California Man

Original title: Encino Man

1992
PG
1h 28m

IMDb RATING

5.8/10

46K

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When they find a frozen caveman 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.When they find a frozen caveman 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.When they find a frozen caveman 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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IMDb RATING

5.8/10

46K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

3,661

785

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination

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Brendan Fraser Breaks Down His Career from 'School Ties' to 'The Whale'

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Brendan Fraser Breaks Down His Career from 'School Ties' to 'The Whale'

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Trivia
Originally, the filmmakers offered the role of Link to Pauly Shore. When Shore first went in to meet with Disney chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg, he told him he didn't want to play Link. Because he knew, since cavemen don't talk, that the film would lose the appeal of his humor and unique "Paulyspeak", (where Shore would pause between syllables of key adjectives). Instead, Shore wanted to play one of the two teens who find the caveman. So, Katzenberg insisted that Shore, along with the writers, re-write Harold (the character's original name) to become the Stoney Brown character. Shore improvised most of his lines.

Goofs
When Link and Stoney are in the convenience store and steal the Squishy from the machine, Link has it all down his shirt when they leave. When Link returns the shirt has no marks on it at all.

Quotes
Stoney: If you're edged 'cause I'm weazin all your grindage, just chill. 'Cause if I had the whole brady bunch thing happenin' at my pad, I'd go grind over there, so dont tax my gig so hard-core cruster.

Crazy credits
Before the end credits, the screen shows "THE END" ... and then "BUD-DY"

Alternate versions
TV version adds a scene that occurs right before Dave and Stoney find Link in his pool. It's a conversation between Dave and his mother about her plans of opening up a "Homeless Home" in their house and using Dave's room as a place for them to stay.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Sister Act/Encino Man/Alien³/Far and Away (1992)

Soundtracks
Reality Used to Be a Friend of Mine
Words and Music by Prince Be (as Attrell Cordes)
Performed by PM Dawn
Courtesy of Gee Street/Island Records

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Featured review

Really fun movie

When I was in high school my friends and I watched this movie every afternoon for one whole summer. We memorized all the lines and would tell people not to tax our gigs so hard-core, Crusters. I totally disagree that this is a "Man's Movie". I think it's more of a "feel like you're in high school again movie". Brendan Fraser is HOT and if I liked girls, I'd think that the girls were too. Sean Astin's character, Dave, is a geek and will remain a geek because he can't get over his popularity issue. Stoney is cool because he says and does the unexpected. There's all kinds of editing errors and sometimes it doesn't make a whole lot of sense but I don't care. It's super-lame but it's fun to watch and fun to recite and I don't think I'll ever get sick of it. But then again, I could ride the Vapor in reverse all day long...