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Encino Man

Encino Man

When the stone age meets the rock age.

19925.81h 28m

Overview

High school misfits Stoney and Dave discover a long-frozen primeval man buried in their backyard. But the thawed-out Link—as the boys have named him—quickly becomes a wild card in the teens' already zany Southern California lives. After a shave and some new clothes, Link's presence at school makes the daily drudgery a lot more interesting.

Directed by Les Mayfield
Written by Shawn Schepps, George Zaloom
Produced by George Zaloom
Box OfficeBudget: $7.0MRevenue: $40.7M

Top Cast

Sean Astin

Sean Astin

Dave Morgan

Brendan Fraser

Brendan Fraser

Linkovich "Link" Chomovsky

Pauly Shore

Pauly Shore

Stanley "Stoney" Brown

Megan Ward

Megan Ward

Robyn Sweeney

Robin Tunney

Robin Tunney

Ella

Michael DeLuise

Michael DeLuise

Matt Wilson

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

Themes & Keywords

high schoolpromfish out of waterlos angeles, californiacavemenfrozen aliveprehistoric man

About Encino Man

Encino Man is a comedy film released in 1992 exploring themes of high school, prom, fish out of water, los angeles, california, cavemen, frozen alive. Directed by Les Mayfield, it stars Sean Astin, Brendan Fraser, Pauly Shore. High school misfits Stoney and Dave discover a long-frozen primeval man buried in their backyard. But the thawed-out Link—as the boys have named him—quickly becomes a wild card in the teens' already zany Southern California lives. After a shave and some new clothes, Link's presence at school makes the daily drudgery a lot more interesting.

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