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 about life. It was followed by a TV movie sequel, Encino Woman, in 1996. The film opens during the first ice age where a caveman attempts to make fire with his... girlfriend, however there is an earthquake that causes a cave-in that buries the two of them. This segues into a present-day Los Angeles earthquake that awakens average teenager Dave Morgan who, along with his best friend Stanley "Stoney" Brown strive to attain popularity in high school but come off more as rejects and outcasts. Dave is in love with Robyn a sweet and attractive girl who has been his best friend since grade school, and until she reached "babehood" had been rejected by Dave on several occasions.
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| Release date: | May 22, 1992 |
| Directed by: | Les Mayfield |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 85 Minutes |
| Producer: | George Zaloom |
| Editor: | Eric A. Sears, Michael Kelly |
| Music by: | J. Peter Robinson |
| Cinematography: | Robert Brinkmann |
| Screenplay by: | Shawn Schepps |
| Estimated budget: | $7,500,000 |
| Genre: | Comedy, Science Fiction |