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Encino Man (1992)

PG 88 min  -  Comedy | Fantasy  -   22 May 1992 (USA)
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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.

Director:

Les Mayfield

Writers:

George Zaloom (story), Shawn Schepps (story), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sean Astin ...
Brendan Fraser ...
Pauly Shore ...
Megan Ward ...
Robin Tunney ...
Michael DeLuise ...
Patrick Van Horn Patrick Van Horn ...
Phil, Matt's Thug #1
Dalton James ...
Will, Matt's Thug #2
Rick Ducommun Rick Ducommun ...
Jonathan Ke Quan ...
Kim (as Jonathan Quan)
Mariette Hartley ...
Richard Masur ...
Ellen Blain Ellen Blain ...
Esther Scott Esther Scott ...
Steven Elkins Steven Elkins ...
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Storyline

Stoney and Dave find a caveman (Link) trapped in ice, thaw him out, and show him around town. Although Link is slow to catch on to basic concepts of 20th century life, he has no trouble impressing all the girls and helping Stoney and Dave find the coolness they've been searching for. Written by Michael Silva <silvamd@cleo.bc.edu>  

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Plot Keywords:

School | High School | Caveman | Ice Age | Swimming Pool  | See more »

Taglines:

Where The Stone Age Meets The Rock Age! See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild language and sensuality See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

California Man See more »

Box Office

Gross:

$40,693,477 (USA)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Jonathan Ke Quan who plays Kim the Computer Club President was Sean Astin's co-star in The Goonies. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: The convenience store where Stony and Link stock up on junk food says Food 7 Mart on the exterior shot. Inside, you can clearly see it is a Circle K, most notably, the wall ads for "Thirstbusters" as well as the wallpaper near the ceiling. See more »

Quotes

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

Before the end credits, the screen shows "THE END" ... and then "BUD-DY" See more »

Connections

References Crippled Heroes (1980) See more »

Soundtracks

"Keep Yourself Alive"
Words and Music by Brian May
Performed by Queen
Courtesy of Hollywood Records and EMI Records See more »