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Encino Man (1992)

PG  |   |  Comedy  |  22 May 1992 (USA)
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When they find a frozen cave-man in their back yard, two high-school outcasts thaw him and introduce him to modern life while he in turn gets them to actually enjoy life.

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Stoney and Dave find a caveman (Link) trapped in ice, thaw him out, and show him around town. Although Link is slow to catch on to basic concepts of 20th century life, he has no trouble impressing all the girls and helping Stoney and Dave find the coolness they've been searching for. Written by Michael Silva <silvamd@cleo.bc.edu>

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Where The Stone Age Meets The Rock Age! See more »

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Rated PG for mild language and sensuality | See all certifications »

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California Man  »

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$7,000,000 (estimated)

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$40,693,477 (USA)
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Partially unused score by Jonathan Sheffer. See more »

Goofs

After Stoney and Dave clean up the caveman, they take a Polaroid picture of themselves. Their pose when the camera flashes, is clearly different from the actual picture. Most notably, Stoney's face. See more »

Quotes

[repeated line]
Stoney: Bud-dy!
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Before the end credits, the screen shows "THE END" ... and then "BUD-DY" See more »

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References Hong yi la ma (1978) See more »

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Treaty
Words and Music by Mandawuy Yunupingu (as M. Yunupingu), Paul Kelly (as P. Kelly),
Gapanbulu Yunupingu (as G. Yunupingu), Mikayngu Mununggurr (as M. Mununggurr), Stuart Kellaway (as S. Kellaway),
, Cal Williams (as C. Williams), Peter Garrett (as P. Garrett) and H. Bohannon
Performed by Yothu Yindi
Courtesy of Hollywood Records and Mushroom Records
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4 February 2001 | by (vienna) – See all my reviews

I really like this movie. Maybe its ending is a little predictable, still it's good fun, easygoing and one of these movies you can watch over and over again. The characters are brilliant, Brendan Fraser's performance as an unfrozen stoneage guy in modern California is simply great. my absolute favourite scene is the one in the bathroom - no matter how often i watch it, it always makes me laugh.


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