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Also known as California Man

1992 film by Les Mayfield

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Encino Man is a 1992 American fantasy comedy film directed by Les Mayfield. The movie features Sean Astin, Brendan Fraser, Pauly Shore, and Megan Ward in the cast. It was produced by Hollywood Pictures and Touchwood Pacific Partners 1, with Hilton A. Green serving as producer. The narrative is set in California, and filming took place in Los Angeles, California. The original language of the film is English.

The film has a runtime of 88 minutes and carries the tagline "When the stone age meets the rock age." It was released on May 22, 1992, and August 6, 1992. The production budget was $7,000,000, resulting in a revenue of $40,700,000. Distribution formats include video on demand, with Netflix and Disney+ listed as distributors. The film is part of the Encino Man Collection.

Critical reception includes a review score of 17% and a rating of 3.5 out of 10. Audience metrics show a vote average of 5.8 on TMDb and a rating of 5.9 on IMDb. The film has been assessed under the Bechdel test. Composer J. Peter Robinson created the score, while James Peter Allen served as production designer.

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Film · TMDB

5.8

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.

Released: 1992-05-2288 minDir: Les MayfieldComedyBudget: $7.0MBox office: $40.7MPart of: Encino Man Collection

Cast

  • Sean Astin as Dave Morgan
  • Brendan Fraser as Linkovich "Link" Chomovsky
  • Pauly Shore as Stanley "Stoney" Brown
  • Megan Ward as Robyn Sweeney
  • Robin Tunney as Ella
  • Michael DeLuise as Matt Wilson

Themes

  • high school
  • prom
  • fish out of water
  • los angeles, california
  • cavemen
  • frozen alive
  • prehistoric man

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Ratings

IMDb

5.9/10

48,884 votes

Year
1992
Runtime
88 min
Genres
Comedy

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Director
Les Mayfield
Production company
Hollywood Pictures
Narrative location
California
Filming location
California
Duration
85
FilmAffinity ID
385301
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
1992-08-06
title
Encino Man
distributed by
Disney+
production designer
James Peter Allen
assessment
Bechdel test
review score
3.5/10
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