Encino Man
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Les Mayfield
Produced by	George Zaloom Hilton A. Green Michael Rotenberg
Written by	George Zaloom Shawn Schepps
Starring	Sean Astin Brendan Fraser Pauly Shore Megan Ward Robin Tunney Michael DeLuise
Music by	J. Peter Robinson
Cinematography	Robert Brinkmann
Editing by	Michael Kelly Eric A. Sears
Distributed by	Hollywood Pictures
Release date(s)	May 22, 1992
Running time	88 min.
Country
Language	English
Budget	$25 million
Gross revenue	$40,693,477
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Encino Man is a 1992 comedy film, which was released in Europe as California Man, featuring actors Brendan Fraser, Sean Astin and Pauly Shore. The plot revolves around two geeky teenagers from Encino, Los Angeles, California played by Sean Astin and Pauly Shore, who discover a caveman in their backyard frozen in a block of ice. The caveman, played by Brendan Fraser, has to learn to live in the new 20th century. Along the way he teaches them one or two things about life. It was followed by a TV movie sequel, Encino Woman, in 1996. The MPAA gave the film a PG rating for mild language and sensuality. Image File history File links EncinoMan. ... Sean Astin (born Sean Patrick Duke[1] on February 25, 1971 in Santa Monica, California) is a film actor, director, and Oscar-nominated producer best known for his film roles as Mikey Walsh in The Goonies, the title character of Rudy, Samwise Gamgee in the Lord of the Rings trilogy... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Pauly Shore (born February 1, 1968) is an American actor and comedian, perhaps best known for starring in a series of comedy films in the 1990s. ... Megan Marie Ward (born September 24, 1969 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actress best known for her numerous credits in science-fiction and horror movies and television series. ... Robin Tunney (born on June 19, 1972) is an American actress of stage, television and film. ... Michael Ellen DeLuise (born August 4, 1969 (according to IMDB) in Los Angeles, California) is an American actress and directress. ... Michael Kelly (1762 - October 9, 1826) was a British actor, singer and composer. ... The Hollywood Pictures sphinx logo Hollywood Pictures is one of The Walt Disney Companys several alternate movie labels. ... is the 142nd day of the year (143rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This is a list of film-related events in 1992. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... This is a list of film-related events in 1992. ... Comedy film is genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humor. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Sean Astin (born Sean Patrick Duke[1] on February 25, 1971 in Santa Monica, California) is a film actor, director, and Oscar-nominated producer best known for his film roles as Mikey Walsh in The Goonies, the title character of Rudy, Samwise Gamgee in the Lord of the Rings trilogy... Pauly Shore (born February 1, 1968) is an American actor and comedian, perhaps best known for starring in a series of comedy films in the 1990s. ... “Encino” redirects here. ... Sean Astin (born Sean Patrick Duke[1] on February 25, 1971 in Santa Monica, California) is a film actor, director, and Oscar-nominated producer best known for his film roles as Mikey Walsh in The Goonies, the title character of Rudy, Samwise Gamgee in the Lord of the Rings trilogy... Pauly Shore (born February 1, 1968) is an American actor and comedian, perhaps best known for starring in a series of comedy films in the 1990s. ... For other uses, see Caveman (disambiguation). ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) is a non-profit trade association formed to advance the interests of movie studios. ... Sensuality is the attribute, quality, act, effect or state related to one which is sensual. ...

Plot

Dave Morgan (Sean Astin) and Stoney Brown (Pauly Shore) are two high school outcasts who, while digging in Dave's backyard for a swimming pool, find and thaw out a block of ice containing a man from the Ice Ages. Dave and Stoney name him Link (Brendan Fraser) and try to pass him off as a regular teenager and Link becomes seriously popular at school and this causes Dave and Stoney to become popular in the process. But Matt Wilson (Michael DeLuise), the school's most popular guy, after being pissed at Dave and Stoney for getting friendly with his girlfriend Robyn Sweeney, discovers Link's real identity and it's a question if whether anyone will believe his story that Link is really from the Ice Ages. Sean Astin (born Sean Patrick Duke[1] on February 25, 1971 in Santa Monica, California) is a film actor, director, and Oscar-nominated producer best known for his film roles as Mikey Walsh in The Goonies, the title character of Rudy, Samwise Gamgee in the Lord of the Rings trilogy... Pauly Shore (born February 1, 1968) is an American actor and comedian, perhaps best known for starring in a series of comedy films in the 1990s. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Michael Ellen DeLuise (born August 4, 1969 (according to IMDB) in Los Angeles, California) is an American actress and directress. ...

Cast

• Sean Astin as Dave Morgan
• Brendan Fraser as Link
• Pauly Shore as Stoney Brown
• Megan Ward as Robyn Sweeney
• Robin Tunney as Ella
• Michael DeLuise as Matt Wilson
• Patrick Van Horn as Phil
• Dalton James as Will
• Rick Ducommun as Mr. Brush
• Jonathan Ke Quan as Kim
• Mariette Harley as Mrs. Morgan
• Richard Masur as Mr. Morgan

Sean Astin (born Sean Patrick Duke[1] on February 25, 1971 in Santa Monica, California) is a film actor, director, and Oscar-nominated producer best known for his film roles as Mikey Walsh in The Goonies, the title character of Rudy, Samwise Gamgee in the Lord of the Rings trilogy... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Pauly Shore (born February 1, 1968) is an American actor and comedian, perhaps best known for starring in a series of comedy films in the 1990s. ... Megan Marie Ward (born September 24, 1969 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actress best known for her numerous credits in science-fiction and horror movies and television series. ... Robin Tunney (born on June 19, 1972) is an American actress of stage, television and film. ... Michael Ellen DeLuise (born August 4, 1969 (according to IMDB) in Los Angeles, California) is an American actress and directress. ... Patrick Van Horn (b. ... This article should belong in one or more categories. ... Rick Ducommun (born on 3 July 1956 in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian actor and comedian. ... Jonathan Ke Quan (born August 20, 1971) is a Vietnamese American actor and stunt choreographer. ... Richard Masur (born 20 November 1948, New York, New York) is an actor who has starred in over 80 movies during his career. ...

External links

• Encino Man at the Internet Movie Database
• Encino Man at All Movie Guide