Her boyfriend, Matt Wilson ( Michael DeLuise), is a stereotypical jock and school bully, who is constantly responsible for making both Dave and Stoney the objects of ridicule by humiliating them in various ways, usually directly due to Dave's affections toward Robyn. Dave is in love with Robyn Sweeney ( Megan Ward), a sweet and attractive girl who had been his best friend during grade school, and until she reached adolescence, had been rejected by Dave on several occasions.

He, along with his best friend Stoney ( Pauly Shore), strives to attain popularity in high school, but comes off more like a reject or an outcast. This segues into a present-day Los Angeles earthquake that awakens average teenager Dave Morgan ( Sean Astin). An earthquake causes a cave-in that buries the two of them. It was followed by a made-for-television spin-off, Encino Woman, in 1996.ĭuring the first ice age, a caveman ( Brendan Fraser) attempts to make fire with his cavewoman partner ( Sandra Hess). Despite negative reviews, Encino Man was a box-office success, grossing $40.7 million worldwide on a $7 million budget. The film was released on by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (under its Hollywood Pictures label). The plot revolves around two geeky teenagers from Encino, Los Angeles, California, who discover a caveman in Morgan's backyard, frozen in a block of ice where he has to learn to live in the 20th century while teaching the teenagers about life. Encino Man (known as California Man in France, Great Britain, Asia and New Zealand) is a 1992 American comedy film directed by Les Mayfield in his directorial debut, and starring Sean Astin, Brendan Fraser, Mariette Hartley, Richard Masur, and Pauly Shore.

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