Encino Man seems like a leftover tale from the 80s. With its ridiculous plot about a thawed out, formerly frozen teenage caveman, it’s safe to call the movie absurd. However, upon a recent viewing, it still remains fun, light and well paced. And with today’s overly gratuitous, graphic and gross-out style comedies, a movie like Encino Man seems quaint. Coming out in 1992 (May 22 to be exact!), the movie was quite the release at its time. Read on for 5 fun pre-internet historic facts about this “classic” comedy!
2. The Film Debut of Rose McGowan
Rose McGowan was one of the 90s ‘it’ girls. Scream, Jawbreaker, and The Doom Generation certified her as an alt/cult movie scream queen (not to mention dating Marlyn Manson!), but Encino Man was her film debut (where like many young starlets, she plays a valley girl type). Still, McGowan’s droll and sarcastic delivery (which to me was one of her trademarks) is still present in her performance here. She also worked along Pauly Shore again in Bio-Dome!
