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Encino Man

Encino Man

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Encino Man

"When the stone age meets the rock age."

1992

1h 28m

5.8(722 votes)

Comedy

Overview

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.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Sean Astin

Sean Astin

Dave Morgan

Brendan Fraser

Brendan Fraser

Linkovich "Link" Chomovsky

Pauly Shore

Pauly Shore

Stanley "Stoney" Brown

Megan Ward

Megan Ward

Robyn Sweeney

Robin Tunney

Robin Tunney

Ella

Michael DeLuise

Michael DeLuise

Matt Wilson

Patrick Van Horn

Patrick Van Horn

Phil

Dalton James

Dalton James

Will

Rick Ducommun

Rick Ducommun

Mr. Brush

Ke Huy Quan

Ke Huy Quan

Kim

Creative team

Directed by: Les Mayfield
Written by: Shawn Schepps
George Zaloom
Produced by: George Zaloom

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