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Encino Man

1992 · 88 min · Director: Les Mayfield ★ IMDb 5.9 · 50,481 ratings

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Stoney and Dave find a caveman (Link) trapped in ice, thaw him out, and show him around town. Although Link is slow to catch on to basic concepts of 20th century life, he has no trouble impressing all the girls and helping Stoney and Dave find the coolness they've been searching for.

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Encino Man (1992) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 40%, Smile 25%, Excitement 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor40%
  2. Smile25%
  3. Love10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Smile, Excitement. Genres: Comedy. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Smile and Excitement. Its IMDb rating of 5.9/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 61/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Humor
  • Joy
  • Curiosity

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Joy

Humor
Joy
Curiosity
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorJoyCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor35 %32 %8 %15 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor46 %39 %13 %28 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Curiosity56 %43 %14 %48 %
17.5 %≈ 15′Humor56 %38 %9 %45 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Tension59 %33 %10 %40 %
27.5 %≈ 24′Curiosity63 %43 %23 %50 %
32.5 %≈ 29′Humor61 %56 %27 %46 %
37.5 %≈ 33′Humor57 %57 %24 %34 %
42.5 %≈ 37′Humor54 %54 %23 %29 %
47.5 %≈ 42′Humor54 %54 %24 %24 %
52.5 %≈ 46′Humor56 %48 %21 %18 %
57.5 %≈ 51′Tension57 %36 %15 %19 %
62.5 %≈ 55′Humor58 %39 %19 %23 %
67.5 %≈ 59′Humor56 %45 %25 %23 %
72.5 %≈ 64′Humor54 %40 %21 %24 %
77.5 %≈ 68′Tension56 %30 %19 %20 %
82.5 %≈ 73′Sadness64 %25 %21 %20 %
87.5 %≈ 77′Tension68 %33 %31 %26 %
92.5 %≈ 81′Joy67 %43 %47 %23 %
97.5 %≈ 86′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Cinderella

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

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Megan Ward

Robyn Sweeney

MH
Mariette Hartley

Mrs. Morgan

Richard Masur

Mr. Morgan

Pauly Shore

Stanley "Stoney" Brown

MD
Michael DeLuise

Matt Wilson

PV
Patrick Van Horn

Phil

DJ
Dalton James

Will

RD
Rick Ducommun

Mr. Brush

EB
Ellen Blain

Teena Morgan

ES
Esther Scott

Mrs. Mackey

SE
Steven Elkins

Mr. Beady

WA
Wanda Acuna

Maria

FL
Furley Lumpkin

Science Teacher

PA
Peter Allas

Officer Sims

Details

Directed by
Les Mayfield
Written by
George Zaloom, Shawn Schepps
Type
Movies
Released
1992
Runtime
88 min
Country
United States
Genres
Comedy
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.9 · 50,481 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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