Son in Law

1993
PG-13
1h 35m

IMDb RATING

5.9/10

24K

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Carla Gugino, Pauly Shore, Mason Adams, Cindy Pickett, and Lane Smith in Son in Law (1993)

Having gotten a taste of college life, a drastically changed farm girl returns home for Thanksgiving break with her best friend, a flamboyant party animal who is clearly a fish out of water in a small farm town.

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Having gotten a taste of college life, a drastically changed farm girl returns home for Thanksgiving break with her best friend, a flamboyant party animal who is clearly a fish out of water ... Read allHaving gotten a taste of college life, a drastically changed farm girl returns home for Thanksgiving break with her best friend, a flamboyant party animal who is clearly a fish out of water in a small farm town.Having gotten a taste of college life, a drastically changed farm girl returns home for Thanksgiving break with her best friend, a flamboyant party animal who is clearly a fish out of water in a small farm town.

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IMDb RATING

5.9/10

24K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination total

Trivia
Brendan Fraser: Link, his character from Encino Man (1992). Crawl sees Link at a party dressed as he appeared in the last scene of the movie, and says "great costume." Link eats a plastic frog and walks away as Crawl tries to figure out where he knows him from and says "Nah," implying that Link and Crawl had met before.

Goofs
It is supposed to be Thanksgiving yet is is apparently not fall/winter in South Dakota.

Quotes
Walter Warner Sr.: Travis, it really tweaks my melon, to see a buff bro like Crawl here, get weezed on by a greasy scumbag like you. So you just chill.

Crazy credits
During the opening credits, except for Pauly Shore, each actor's name is listed when their character appears in the shot.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: In the Line of Fire/Son in Law/Rookie of the Year/Free Willy/Jacquot (1993)

Soundtracks
Bled Me Dry
Written by Matthew Carey, Laurence Carey, Stephen Barber and Alex Boucher
Performed by 3½ Minutes
Courtesy of Hollywood Records

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Featured review

6/10

Pauly Shore fun

Country girl Rebecca Warner (Carla Gugino) from South Dakota starts college in Los Angeles. Her parents (Lane Smith, Cindy Pickett) are shocked by the wild liberal atmosphere. Her father is especially concerned about the resident adviser Crawl (Pauly Shore) living across the hall. Crawl takes care of homesick Becca and they become best friends. Another shock for the family happens when Becca returns home for the Thanksgiving break with Crawl and a whole new look. Her boyfriend Travis tries to propose. She pushes Crawl to help but he comes up with a bad lie that they're already engaged.

Pauly Shore can either be fun or be very annoying. He certainly has many detractors. I think he's fun in this one more than anything annoying. He's very good at being a fish out of water. Most importantly, he's not a simple slacker. He tries to fit in which is endearing. The story is fine. Overall, there is more good than bad as long as one is not an automatic Pauly Shore hater.