Adam has been cocooned in a steel bunker since 1962 when his parents thought a nuclear attack was imminent. Eve has lived in the modern world full of dead-end jobs and shallow boyfriends. When the two meet the results are fascinating and real love is never far away... Read more
| Starring | Brendan Fraser, Alicia Silverstone, Christopher Walken, Sissy Spacek |
|---|---|
| Director | Hugh Wilson |
| Genres | Comedy, Romance |
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Adam has been cocooned in a steel bunker since 1962 when his parents thought a nuclear attack was imminent. Eve has lived in the modern world full of dead-end jobs and shallow boyfriends. When the two meet the results are fascinating and real love is never far away...
| Starring | Brendan Fraser, Alicia Silverstone, Christopher Walken, Sissy Spacek, David Foley |
|---|---|
| Director | Hugh Wilson |
| Studio | ENTERTAINMENT IN VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 38 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Collections | 100 Rom-Coms |
| Genres | Comedy, Romance |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Subtitles | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 21 Feb 2000 Production year: 1999 |
| Format | DVD |
In this comedy, a married couple (Sissy Spacek and Christopher Walken) become convinced that an atomic bomb is about to drop on 1960s America and seal themselves in an elaborate fallout shelter for 35 years. What will their naive son (Brendan Fraser) make of the cynical 1990s when he's sent out into the world for the first time? Not quite enough to hold the attention, unfortunately, in Hugh Wilson's somewhat laboured culture clash excursion, as Fraser enlists the aid of streetwise Alicia Silverstone in his quest for supplies. Though the tone is sweet, the gags fail to bite and there's little innovation on offer beyond the initial premise. But it's pleasant enough, with Fraser's goofy charm particularly winning.
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Was only going to give this 4 stars (there are few perfect films around), but thinking back I started grinning again and thought it deserved a strong recommendation - especially for the performances of Sissy Spacek and Christopher Walken as the parents. All my family enjoyed this film, and I watched it twice. Particularly funny if you remember the 60s, but the love story between the younger cast will keep the late teens watching as well. It flags a bit in places, but overall a good comedy and I loved the ending - watch Walken in the last scene, he doesn't need dialogue to get over what he intends to do next...
Was only going to give this 4 stars (there are few perfect films around), but thinking back I started grinning again and thought it deserved a strong recommendation - especially for the performances of Sissy Spacek and Christopher Walken as the parents. All my family enjoyed this film, and I watched it twice. Particularly funny if you remember the 60s, but the love story between the younger cast will keep the late teens watching as well. It flags a bit in places, but overall a good comedy and I loved the ending - watch Walken in the last scene, he doesn't need dialogue to get over what he intends to do next...
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