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Steinzeit Junior

Original title: Encino Man
  • 1992
  • 6
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
45K
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Brendan Fraser in Steinzeit Junior (1992)
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When they find a frozen caveman in their back yard, two high school outcasts thaw him and introduce him to modern life while he in turn gets them to actually enjoy life.When they find a frozen caveman in their back yard, two high school outcasts thaw him and introduce him to modern life while he in turn gets them to actually enjoy life.When they find a frozen caveman in their back yard, two high school outcasts thaw him and introduce him to modern life while he in turn gets them to actually enjoy life.

  • Director
    • Les Mayfield
  • Writers
    • George Zaloom
    • Shawn Schepps
  • Stars
    • Sean Astin
    • Brendan Fraser
    • Pauly Shore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    45K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,178
    541
    • Director
      • Les Mayfield
    • Writers
      • George Zaloom
      • Shawn Schepps
    • Stars
      • Sean Astin
      • Brendan Fraser
      • Pauly Shore
    • 96User reviews
    • 32Critic reviews
    • 25Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

    Videos2

    Encino Man
    Trailer 0:31
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    Brendan Fraser Breaks Down His Career from 'School Ties' to 'The Whale'
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    Photos37

    Sean Astin, Brendan Fraser, and Pauly Shore in Steinzeit Junior (1992)
    Brendan Fraser, Pauly Shore, and Erick Avari in Steinzeit Junior (1992)
    Sean Astin, Brendan Fraser, and Pauly Shore in Steinzeit Junior (1992)
    Sean Astin, Brendan Fraser, and Pauly Shore at an event for Steinzeit Junior (1992)
    Brendan Fraser and Pauly Shore in Steinzeit Junior (1992)
    Brendan Fraser and Pauly Shore in Steinzeit Junior (1992)
    Brendan Fraser in Steinzeit Junior (1992)
    Brendan Fraser in Steinzeit Junior (1992)
    Brendan Fraser in Steinzeit Junior (1992)
    Brendan Fraser in Steinzeit Junior (1992)
    Brendan Fraser in Steinzeit Junior (1992)
    Brendan Fraser in Steinzeit Junior (1992)

    Top cast

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    Sean Astin
    Sean Astin
    • Dave Morgan
    Brendan Fraser
    Brendan Fraser
    • Link
    Pauly Shore
    Pauly Shore
    • Stoney Brown
    Megan Ward
    Megan Ward
    • Robyn Sweeney
    Robin Tunney
    Robin Tunney
    • Ella
    Michael DeLuise
    Michael DeLuise
    • Matt
    Patrick Van Horn
    Patrick Van Horn
    • Phil
    Dalton James
    Dalton James
    • Will
    Rick Ducommun
    Rick Ducommun
    • Mr. Brush
    Ke Huy Quan
    Ke Huy Quan
    • Kim
    • (as Jonathan Quan)
    Mariette Hartley
    Mariette Hartley
    • Mrs. Morgan
    Richard Masur
    Richard Masur
    • Mr. Morgan
    Ellen Blain
    • Teena Morgan
    Esther Scott
    Esther Scott
    • Mrs. Mackey
    Steven Elkins
    • Mr. Beady
    Wanda Acuna
    Wanda Acuna
    • Maria
    Furley Lumpkin
    • Science Teacher
    Peter Allas
    Peter Allas
    • Officer Sims
    • Director
      • Les Mayfield
    • Writers
      • George Zaloom
      • Shawn Schepps
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Originally, the filmmakers offered the role of Link to Pauly Shore. When Shore first went in to meet with Disney chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg, he told him he didn't want to play Link. Because he knew, since cavemen don't talk, that the film would lose the appeal of his humor and unique "Paulyspeak", (where Shore would pause between syllables of key adjectives). Instead, Shore wanted to play one of the two teens who find the caveman. So, Katzenberg insisted that Shore, along with the writers, re-write Harold (the character's original name) to become the Stoney Brown character. Shore improvised most of his lines.
    • Goofs
      When Link and Stoney are in the convenience store and steal the Squishy from the machine, Link has it all down his shirt when they leave. When Link returns the shirt has no marks on it at all.
    • Quotes

      Stoney: If you're edged 'cause I'm weazin all your grindage, just chill. 'Cause if I had the whole brady bunch thing happenin' at my pad, I'd go grind over there, so dont tax my gig so hard-core cruster.

    • Crazy credits
      Before the end credits, the screen shows "THE END" ... and then "BUD-DY"
    • Alternate versions
      TV version adds a scene that occurs right before Dave and Stoney find Link in his pool. It's a conversation between Dave and his mother about her plans of opening up a "Homeless Home" in their house and using Dave's room as a place for them to stay.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Sister Act/Encino Man/Alien³/Far and Away (1992)
    • Soundtracks
      Reality Used to Be a Friend of Mine
      Words and Music by Prince Be (as Attrell Cordes)

      Performed by PM Dawn

      Courtesy of Gee Street/Island Records

    User reviews96

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    7/10
    The best movie ever made!*
    *about a Cro-Magnon man attending high school.

    *featuring Sean Astin as a non-hobbit.

    *that's got Pauly Shore in it.

    I just saw this movie again after many, many hundreds of years, and bugger me if it hasn't IMPROVED with age! (er, by that I mean it HAS...)

    I was a bit like the Sean Astin character when I was at school. If only I'd had a caveman of my own to help me pull chicks, how differently things might have turned out...

    Okay, so the movie has no basis in reality, but who would expect it to? Cavemen aside, it's a TEEN movie, and they NEVER depict real people or situations. At least, not on any planet I've ever been to.

    This movie doesn't pretend to be anything outstanding. It's intended purely as entertainment, and that's what it is.

    It appears to have been promoted as one of those frightful "Pauly Shore movies", but it's not. He's really just a supporting player (and is nowhere near as annoying in small doses, it turns out). This is Brendan Fraser's flick. If anyone else had played Link, I can't imagine the movie being as good as it is.

    My one beef is that Sandra Hess ("Cave Nug") wasn't given enough screen time (but then, as far as I'm concerned, she's NEVER given enough screen time).

    I never knew Scatterbrain had covered "Mama Said Knock You Out", either. That's cool.

    Okay, I'm going for a lie down now.

    Bye.
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    • LennyRenquist
    • Apr 9, 2005

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 6, 1992 (Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Steinzeit Junior - Aufgetaut und durchgeknallt
    • Filming locations
      • Six Flags Magic Mountain - 26101 Magic Mountain Parkway, Valencia, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Hollywood Pictures
      • Touchwood Pacific Partners 1
      • Encino Man Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $7,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $40,693,477
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $9,866,120
      • May 25, 1992
    • Gross worldwide
      • $40,693,477
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1
      • 1.85 : 1

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