Encino Man (1992)

Director:

Les Mayfield

Writers (WGA):

George Zaloom (story) &
Shawn Schepps (story) ...
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Release Date:

22 May 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Fantasy

Tagline:

Where The Stone Age Meets The Rock Age!

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.

Plot Keywords:

School | High School | Caveman | Ice Age | Teenager

Awards:

1 win

US TV Schedule:

Sun. Jan. 10

1:00 PM

MAX

Cast

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
Wanda Acuna	...	Maria
Furley Lumpkin	...	Science Teacher
Peter Allas	...	Officer Sims
Michole White	...	Kathleen (as Michole Briana White)
Rose McGowan	...	Nora
Jack Noseworthy	...	Taylor, Skater #1
Christian Hoff	...	Boog, Skater #2
Sicily Rossomando	...	Señorita Vasquez
Erick Avari	...	Raji
Gerry Bednob	...	Kashmir
Doug McCallie	...	Police Officer (as Douglas McCallie)
R.D. Carpenter	...	Truck Driver
Kyle Scott Jackson	...	Intimidating Cop (as Kyle-Scott Jackson)
Jeffrey Anderson-Gunter	...	Bartender
Noel L. Walcott III	...	Rastadude
Mark Adair-Rios	...	Peyton (as Mark Adair)
José Luis Lozano	...	Charlie
Sandra Hess	...	Cave Nug
Deborah Lee Johnson	...	Fresh Nug
Julianne Christie	...	Fresh Nug
Toni Herkert	...	Fresh Nug
Therese Kablan	...	Fresh Nug
Renee Allman	...	Fresh Nug (as Jerri Reneé Griffin)
Heather Bennett	...	Mountain Nug
Melinda Armstrong	...	Mountain Nug
Mike Muir	...	Infectious Grooves
Stephen Perkins	...	Infectious Grooves
Dean Pleasants	...	Infectious Grooves
Adam Siegel	...	Infectious Grooves
Robert Trujillo	...	Infectious Grooves Bassist
Richard Montoya	...	Enrique - Culture Clash
Ricardo Salinas	...	Loco - Culture Clash (as Ric Salinas)
Herbert Siguenza	...	Chuly - Culture Clash
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tracy Dali	...	Mountain Nug (uncredited)
Mark David	...	Extra (uncredited)
Ivan Dudynsky	...	Student (uncredited)
Vince Lozano	...	Charlie (uncredited)
Rana Morrison	...	Girl at Prom (uncredited)

Directed by
Les Mayfield

Writing credits (WGA)
George Zaloom		(story) &
Shawn Schepps		(story)
Shawn Schepps		(screenplay)

Produced by
Hilton A. Green	....	executive producer (as Hilton Green)
Michael Rotenberg	....	co-executive producer
George Zaloom	....	producer

Original Music by
J. Peter Robinson

Cinematography by
Robert Brinkmann		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Michael Kelly
Eric A. Sears		(as Eric Sears)

Casting by
Kathleen Letterie

Production Design by
James Allen

Set Decoration by
Cheryal Kearney

Costume Design by
Marie France

Makeup Department
Gandhi Bob Arrollo	....	key makeup artist
Cydney Cornell	....	key hair stylist
Beatrice De Alba	....	hair stylist (as Beatrice DeAlba)
Margaret E. Elliott	....	makeup artist
Ben Nye Jr.	....	makeup artist
Allan A. Apone	....	special makeup designer (uncredited)
Adam Brandy	....	special makeup effects laboratory technician: special props (uncredited)
Elaina P. Schulman	....	hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management
Frederic W. Brost	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Pamela Cederquist	....	dga trainee
Jerry Ketcham	....	first assistant director
Roger Mills	....	second assistant director
David Kelley	....	second assistant director (uncredited)
Joy Luczak	....	second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Stuart T. Cowie	....	stand-by painter
Michael Davis	....	storyboard artist
Steven Curtis Husch	....	lead man (as Steven Kurtis Husch)
Glenn Matayoshi	....	assistant property master (as Glenn S. Matayoshi)
James F. Orendorff	....	construction foreman (as James Orendorff)
Tim Perovich	....	property master
George Stokes	....	construction coordinator (uncredited)

Sound Department
Rick Ash	....	sound re-recording mixer
Charles R. Beith Jr.	....	dialogue editor (as Charles R. Beith)
Bill Bell	....	dialogue editor
Bruce Bell	....	foley mixer
David E. Campbell	....	sound re-recording mixer (as David Campbell)
Tim Chilton	....	foley artist
Bob Costanza	....	sound editor
Mike Dickeson	....	sound editor (as Mike Dickenson)
David C. Eichhorn	....	dialogue editor (as David Eichhorn)
Mark Friedgen	....	foley supervisor
David Gertz	....	adr mixer
David Gertz	....	foley mixer
G. Michael Graham	....	sound editor
Philip A. Hess	....	dialogue editor (as Phill Hess)
Kristi Johns	....	supervising sound editor
Ivan Johnson	....	pdl
Dan Luna	....	sound editor
Gary Macheel	....	sound editor
A. David Marshall	....	dialogue editor
Joseph Melody	....	supervising sound editor
Larry Pitman	....	dubbing recordist
Jill Schachne	....	foley artist
Scott Sherline	....	boom operator
Richard S. Steele	....	sound editor (as Rick Steele)
Tim Terusa	....	dialogue editor
Rusty Tinsley	....	dialogue editor
Scott Warren	....	boom operator (as Scott Paul Warren)
Dean A. Zupancic	....	sound re-recording mixer
Robert Wald	....	production sound mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Dennis Dion	....	special effects coordinator
Richard L. Hill	....	special effects assistant
Frances Pennington	....	special effects assistant (as Francis Pennington)
Matt Kutcher	....	special effects (uncredited)

Stunts
Greg Brickman	....	stunts
Buzz Bundy	....	stunts
Christina Combs	....	stunts
Gilbert B. Combs	....	stunt coordinator (as Gil Combs)
Gary Davis	....	stunts
Chris Durand	....	stunts
Spiro Razatos	....	stunts
Pat Romano	....	stunts
Jimmy N. Roberts	....	stunts (uncredited)
John D. Sarviss	....	stunts (uncredited)
Raliegh Wilson	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
John C. Cole	....	dolly grip (as J.C. Cole)
James A. Earley	....	grip
Kevin Fahey	....	grip
Gregory Irwin	....	first assistant camera
Alex Leyton	....	camera operator
Brett Mabry	....	electrician (as Brett A. Mabry)
Michael A. McFadden	....	best boy grip
John Nash	....	grip
Daniel Pershing	....	grip
Tim Pershing	....	key grip (as T. Pershing)
Reinhart 'Rayteam' Peschke	....	gaffer (as Reinhart 'Raybeam' Peschke)
Frank Scheidbach	....	best boy electric
John Shoemaker	....	electrician
Luke Wynne	....	still photographer
Brian Bernstein	....	Steadicam assistant (uncredited)
Simon Jayes	....	camera operator: "b" camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
Kora Kariya	....	casting associate
Bess Gilbert	....	extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ed Fincher	....	costume supervisor
Sharon Rosenberg	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Jonathan Chibnall	....	first assistant film editor
Lin Coleman	....	assistant film editor
Angela Jackson	....	assistant film editor
Bob Kaiser	....	color timer
David Koeppel	....	assistant editor
Katie Mack	....	assistant film editor
Theresa Repola Mohammed	....	negative cutter
Jonathan Siegel	....	additional editor
Laure Brost	....	apprentice editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Rolf Johnson	....	assistant music editor
Tom Kramer	....	music editor
Peter McCabe	....	associate music supervisor
Steve Mccroskey	....	music editor (as Steve McCroskey)
John Richards	....	score mixer
Ralph Sall	....	executive music producer
Steve Jones	....	music coordinator (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Jon Carpenter	....	transportation coordinator
Jon White	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Debbie Austin	....	production coordinator
Bob Bardy	....	production assistant
Laure Brost	....	production assistant
Deborah A. Cornett	....	production accountant (as Deborah Anderson)
Nicole Dintaman	....	production assistant
Terry J. Erdmann	....	unit publicist (as Terry Erdmann)
Nina Foch	....	acting coach
Jason Anthony Gaudio	....	production assistant
Dan Gillett	....	production assistant
Robert Gonzales	....	assistant production accountant
Vincent G. Gonzales	....	production assistant
Peggy Holmes	....	choreographer
Jacqueline Kaptan	....	animal trainer
Christopher Landry	....	assistant: Mr. Mayfield
Preston Lee	....	assistant: Mr. Astin (as Preston Scott Lee)
Melanie Mander	....	script supervisor
Nancy A. Newhouse	....	legal services
Phill Norman	....	title designer
Donald Petersen	....	production assistant (as Donald S. Petersen)
Eric Scott	....	paleontology consultant
Jim Sgrignoli	....	production assistant
Robert Sharman	....	assistant: Mr. Shore
Amy Shew	....	production assistant
Gabrielle G. Stanton	....	assistant: Mr. Zaloom
Tracy Thomas	....	production assistant
Veronique Vowell	....	location manager
Ivan Dudynsky	....	assistant choreographer (uncredited)
Erin Garcia	....	assistant production coordinator (uncredited)
Mike Henry	....	assistant location manager (uncredited)
Jack E. Herman	....	extras set coordinator (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Encino Man Productions
• Hollywood Pictures

Distributors

• Buena Vista Pictures (1992) (USA) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1995) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Hollywood Pictures Home Video (1993) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Warner Bros. (????) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista Home Video (2000) (USA) (DVD)
• Walt Disney Home Video (2003) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Makeup Effects Laboratories

Other Companies

• Buena Vista Sound  sound re-recording
• Buena Vista Visual Effects  titles and opticals
• Hollywood Records  soundtrack
• Ocean Way Studios  score recording

Also Known As:

California Man (Europe: English title) (UK)

MPAA:

Rated PG for mild language and sensuality.

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | South Korea:12 | Australia:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | USA:PG | Singapore:PG | UK:PG

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles Mission College - 13356 Eldridge Avenue, Sylmar, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Encino Man Productions

Trivia:

The band at the prom, "Infectious Grooves", features Stephen Perkins of Jane's Addiction.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Dave's mom asks Link if his necklace is old, Link nods in the affirmative. If Link was a caveman and still had very limited speaking skills, he wouldn't be able to comprehend the question.

Quotes:

Stoney: Far too much responsibility for me, anyways, I'm already popular!
Dave: Yeah, you travel in large groups of one, Stoney.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "King of the Hill: Peggy's Headache (#3.3)" (1998)

Soundtrack:

I'm Too Sexy

This movie helped save my life!

I Mean that literally!

I was going through a rough time in my life, and Encino Man was the only thing that could make me laugh!

Brendan Fraser was terrific, and I even learned how to like Pauly Shore after this movie...who up to this point I couldn't stand!

I saw it 8 (yes, that's EIGHT) times at the theatre in a four week period when it was out, and have watched it dozens of times since on video. Despite it's absurd premise, the movie worked for me, in the relationships that developed between Link, Dave, and Stoney, and the little family the three of them made.

It's goofy, it's at times stupid..and it's all around FUNNY! Just one of those little movies that if you will allow yourself to put reality on hold for 90 minutes, it can and will charm the socks off of you.