Encino Man (1992)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

Les Mayfield

Writers (WGA):

George Zaloom (story) &
Shawn Schepps (story) ...

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 | Caveman | Ice Age | High School | Teenager

Awards:

1 win

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

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:

Brendan Fraser is actually eating breakfast cereal when he is sharing food with the dog.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Stony says Matt has 18-inch biceps. Arnold Schwarzenegger's arms were 22 inches at his competitive prime. It's very unlikely that even a large high school student (which Matt clearly isn't) would be so muscular. Stony said his own arms were 4 inches, so he may have been exaggerating.

Quotes:

Dave, and Stoney: [after Link enters the Drivers seat of the Student Driver Car] Oh God, Rad Mobile!

Movie Connections:

References Song of the South (1946)

Soundtrack:

Rhythm Is a Mystery

Excellent light hearted fluff.

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.