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Son in Law
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Son in Law

1993-07-02 · 95 min · ★ 6.0

Comedy · Drama · Romance

Country girl Rebecca 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, 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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Directors
Steve Rash
Production companies
Hollywood Pictures
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released
Budget
USD 8,000,000
Revenue
USD 36,448,200

Top Cast

Pauly ShorePauly ShoreCrawl
Carla GuginoCarla GuginoRebecca Warner
Lane SmithLane SmithWalter Warner
Tiffani ThiessenTiffani ThiessenTracy
Cindy PickettCindy PickettConnie Warner
Mason AdamsMason AdamsWalter Warner Sr.
Patrick RennaPatrick RennaZack Warner
Dennis BurkleyDennis BurkleyTheo
Dan GauthierDan GauthierTravis
Garret SatoGarret SatoMale Hairdresser
FleaFleaTattoo Artist (uncredited)
Brendan FraserBrendan FraserLink (Uncredited)
Adam GoldbergAdam GoldbergIndian
Jeanne BasoneMud Wrestler

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