Product Details

• Actors: Sean Astin, Brendan Fraser, Pauly Shore, Megan Ward, Robin Tunney
• Directors: Les Mayfield
• Writers: George Zaloom, Shawn Schepps
• Producers: George Zaloom, Hilton A. Green, Michael Rotenberg
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Buena Vista Home Ent
• VHS Release Date: July 13, 1993
• Run Time: 88 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (51 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 630255943X
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #158,326 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

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!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Still as funny as it was eleven years ago, July 1, 2003

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Kristin Dreyer Kramer (NightsAndWeekends.com) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Encino Man (DVD)

Long before The Mummy...long before The Lord of the Rings...Brendan Fraser and Sean Astin appeared in a silly movie called Encino Man -- along with crazy perpetual teenager Pauly Shore.

And long before I grew up and got married and worried about my career, this was one of my favorite movies.

And, as I recently discovered, it still is.

Astin and Shore play Dave and Stoney, two high school kids who dig up a frozen caveman (Fraser) while trying to dig a pool in Dave's back yard (in an attempt to graduate from high school as two popular guys...guys who the girls find irresistible...guys who somehow convinced their parents that it was okay to dig a big hole behind their expensive California home). The caveman thaws, and Dave and Stoney turn him into a buff California high school student -- who, as far as anyone knows, is Linkavich (Link, short for Missing Link), an exchange student from Estonia. The plan, as Dave sees it, is to use their caveman to pick up chicks -- especially Robin, the girl of his dreams. But it all backfires when the girls start falling for Link instead...

Okay, I'll admit that this movie is unrealistic and totally ridiculous. But that's exactly why I love it. After watching it again -- for the first time in years -- I still laughed so hard that I almost fell off my chair. And I was reminded that many of the silly quotes that I still recite repeatedly originally came from this movie (and, believe me, there are plenty of great lines to choose from). Despite the fact that I've grown up (or at least grown older), I still like it as much as I did eleven years ago -- and I'm proud to say that it's the newest DVD in my collection.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a must see, April 21, 2001

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sheila pickering (toronto canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Encino Man [VHS] (VHS Tape)

it is an fantastic concept for a movie plot. just how much trouble can a frozen man from the past get in? this man is even less refined than tarzan but has a better sense of humour. if your feeling down and want a pick me up this is a must see.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hysterical!, February 11, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Encino Man [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is the best movie. I'm a little partial to Pauly being from his home town, but this movie would be a favorite of mine even I wasn't. You will ROLL on the floor, whether you love him or hate him, he and Brendan Fraser and Sean Austin make a great team!