Encino Man Movie

"Lethal Weapon 3," "Far and Away," "Alien 3," "Batman Returns"--these are the major studios' big-budget hopes for monster hits at the box office this summer. But there's also a growing feeling in the industry that a handful of giant-slayers are stalking the big guys. In this corner . . . Hollywood Pictures' "Encino Man," a $7-million comedy starring MTV personality Pauly Shore that opens opposite Universal's "Far and Away" and 20th Century Fox's "Alien 3," on Friday.

"Lethal Weapon 3," "Far and Away," "Alien 3," "Batman Returns"--these are the major studios' big-budget hopes for monster hits at the box office this summer. But there's also a growing feeling in the industry that a handful of giant-slayers are stalking the big guys. In this corner . . . Hollywood Pictures' "Encino Man," a $7-million comedy starring MTV personality Pauly Shore that opens opposite Universal's "Far and Away" and 20th Century Fox's "Alien 3," on Friday.

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