Encino Man

Here's a film that asks the question, what if a caveman went to high school? Two teens unearth a Cro-Magnon in their yard and try to pass him off as an exchange student. What follows is a fairly standard fish-out-of-water story, but with more grunting.

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Les Mayfield directed Encino Man in 1992. See Les Mayfield's full filmography, where to start with Les Mayfield, or where to go after you've seen everything by Les Mayfield.

Encino Man was released in 1992 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 88 minutes.