Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- None
- witty
- breezy
- irreverent
- lazy sunday
- nostalgia viewing
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Lucy is thawed into the modern world and becomes involved in a cosmetics advertising campaign.
Lucy’s animal personality is turned into the central selling point of a cosmetics campaign.
Lucy’s unfamiliarity with contemporary life drives comic interactions while David works at a marketing firm.
Lucy’s prehistoric identity underlies the marketing success and romantic complications surrounding her modern public image.
Films like Encino Woman, and why
Encino Man
fish out of water comedy, prehistoric heroine, and broad romantic premise
Caveman
fish out of water humor, romance, and culture-clash comedy
The Beautician and the Beast
broad workplace comedy, romantic entanglement, and exaggerated advertising culture
Movie Details
- Director
- Shawn Schepps
- Release Date
- 1996-04-20
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Rating
- 4.4 / 10 (11)
Cast
- Jay Thomas
- Corey Parker
- Katherine Kousi
- Rick Overton
- John Kassir
- Annabelle Gurwitch
- Chris Hogan
- Joel Murray
- Elisa Donovan
- Clarence Williams III
Common questions
- What is Encino Woman about?
- A young marketing intern turns a thawed prehistoric woman’s untamed persona into a cosmetics sensation while falling for her.
- What is Encino Woman like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Encino Woman as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Encino Woman violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Encino Woman.
- Which films are like Encino Woman?
- Films with a similar feel include Encino Man, Caveman, and The Beautician and the Beast.
- How long is Encino Woman?
- Encino Woman runs 90 minutes.
