman Guest #1
Donovan Scott
as Ron
Hugh Wilson
as Levy
Billy Stevenson
as Workman #2
John Roselius
as Atkinson
Bill Gratton
as Boss
William Duffy
as Workman #1
Bill Stevenson
as Workman #2
J Bruce Eckert
as Realtor
Karen Geraghty
as Woman Buyer
Christopher Holloway
as Man Buyer
Harrison Young
as Bum
Jazzmun
as Streetwalker
Hannah Kozak
as Drunken Hag
Dori Mizrahi
as Pakistani
Fred Pierce
as Bystander #1
Annie O Donnell
as Woman
Caroline Wilson
as Child
Julie Zelman
as Mother
Monty Ash
as Old Jewish Man
Sheila Shaw
as Bakery Clerk
Michael Hagiwara
as Hotel Registration Clerk
Todd Susman
as Butcher
Rosalee Mayeux
as Hotel Registration Clerk
Danny Zorn
as Bellboy
Rod Britt
as Hotel Desk Clerk
Robb Skyler
as Marine Manager
Todd Robert Anderson
as Jason
Michael Gallagher
as Jonathan
Mary Ann Hermansen
as Heather
Jonathan Stockwell Baker
as Broker
Brian Blondell
as Mr. Brown
Sonya Eddy
as Postal Worker
Mary Portser
as Woman Guest #2
Hubert Hodgin
as Bystander #2
Gary Cruz
as Low Rider
Robert Sacchi
as Bogart DJ
Rayveness
as 1940's Dancer (uncredited)
Sam Arnold
as Stephen
Grant Baciocco
as Drunken Club Goer
Stephen Blackehart
as Bartender
Erick Carrillo
as 1940's Dancer
Gina Raye Carter
as 1940's Dancer
Fidel Castro
as Self
Jackie Gleason
as Ralph Kramden
John F Kennedy
as Self (Reveals Existence of Cuban Missiles)
Nikita Khrushchev
as Self (Shakes Fist at the U.N.)
Katie Macintosh
as Cute Girl
Paul Mcmichael
as Paul McCartney
Eddie Moore
as Startled Pervert
Brant Von Hoffman
as Man in the Bus
Directors
1Writers
3Producers
8Other crew
303Paul Aulicino
1st assistant sound editor
Jeff Wells
2d artist: Pacific Title / Mirage
Natalia Matthews
accounting clerk
Alix Hester
additional costumer
Wanda Leavey
additional costumer
Richard Ford
additional music editor
Jason Bentley
additional music supervisor
Marylata Elton
additional music supervisor
Christopher Scarabosio
additional sound designer (rumored)
Randy Thom
additional sound editor (rumored)
Tom Myers Nm0616878
additional sound editor (rumored)
Gary Blufer
additional sound effects
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