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Encino Man (1992) -- When they find a frozen caveman in their backyard, two high school outcasts thaw him out and introduce him to modern day life while he in turn, gets them to actually enjoy life.

Overview

User Rating:
5.1/10   11,381 votes
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Director:
Les Mayfield
Writers (WGA):
George Zaloom (story) &
Shawn Schepps (story) ...
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Release Date:
22 May 1992 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Fantasy more
Tagline:
Where The Stone Age Meets The Rock Age! more
Plot:
When they find a frozen caveman in their backyard, two high school outcasts thaw him out and introduce him to modern day life while he in turn, gets them to actually enjoy life. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win more
User Comments:
Excellent light hearted fluff. more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Sean Astin ... Dave

Brendan Fraser ... Link

Pauly Shore ... Stoney Brown

Megan Ward ... Robyn Sweeney

Robin Tunney ... Ella

Michael DeLuise ... Matt Wilson
Patrick Van Horn ... Phil, Matt's Thug #1
Dalton James ... Will, Matt's Thug #2
Rick Ducommun ... Mr. Brush

Jonathan Ke Quan ... Kim (as Jonathan Quan)

Mariette Hartley ... Mrs. Morgan
Richard Masur ... Mr. Morgan
Ellen Blain ... Teena Morgan
Esther Scott ... Mrs. Mackey
Steven Elkins ... Mr. Beady
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
California Man (Europe: English title) (UK)
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MPAA:
Rated PG for mild language and sensuality.
Runtime:
88 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Brendan Fraser is actually eating breakfast cereal when he is sharing food with the dog. more
Goofs:
Continuity: The napkin on Encino Man's shirt disappears and reappears throughout his dinner with the family. more
Quotes:
Raji: No weezing the ju-uice! more
Movie Connections:
References "Late Night with David Letterman" (1982) more
Soundtrack:
Let's Get Rocked more

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10 out of 15 people found the following comment useful:-
Excellent light hearted fluff., 16 December 2003
7/10
Author: michael from Melbourne, Australia

Excellent light hearted comedy with Brendan Fraser giving an excellent performance and well supported by Pauly Shore. Brendan seems to handle these caveman type roles well, see George of the Jungle, Monkeybones. Good family fun.

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