Encino Man

Infobox Film
name= Encino Man


caption = Theatrical release poster
director = Les Mayfield
producer = George Zaloom
Hilton A. Green
Michael Rotenberg
writer = George Zaloom
Shawn Schepps
starring = Sean Astin
Brendan Fraser
Pauly Shore
Megan Ward
Robin Tunney
Michael DeLuise
music = J. Peter Robinson
cinematography = Robert Brinkmann
editing = Michael Kelly
Eric A. Sears
distributor = Hollywood Pictures
released = May 22, 1992
runtime = 88 min.
country = flagicon|USA
language = English
budget = $25 million
gross = $40,693,477
amg_id = 1:15788
imdb_id = 0104187

"Encino Man", released in Europe as "California Man", is a 1992 comedy film directed by Les Mayfield and starring Brendan Fraser, Sean Astin and Pauly Shore. The plot revolves around two geeky teenagers from Encino, Los Angeles, California played by Astin and Shore, who discover a caveman in their backyard frozen in a block of ice. The caveman, played by 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".

Plot

During the first ice age, a caveman (Brendan Fraser) is seen with his cavewoman girlfriend (Sandra Hess) as he makes a fire, until an earthquake causes a cave-in that buries them.

In the present day, Dave Morgan (Sean Astin) and Stoney Brown (Pauly Shore) are two high school outcasts. While digging in Dave's backyard to make a swimming pool, they find a block of ice containing the caveman. While Dave and Stoney are at school, the heaters they are using thaws the caveman and he comes to life. Upon returning home, Dave and Stoney discover that the ice containing the caveman has melted. When they enter the house, they find cave paintings on the furniture. After hearing the smoke alarm, they follow the footprints to Dave's room where they find the caveman starting a fire. Dave and Stoney enter the room and try to befriend him. When the caveman starts reacting to the phone and charges Dave, Stoney soothes him by showing him a lighter.

After a bath, shave, haircut, and new clothes, the caveman is named Link by Dave and Stoney who try to pass him off as a regular teenager (as Estonian exchange student Linkavitch Chomofsky). Link becomes very popular at school, making Dave and Stoney also popular in the process.

But the stuck up and snobby Matt Wilson (Michael DeLuise), the school's most popular guy, after being annoyed at Dave and Stoney for getting friendly with his girlfriend Robyn Sweeney (Megan Ward), discovers Link's real identity and reveals it to the school.

After Matt is defeated by Link, a party takes place at Dave's house where Stoney and Link discover muddy prints on the patio door. They follow the footprints to the bathroom where the same cavewoman from the beginning of the film is bathing. Thus, Link and the cavewoman are reunited.

Reception

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 Hartley as Mrs. Morgan
*Richard Masur as Mr. Morgan

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