Blast from the Past
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Blast from the Past is a 1999 romantic comedy film in which Brendan Fraser plays a man raised in a fallout shelter who emerges into modern-day Los Angeles after decades in isolation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Blast from the Past canonical | 4 |
| Blast from Your Past | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8162211 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Blast from the Past Context triple: [Brendan Fraser, notableWork, Blast from the Past]
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A.
Flashback
"Flashback" is a song by the Dutch electronic music producer Tasty, known for its energetic, melodic EDM style.
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B.
"Blast"
"Blast" is the 1989 debut solo album by British singer Holly Johnson, known for its dance-pop sound and hit singles like "Love Train" and "Americanos."
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C.
The Good Old Days
"The Good Old Days" is a song featured on Clint Black's country music album "Put Yourself in My Shoes."
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D.
The Hit
The Hit is a 1984 British crime drama film directed by Stephen Frears, featuring Tim Roth in one of his early breakout roles alongside John Hurt and Terence Stamp.
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E.
Let's Get Blown
"Let's Get Blown" is a smooth, laid-back hip hop single by Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell, known for its mellow G-funk production and catchy hook.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Blast from the Past Target entity description: Blast from the Past is a 1999 romantic comedy film in which Brendan Fraser plays a man raised in a fallout shelter who emerges into modern-day Los Angeles after decades in isolation.
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A.
Flashback
"Flashback" is a song by the Dutch electronic music producer Tasty, known for its energetic, melodic EDM style.
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B.
"Blast"
"Blast" is the 1989 debut solo album by British singer Holly Johnson, known for its dance-pop sound and hit singles like "Love Train" and "Americanos."
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C.
The Good Old Days
"The Good Old Days" is a song featured on Clint Black's country music album "Put Yourself in My Shoes."
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D.
The Hit
The Hit is a 1984 British crime drama film directed by Stephen Frears, featuring Tim Roth in one of his early breakout roles alongside John Hurt and Terence Stamp.
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E.
Let's Get Blown
"Let's Get Blown" is a smooth, laid-back hip hop single by Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell, known for its mellow G-funk production and catchy hook.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| boxOfficeGrossUS | approximately $26,000,000 ⓘ |
| boxOfficeGrossWorldwide | approximately $40,000,000 ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | José Luis Alcaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Hugh Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | New Line Cinema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributorRegion | United States theatrical release ⓘ |
| editedBy | John Axelrad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Calvin Webber
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Helen Webber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| genre |
romantic comedy
ⓘ
science fiction comedy ⓘ |
| hasTagline | After 35 years in a bomb shelter, Adam Webber is finally going outside to play. ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
culture shock
ⓘ
family relationships ⓘ romance ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Adam Webber
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eve Rustikoff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | PG-13 ⓘ |
| musicBy | Steve Dorff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A man raised in a fallout shelter emerges into modern-day Los Angeles after decades in isolation and falls in love. ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Alicia Silverstone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brendan Fraser NERFINISHED ⓘ Christopher Walken NERFINISHED ⓘ Sissy Spacek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Amanda Stern
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hugh Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionBudget | approximately $35,000,000 ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Franchise Pictures
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Line Cinema ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1999-02-05 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 112 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Bill Kelly
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hugh Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| starring |
Alicia Silverstone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brendan Fraser NERFINISHED ⓘ Christopher Walken NERFINISHED ⓘ Dave Foley NERFINISHED ⓘ Joey Slotnick NERFINISHED ⓘ Nathan Fillion NERFINISHED ⓘ Sissy Spacek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Blast from the Past Description of subject: Blast from the Past is a 1999 romantic comedy film in which Brendan Fraser plays a man raised in a fallout shelter who emerges into modern-day Los Angeles after decades in isolation.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Blast from Your Past