Blast from the Past

Summary

Blast from the Past is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.45% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,022 views/month, #421 of 94,065).^[2]

Key Facts

• Blast from the Past's instance of is recorded as film^[3].
• Blast from the Past was directed by Hugh Wilson^[4].
• Bill Kelly wrote the screenplay for Blast from the Past^[5].
• Hugh Wilson wrote the screenplay for Blast from the Past^[6].
• Blast from the Past's composer is recorded as Steve Dorff^[7].
• Blast from the Past's genre is romantic comedy^[8].
• Blast from the Past's genre is LGBTQ-related film^[9].
• A cast member of Blast from the Past was Brendan Fraser^[10].
• A cast member of Blast from the Past was Alicia Silverstone^[11].
• A cast member of Blast from the Past was Christopher Walken^[12].
• A cast member of Blast from the Past was Sissy Spacek^[13].
• A cast member of Blast from the Past was Dave Foley^[14].
• A cast member of Blast from the Past was Joey Slotnick^[15].
• A cast member of Blast from the Past was Dale Raoul^[16].
• A cast member of Blast from the Past was Fidel Castro^[17].
• A cast member of Blast from the Past was Hugh Wilson^[18].
• A cast member of Blast from the Past was John F. Kennedy^[19].
• A cast member of Blast from the Past was Nathan Fillion^[20].
• A cast member of Blast from the Past was Nikita Khrushchev^[21].
• A cast member of Blast from the Past was Rex Linn^[22].
• Blast from the Past was produced by Amanda Stern^[23].
• Blast from the Past was produced by Renny Harlin^[24].
• Blast from the Past's production company is recorded as New Line Cinema^[25].
• Blast from the Past's director of photography is recorded as José Luis Alcaine Escaño^[26].
• The original language of Blast from the Past was English^[27].

Product Details

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• Release type: Album^[28]

• Secondary type(s): Soundtrack^[29]

• First release date: 1999-02-09^[30]

• Genre(s): ballad, music hall, pop, rock, rockabilly^[31]

• Community tags: alternative, ballad, music hall, pop, rock, rockabilly^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: aeb2d577-576f-36d1-9b4c-ad1304b82410^[33]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Amanda Stern^[23] and Renny Harlin^[24]. Blast from the Past was directed by Hugh Wilson^[4]. Screenwriters include Bill Kelly^[5] and Hugh Wilson^[6]. Cast members include Brendan Fraser^[10], Alicia Silverstone^[11], Christopher Walken^[12], Sissy Spacek^[13], Dave Foley^[14], and Joey Slotnick^[15].

Publication

Publication dates include November 19, 1999^[34], October 22, 1999^[35], and September 23, 1999^[36]. The original language of Blast from the Past was English^[27]. Genres include romantic comedy^[8] and LGBTQ-related film^[9]. It was distributed by video on demand^[37].

Subject and Themes

Blast from the Past's main subject is Cold War^[38].

Reception

Reviews include 58%^[39], 6.1/10^[40], and 48/100^[41].

Why It Matters

Blast from the Past ranks in the top 0.45% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,022 views/month, #421 of 94,065).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42]