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Encino Man (1992)

When they find a frozen caveman in their back yard, two high school outcasts thaw him and introduce him to modern life while he in turn gets them to actually enjoy life.

Encino Man
Encino Man (1992)
PG
Comedy
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Release Date
May 22, 1992
Director
Les Mayfield
Cast
Sean Astin , Brendan Fraser , Pauly Shore , Megan Ward , Robin Tunney , Michael DeLuise
Runtime
1hr 28min
Main Genre
Comedy
Studio
Encino Man Productions, Hollywood Pictures, Touchwood Pacific Partners 1
Writers
George Zaloom , Shawn Schepps
Tagline
Where The Stone Age Meets The Rock Age

Summary

Stoney and Dave find a caveman (Link) trapped in ice, thaw him out, and show him around town. Although Link is slow to catch on to basic concepts of 20th century life, he has no trouble impressing all the girls and helping Stoney and Dave find the coolness they've been searching for.

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Stoney and Dave blow dry Link's hair in Encino Man.
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