Encino Man is the zany
story of two "nerdy-type" students, Dave and Stoney,
in their last year of high school. They are determined to make
a statement of some sort in order to be remembered after they
have graduated. Little do they know just what a statement they
will make.
Dave has decided to
dig a swimming pool in his backyard so that it will be ready
in time for graduation day. While Dave and Stoney are digging
they discover a prehistoric man frozen in ice. The pair manage
to hide the man, still frozen, in the tool shed. The next day,
while the boys are at school, the ice melts and the caveman
comes to life. The two boys teach the big guy, Link, as they
have named him, to speak and enroll him in their high school
as a foreign exchange student. We follow the trio through
their hilarious escapades as Link tries to adapt to the 20th
Century.
Dave has a dog named
Boris. In the scene after Link melts and comes to life, Boris
is the first one he meets. When Dave takes Link to meet his
parents, Link remembers the dog and goes out in the back yard
to play with him. They continue to play as Dave talks to his
parents. We see Link in the background dancing with the dog on
his shoulders. The dog was indeed playing with the actor. When
we see the dog on Link's shoulders, the dog was merely placed
on the actor's shoulders by his trainer and held by the actor.
While in biology
class Link discovers a dead frog in a jar. He takes the frog
out of the jar, "cooks" the frog on one of the
burners in the classroom, and proceeds to eat the frog. This
was a fake frog made of candy.
As the family sits
at the dinner table, Link spots a fly. He grabs the fly out of
mid air and pops it into his mouth. No fly is actually in this
scene and the sound of the fly was added in post production.
Boris is also seen barking, eating, sleeping and as the boys'
companion.
