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About
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.
Theatrical
May 22, 1992
Box Office
$40.7M
Budget
$7.0M
Return
5.8x
DVD / Blu-ray
Jan 18, 2000
Theaters
1
Director
Writers
Producers
Hilton A. Green, George Zaloom, Michael Rotenberg
Music
Studio
Hollywood Pictures, Touchwood Pacific Partners 1
Encino Man Collection
Encino Man is a 1992 comedy film starring Sean Astin, Pauly Shore, and Brendan Fraser in the title role as an unfrozen prehistoric human. In 1996, a gender-flipped TV sequel was created.
Cast
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Sean Astin
Dave Morgan
B
Brendan Fraser
Linkovich "Link" Chomovsky
P
Pauly Shore
Stanley "Stoney" Brown
M
Megan Ward
Robyn Sweeney
R
Robin Tunney
Ella
M
Michael DeLuise
Matt Wilson
P
Patrick Van Horn
Phil
D
Dalton James
Will
R
Rick Ducommun
Mr. Brush
Ke Huy Quan
Kim
M
Mariette Hartley
Mrs. Morgan
R
Richard Masur
Mr. Morgan
E
Ellen Blain
Teena Morgan
E
Esther Scott
Mrs. Mackey
S
Steven Elkins
Mr. Beady
W
Wanda Acuna
Maria
F
Furley Lumpkin
Science Teacher
P
Peter Allas
Officer Sims
M
Michole Briana White
Kathleen
R
Rose McGowan
Nora
