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Son-in-Law

Play trailer 1:46 Poster for Son-in-Law PG-13 Released Jul 2, 1993 1h 35m Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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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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Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly Rated: C Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Wally Hammond Time Out Mind-boggling stuff of moronic banality, but most appealing. Jun 24, 2006 Full Review Vincent Canby New York Times The new Disney comedy titled Son-in-Law is of a ghastliness so consistent that it becomes remarkable. May 20, 2003 Full Review Brian Costello Common Sense Media Dated '90s Pauly Shore comedy has frequent sexual references Rated: 2/5 Jan 10, 2017 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Oct 18, 2005 Full Review Kevin Carr 7M Pictures Rated: 3/5 Nov 5, 2004 Full Review Read all reviews

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Erik B Pauly Shore movies age better than you expect...he seems way less weird than he did back in the day. This film is no exception. It's cheesy, but heartfelt and enjoyable despite The Weasel being himself the whole time. Hard not to love Pauly. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 12/03/24 Full Review EllaJo r How did this funny movie get this low of a rating this is an old school classic Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/22/24 Full Review Noah C The best film of Pauly Shore (since Encino Man). Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/18/24 Full Review Cassandra S I don't understand why this movie got such bad reviews..lol. I've always liked this movie. I've seen worse. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/26/23 Full Review Alli S I absolutely LOVED this movie it had an actual plot and came with a happy ending. It met it's PG-13 rating perfectly as there were some sexual reference easter eggs here and there but nothing too explicit to turn to an R rating. Like I said before this was a great movie and I definitely recommend it as it is my favorite Pauly Shore movie. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/11/23 Full Review StephenPaul C LOL, the funniest 01 hour: and 35 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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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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