Rotten
Low-budget quickie is insulting even within its own no-effort parameters.
Lawrence Cohn, Variety
Encino Man
When the stone age meets the rock age.
1992 · 1h 28m · PG
Comedy
Directed by
Les Mayfield
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Encino Man
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Les Mayfield Director
- Sean Astin as Dave Morgan
- Brendan Fraser as Linkovich "Link" Chomovsky
- Pauly Shore as Stanley "Stoney" Brown
- Megan Ward as Robyn Sweeney
- Mariette Hartley as Mrs. Morgan
- Richard Masur as Mr. Morgan
- Robin Tunney as Ella
- Michael DeLuise as Matt Wilson
- Patrick Van Horn as Phil
- Dalton James as Will
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
17%
Tomatometer
Rotten
The real question is whether Dave and Stoney and Link are worthy heirs to Bill and Ted or Wayne and Garth. Not really.
Caryn James, New York Times
Rotten
God help us all.
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Rotten
Encino Man saves its worst for last, especially with life lessons about Being Yourself.
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Rotten
The kind of movie that gives evolution a bad name.
Hal Hinson, Washington Post
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