Encino Man (known as
California Man in Europe) is a 1992
comedy film directed by
Les Mayfield and starring
Brendan Fraser,
Sean Astin, and
Pauly Shore. The plot revolves around two geeky teenagers from
Encino, Los Angeles, California, played by Astin and Shore, who discover a
caveman in Astin's backyard frozen in a block of ice. The caveman, played by Fraser has to learn to live in the 20th century. Along the way, he teaches them about life. It was followed by a
TV movie spin-off,
Encino Woman, in 1996.