Encino Man
 | Directed by Les Mayfield Starring: Sean Astin, Brendan Fraser, Pauly Shore, Megan Ward, Robin Tunney Walt Disney Video, 1992, DVD Customer Rating: 46 reviews Recommend |
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Starring Pauly Shore, Encino Man unearths the biggest laughs in 2 million years! The fun kicks off when two high school buddies dig up a frozen caveman in their backyard! Once the living fossil thaws out, the friends figure he's their ticket to being cool. But the plan backfires when the newcomer turns everyday life upside down, generating pre-hysterical craziness wherever he roams! Co-starring Sean Astin (Bulworth) and Brendan Fraser (The Mummy), you'll definitely dig Encino Man — the totally irreverent, totally awesome comedy that shows just how hilariously out-of-control things evolve once the stone age meets the rock age head-on!
Brendan Fraser made his film debut in this 1992 comedy that never quite discovers its audience constituency. On the one hand, it features Pauly Shore, which would seem to define the picture's tone and identity accordingly. On the other hand, the film's other leading man is Sean Astin, the earnest star of Rudy, suggesting that Encino Man will have a lot of heart despite its silly premise. But none of that turns out to be true. Fraser plays an unfrozen caveman discovered by a pair of California high school outcasts (Shore and Astin). As the grunting newcomer becomes popular with the other kids, Shore and Astin try to bask in his reflected glow. Fraser, beginning a long movie career playing cartoonish goofballs, works entirely on instinct and earns his laughs. Shore, however, relies on his familiar verbal shtick, and Astin makes a great overgrown puppy pining after a lost girlfriend. Directed by Les Mayfield, who came to this project from his acclaimed documentary, Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse. — Tom Keogh
Title: Encino Man
Sales Rank: 5207 in DVD
Actor: Sean Astin, Brendan Fraser, Pauly Shore, Megan Ward, Robin Tunney
Director: Les Mayfield
Studio: Walt Disney Video, 2000-01-18, Theatrical Release: 1992-05-22
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC, Acpect Ratio 1.85:1
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language)
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region Code: 1
Running Time: 88 minutes
Item Dimensions: 0.25 pounds
Package Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.7 x 0.7 inches, 0.2 pounds
- Great quality and FAST shipping -- thanks!
- DVD is in great condition. It shipped NEXT DAY and arrived just a handful of days later. Complete satisfaction with transaction, impressed, and I highly recommend!… More reviews
- Liked it as a kid . . .
- . . . but now that I see it again, it wasn't as funny and interesting as it was years ago. The concept IS something that would certainly grab people's attention, and the performances by Sean Astin, Brendan Fraser, and (!) Pauly Shore keep it all going. The humor is kept neutral, so there's no over-the-top gags or horrible timing. However, I found it all no longer interesting. Maybe… More reviews
- Stupid but funny.
- Encino Man starring Sean Astin, Pauly Shore, and Brendan Fraser is silly stupid even to this day. This is a film you can't take seriously, you will either love or loathe this playful comedy. Fraser and Astin are good actors but Shore... well he's not that talented. Encino Man is definitely a guilty pleasure, enjoy in secret. More reviews
- 5 Stars for Movie, only 3 for DVD, here's why....
- I don't need to review this movie in detail, it's a classic for me, I love it, grew up with it, etc etc. I just thought I should mention a flaw I noticed with the DVD release and that is that an entire line/joke from the movie seems to have been cut out from the DVD.
In the scene when Pauly Shore… More reviews
- crap, thats all.
- i got this thig because it said that it resembled WAYNE's WORLD,a masterpeice.it doesnt , all this says is that ALL of these actors should deserve to die. this movie could be the leading cause in mass suicide.
horrible,just a horrible movie. DONT see it, please! More reviews
