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The Son-In-Law

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The Son-In-Law (1993)

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Reviews Counted:16

Fresh:4

Rotten:12

Average Rating:3.8/10

Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: It's initially a culture clash of cataclysmic proportions when wild-man Crawl visits the rural midwestern family of his new friend Rebecca. But soon Crawl has become best of friends with Rebecca's... It's initially a culture clash of cataclysmic proportions when wild-man Crawl visits the rural midwestern family of his new friend Rebecca. But soon Crawl has become best of friends with Rebecca's family and is right at home on the farm. But Rebecca's old boyfriend Travis is none too pleased with this out-of-town invader, and he's got a few plans that just might spoil Rebecca and Crawl's vacation. [More]

Starring: Pauly Shore, Carla Gugino, Lane Smith

Starring: Pauly Shore, Carla Gugino, Lane Smith

Director: Steve Rash

Director: Steve Rash

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Sep 7, 1999

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Derek Adams
Derek Adams
Time Out

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Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
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11/05/04
Kevin Carr
Kevin Carr
7M Pictures

Medium-funny culture clash humor contrasting California with the rural south.

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08/20/04
Luke Y. Thompson
Luke Y. Thompson
New Times

It stars Pauly Shore. 'Nuf said.

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10/01/03
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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05/20/03
Vincent Canby
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New York Times
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Josh Gilchrist
Josh Gilchrist
Billings Outpost (Montana)

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01/24/03
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

One of the better Pauly movies, not saying much!

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11/07/02
Michael Szymanski
Michael Szymanski
Zap2it.com

An excellent comedy. You'll laugh til the cows come home!

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09/18/02
Clint Morris
Clint Morris
Moviehole

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09/12/02
Brent Simon
Brent Simon
Entertainment Today

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08/09/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

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07/26/02
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

Totally stupid, but works ... if you're drunk!

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07/26/02
Alex Sandell
Alex Sandell
Juicy Cerebellum

Alternately stupid and offensive.

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Chris Hicks
Chris Hicks
Deseret News, Salt Lake City
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