Encino Man

Starring: Sean Astin, Brendan Fraser, Pauly Shore, et al.

Teen-age California buddies groom a thawed-out caveman and pass him off as a cool transfer student.

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 717951003379
• Release Date: October 2011
• Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Publisher: Mill Creek Entertainment
• Director: Les Mayfield
• Starring: Sean Astin, Brendan Fraser, Pauly Shore, Megan Ward, Robin Tunney, Michael DeLuise, Patrick Van Horn, Mariette Hartley, Richard Masur
• Runtime: 1 hour, 29 minutes
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: multiple_formats
• Weight: 0.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 5.4" x 7.5" x 0.7"

Customer Reviews

A brilliant what-if movie

After watching "Caveman" (1981) with Ringo Starr, to see what life was really like way back then, it is time to speculate on what-if a cave dweller was thawed out in our time. We cannot just choose anyone to portray a caveman in today's environment. So, we picked an expert who already thinks this way, Brendan Fraser. To balance this, we must also find someone to portray the serious scholar who observes and guides him through the intricacies of today's environment, from driving to the Seven-Eleven; that person can only be Pauly Shore. Every serious scholar must have a protagonist to anchor the story; hence, Sean Astin later played "Kurt Vonnegut's Harrison Bergeron" (1995). Will the displaced caveman adapt? Will he survive? Is the cheese old and moldy? And more to the point, will you survive without laughing to death?