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Score: 8.5/10  [1 review]
3 out of 5
ProdID: 2383 - Encino Man
Directed by Les Mayfield

Encino Man
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1992

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When they find a frozen caveman in their backyard, two high school outcasts thaw him out and introduce him to modern day life - while he in turn gets them to actually enjoy life.



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brendan fraser   comedy   high school   megan ward   pauly shore   robin tunney   sean astin   stone age
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Review by: anistasya (Beaulah)
Dated: 30th of November, 2009

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This Review: 8.5/10
Pay to see it again:
Score 9 out of 10
Attention Span:
Score 9 out of 10
Laugh Factor:
Score 8 out of 10
Personal Choice:
Score 8 out of 10

This was one of Brendan Fraser's earliest films, and being a big fan of his work, I was keen to give this one a go. While not being particularly profound or revolutionary, or even logical, Encino Man was good innocent fun and I really enjoyed it. It was rather funny seeing the main character, played by Sean Astin (Sam from Lord of the Rings) as a moping, 'uncool' teenager from the early nineties and Brandan Fraser doing just as good a caveman as he did a jungle man. I'm just glad he made the Mummy series as well or he might have been typecast in not-really-speaking-english roles.

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