Movie a day #362 - Encino Man

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Brendan Fraser made his film debut in this 1992 comedy that never quite discovers its audience constituency. On the one hand, it features Pauly Shore, which would seem to define the picture's tone and identity accordingly. On the other hand, the film's other leading man is Sean Astin, the earnest star of Rudy, suggesting that Encino Man will have a lot of heart despite its silly premise. But none of that turns out to be true. Fraser plays an unfrozen caveman discovered by a pair of California high school outcasts (Shore and Astin). As the grunting newcomer becomes popular with the other kids, Shore and Astin try to bask in his reflected glow. Fraser, beginning a long movie career playing cartoonish goofballs, works entirely on instinct and earns his laughs. Shore, however, relies on his familiar verbal shtick, and Astin makes a great overgrown puppy pining after a lost girlfriend. Directed by Les Mayfield, who came to this project from his acclaimed documentary, Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse. --Tom Keogh

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I think everyone has those movies that they caught on HBO or Showtime 100x when they were teens and 'Encino Man' is one of mine. I probably havent seen it in about 10 years, but I never changed the channel if I landed on it. Pauly Shore at his finest. ;)
 

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awesome movie.I loved it when he started playing the car game,I think it was called Rad Racer.That was cool.I also liked how he learned how to fight and he kicked the crap out of that guy.Awesome Movie.A+A+ all the way.That time had alot of good movies.I also liked the movie SON IN LAW with Paulie Shore...That was a classic..
 

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I don't know who is worse in this movie, Brendan Fraser or Pauly Shore.
 

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Man, I actually saw this in the theater back in 92. I remember it like yesterday because I had wanted to ask out this girl for a few weeks and I had finally worked up the courage. I took her to see this because she was a Pauly Shore fan. I’ll have to revisit this one. I’m sure it will bring back some ancient memories.
 

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I blame Pauly Shore for this one too.
 

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I LOVED this movie!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was the first thing I bought with my first paycheck at my first real job when I was 17 (not counting babysitting), was this on VHS. Still have that tape too! :D
 

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thirty-two said:
LOVE this movie!!!!

SHUSH!!!!!!!!
This was the best line in the movie..Encino man was a classic movie.I also liked Son In Law.Paulie Shore did some awesome funny movie.
 

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I don't know why, but I LOVE THIS MOVIE! Maybe it has to do with seeing Brendan Fraser dance....he's hot. And Pauly Shore is a dipstick, LoL!
 
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