Alicia Silverstone took a walk down memory lane when she was one of the many celebrity guests who attended the CON full of 90s nostalgia in Hartford, Connecticut, weekend.
While reenacting her classic film Clueless (1995) during a panel, the actress was asked by a fan if she would be interested in revisiting another film of hers from the 1990s: Blast From The Past, in which she starred opposite Brendan Fraser.
With Brendan? She would do anything with Brendan. It was a lot of fun,’ said Silverstone, 46, as reported by Varietyduring Sunday’s panel with fans and his Clueless castmates Stacey Dash, Elisa Donovan and Breckin Meyer.
“I just saw Brendan after he won his Oscar and he’s so cute. He talked in his speech about how we all go through this really hard time and you have to grow up and it’s part of life that you fight and then look what happened to him! So yeah, I’m happy to do that,” he added, referring to Fraser’s Best Actor win for The Whale at the Academy Awards last week.
In the acclaimed film, the Canadian actor played Charlie, a 600-pound English teacher trying to salvage his relationship with his estranged daughter, played by Sadie Sink.
Take another twist: Alicia Silverstone revealed she’d be interested in making a sequel to her 1999 film Blast From The Past opposite Brendan Fraser, when posed with the question at 90s CON in Hartford, Connecticut over the weekend.
Thumbs up: ‘I would do anything with Brendan. It was a lot of fun,’ said Silverstone, 46, when she was asked about reprising the role of Eve from her in a sequel to Blast From The Past.
Last February it was 24 years since the theatrical release of Blast From The Past.
Along with Fraser and Silverstone, the film also stars legendary screen actors Christopher Walken and Sissy Spacek, along with comedian-turned-actor Dave Foley.
Directed by Hugh Wilson from a script he co-wrote with Bill Kelly, the romantic comedy sci-fi film received mixed reviews from critics and was a box office disappointment, grossing $40.3 million against a budget of $35 million.
But still, it had its fans, which included, to a degree, the late film critic Roger Ebert, who gave it three out of four stars.
“The movie is funny and entertaining in all the usual ways, yes, but I was grateful that it tried more,” he shared after its release, adding that it was actually about something, that it had an original premise, that it used satire and irony and had a cunning undertone.
Blast From The Past centers on a naive 35-year-old man, Adam Webber (Fraser), who has spent his entire life (1962-1997) living in a Cold War-era fallout shelter built by his surviving, anti-communist father. . (Walken), who believes that the United States has suffered a Soviet nuclear attack (actually, a plane crashed into his house).
When the gates open after 35 years (the amount of time his father believes the nuclear fallout will take to clear), Adam emerges into the modern world, where his innocence and outdated views put him in a comical confrontation with others. .
Silverstone plays the role of Eve Rustikov, a love interest who meets Adam when he tries to sell his father’s vintage baseball cards at a hobby store in 1999.
90s Cinema – Along with Fraser and Silverstone, the film stars legendary screen actors like Christopher Walken and Sissy Spacek, along with comedian-turned-actor Dave Foley.
Time Jumper: Directed by Hugh Wilson from a screenplay he co-wrote with Bill Kelly, the romantic comedy sci-fi film received mixed reviews from critics and was a box office disappointment, grossing $40.3 million against a $40.3 million budget. 35 millions.
During the Clueless panel at 90s CON, which ran over three days this weekend (March 17-19), Silverstone also answered a few questions about the coming-of-age film that has become a classic. cult throughout the years.
The actress (Cher Horowitz) was joined by her co-stars: Dash (Dionne Davenport), Donovan (Amber Mariens) and Meyer (Travis Birkenstock).
At one point during the reunion, the former castmates tried to recreate the Suck and Blow game from Clueless.
During the movie’s memorable party scene, Cher and her friends play Suck and Blow, where players suck on a credit card while trying to pass it to someone else.
“It’s been a while since we’ve played this game… because we’re clearly clueless,” Silverstone captioned a clip of his attempt on his Instagram page.
Silverstone got off to a good start by handing the card to Donovan, who then began to drop it from his face, only to be caught by Dash. It’s at this point, as she was trying to tell Meyer about it, that things really started to fall apart.
Turns out the game was pretty complicated to film in the ’90s, according to setbacks.
Iconic: During the Clueless panel at 90s CON, which ran over three days this weekend (March 17-19), Silverstone and her Clueless castmates Stacey Dash, Elisa Donovan, and Breckin Meyer tried to recreate the suck and blow
Recreation: Silverstone got off to a good start handing card to Donovan
Recovery: Donovan had the card and dropped the face card, only to be caught by Dash
Crubling: Things fell apart when Dash tried to pass the card to Meyer
Close-up: The Clueless castmates practically kissed while passing the card
Classic: Silverstone’s Cher took part in the Suck and Blow game during the iconic party scene from Clueless
Hit with fans: A sleeper hit in 1995, grossing $56 million on a $12 million budget, Clueless has since risen to cult classic status; Silverstone appears in a scene in the film with Dash and Donovan.
Director Amy Heckerling tried to film it with a real credit card, but it was actually too difficult. The prop department replaced it with a cardboard replica, but it still didn’t work. Even after punching it, the card wouldn’t stick. They resorted to using a lot of lipstick to make her lips stick together more so the card would stick.
In the iconic party scene, socially gifted teen Cher (Alicia Silverstone) unsuccessfully plays matchmaker for her naive new friend Tai (Brittany Murphy) and her ‘snobbish and mean’ classmate Elton (Jeremy Sisto).
Clueless was a sleeper hit in 1995, grossing $56 million on a $12 million budget.
The film, which made Silverstone a huge star and a $10 million multi-picture deal with Columbia TriStar, has since developed a huge cult following among fans.
