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:

The group that is playing in the party scene is "Infectious Grooves" and features Mike Muir of the heavy metal band Suicidal Tendencies and Robert Trujillo, who currently plays bass with Metallica.

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:

Raji: No weezing the ju-uice!

Movie Connections:

References "Jeopardy!" (1984)

Soundtrack:

Music

I LOVE California Man

I have loved California Man for a long, long time. Pauly Shore has got to be the favourite, and with his own added 'unique weasel' it just makes the film for me. It seems this is where Brendan Fraser started his usual 'big, dumb, lovable' characters, but still he plays it to perfection. Sean Astin is quite cute in it, but doesn't add that much to the film.

My favourite scene has to be when Stoney and Link go to the Mountain and 'beat up' a guy in a panda costume. Classic.

Of course there's a corny ending but it wouldn't be a teenage feel good movie otherwise.

Do yourself a favour - watch this movie and have a right good laugh.