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Son-in-Law

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Country girl Rebecca (Carla Gugino) has spent most of her life on a farm in South Dakota, and, when she goes away to college in Los Angeles, Rebecca immediately feels out of place in the daunting urban setting. She is befriended by a savvy party animal named Crawl (Pauly Shore), who convinces the ambivalent Rebecca to stay in the city. When Thanksgiving break rolls around, Rebecca, no longer an innocent farm girl, invites Crawl back to South Dakota, where he pretends to be her fiancé.
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While there may be some mild culture clash yucks to be had for those who enjoy Pauly Shore's shtick, this Son-In-Law is too obnoxious to be worthy of bringing home to your family.

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Wally Hammond Time Out Jun 24, 2006
Mind-boggling stuff of moronic banality, but most appealing. Go to Full Review
Vincent Canby New York Times May 20, 2003
The new Disney comedy titled Son-in-Law is of a ghastliness so consistent that it becomes remarkable. Go to Full Review
Desson Thomson Washington Post Jan 1, 2000
Well, the movie's dumber than a coop full of chickens, but Pauly Shore makes a funny barnyard animal. Go to Full Review
Brian Costello Common Sense Media Jan 10, 2017
2/5
Dated '90s Pauly Shore comedy has frequent sexual references Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Oct 18, 2005
2/5
Kevin Carr 7M Pictures Nov 5, 2004
3/5
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Ron L Jan 5, 2019 Some people have the audacity to say such terrible things about amazing actor and comedian, Pauly shore! He is AWESOME the critics on this site are as usual to harsh and aut-to be ashamed of themselves, cowards, putting amazing child hood movies like, the Polar Express and son in law underneath STUPID movies like dumb and dumber. See more
Hermione L Dec 2, 2018 When college student Rebecca (Carla Gugino) brings her quirky dormmate Crawl (Pauly Shore) home for the holidays, she pretends they are engaged to thwart further advances from her high school sweetheart. Acting: 10 Beginning: 5 Characters: 9 Son-In-Law does quite a few things wrong, but it succeeds from having a solid list of fun characters that make the story a little more enjoyable. Crawl is hilarious. His crazy antics freak the rest of the cast out, but he also has an endearing way of ultimately wearing on you. He changed a lot of hearts and minds throughout the course of the film, particularly Rebecca who started out as small-minded and uptight, but eventually came to delight in the joys of life. Crawl's attitude was infectious and ultimately bettered the family. Cinematography: 0 I rarely give out 0's unless there is nothing redeeming to add...and here you go. There is nothing special or particularly noteworthy about the way this film was shot. If given a little direction, a high schooler probably could have done the same job, if not better. Just lazy camera work. To say it was god-awful is an understatement. Conflict: 6 Genre: 8 Memorability: 5 Pace: 7 Plot: 0 Resolution: 10 Overall: 60 When I was a kid, Pauly Shore could do no wrong in my eyes. I watch his films now as an adult and it's nothing but cringeworthy. Son-In-Law isn't the worst movie I've seen. In fact, a few tweaks might have made it a Folding Clothes movie. A handful of laughs wasn't enough to stop the bleeding on my overall disappointment. Next. See more
Albus S Jul 27, 2018 This movie is hiLarious and definitely a classic!!
Poe S Apr 3, 2018 I've watched this movie several hundred times and find it HYSTERICAL! It's definitely the best Pauly Shore movie ever. I can quote the lines word for word. Slapstick? Yeah. But charming and belly laugh funny with a neat story line. Embrace something new in your life before you give up. Steven Tyler PJ's! See more
Hagrid R Nov 24, 2017 A classic, feel-good movie.
Albus R Jun 17, 2017 Acts kind of stupid at times, some funny moments with dad/ grandpa. Girls hot
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Synopsis Country girl Rebecca (Carla Gugino) has spent most of her life on a farm in South Dakota, and, when she goes away to college in Los Angeles, Rebecca immediately feels out of place in the daunting urban setting. She is befriended by a savvy party animal named Crawl (Pauly Shore), who convinces the ambivalent Rebecca to stay in the city. When Thanksgiving break rolls around, Rebecca, no longer an innocent farm girl, invites Crawl back to South Dakota, where he pretends to be her fiancé.
Director
Steve Rash
Producer
Peter M. Lenkov, Michael Rotenberg
Screenwriter
Fax Bahr, Adam Small, Shawn Schepps
Distributor
Buena Vista Pictures
Production Co
Hollywood Pictures
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 2, 1993, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 28, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$36.4M
Runtime
1h 35m
Sound Mix
Surround, Stereo
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