Sean Astin,
Pauly Shore,
Brendan Fraser,
Richard Masur,
Mariette Hartley
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A clueless caveman meets his intellectual match in the form of Pauly Shore in this teen-oriented comedy. Dave Morgan (Sean Astin) is a high school student in Encino, California, where he spends most o... read more
Directed by: Les Mayfield
Release Date: May 22, 1992
Keywords:
high school,
brendan fraser,
sean astin,
pauly shore,
encino man,
Sean Astin ,
Brendan Fraser ,
Pauly Shore ,
Encino Man
DVD Release Date: May 15, 2001
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September 18, 2011Honestly, one of my fave movies of all time, although I always knew it as California Man. A very young cast of actors who became more famous than I am sure any of them thought they would be when cast in this little known gem, I genuinely enjoy the chemistry between the three main... read more
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May 28, 2011The first cinematic outing by Pauly Shore is a half decent comedy. Though fun, and comical at times, Encino Man is not a great film. I see it as an a borderline effort in the genre, and one that can actually be quite forgotten. Encino Man gave us the taste of Pauly Shore, and wha... read more
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May 18, 2011Another stupid missing link movie with some of the worst big name actors of the 90s. I couldn't hardly stand to watch this movie, it's so bad. It's not even funny.
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April 11, 2010"Encino Man" is just an all around fun, silly movie with some good comedy and numerous quotable lines. The story behind "Encino Man" is very simple, it's about two friends that find a frozen caveman in their backyard while trying to dig a pool...then the caveman wakes up from his... read more
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September 24, 2009I remember seeing this in the cinema, it was called California Man over here though. It?s a fun slice of early 90?s America youth culture. It wasn?t really like that, just in film, although some of the hair cuts are familiar!
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February 10, 2008This could have been way better if the directing wasn't so sloppy and if it didn't have the always annoying / always untalented Pauly Shore in it. It's fairly okay anyway though in all its mindless, yet somewhat amusing 90's glory.
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August 20, 2007Digging a pool in his back garden, Sean Astin uncovers a frozen caveman. Thawed out, he's a great hit with the girls at school, lifting the curse of nerd status from Astin and weird-talking mate Pauly Shore. Far better than the critics allowed, this patchily amusing sub-Bill & Te... read more
Critic Reviews
April 30, 2008
Lawrence Cohn, Variety
August 30, 2004
Caryn James, New York Times
The real question is whether Dave and Stoney and Link are worthy heirs to Bill and Ted or Wayne and Garth. Not really. Full Review
May 12, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
God help us all.
January 1, 2000
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Encino Man saves its worst for last, especially with life lessons about Being Yourself. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Hal Hinson, Washington Post
The kind of movie that gives evolution a bad name. Full Review
May 21, 2012
Brian Orndorf, BrianOrndorf.com
Encino Man is frighteningly dated, but it was never made to be timeless. I just wish the picture had more laughs or instinctive madness. Full Review
December 18, 2010
Heather Boerner, Common Sense Media
Silly teen comedy has some Neanderthal behavior. Full Review
October 25, 2004
Steve Crum, Kansas City Kansan
Dumb, dumb, dumb. Did someone say Pauly Shore?
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