Son in Law

"He's a relative nightmare."

1993 1h 35m EN

😐

6.0

MID

🥫

33%

ROTTEN

😬

METACRITIC

⭐

5.9

IMDB

★6.0TMDB · 312🥫33%Rotten Tomatoes●33Metacritic★5.9IMDB · 24,040

ComedyDramaRomance

Synopsis

Spoiler shield

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.

“He's a relative nightmare.”

WhatsApp X Facebook Telegram

Where to watch · US

Cast

Pauly Shore
Crawl
Carla Gugino
Rebecca Warner
Lane Smith
Walter Warner
Tiffani Thiessen
Tracy
Cindy Pickett
Connie Warner
Mason Adams
Walter Warner Sr.
Patrick Renna
Zack Warner
Dennis Burkley
Theo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Steve Rash
Writers: Patrick J. Clifton, Shawn Schepps, Adam Small
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.

Did you know?

Fun facts 🍿

1 / 8

MONEY

Did you know

Made its money back 4.6× over at the box office.

MoodPlayr · trivia#01

2 / 8

ERA

Did you know

33 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

MoodPlayr · trivia#02

3 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Directed by Steve Rash, shot by Peter Deming. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

MoodPlayr · trivia#03

4 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Original score by Richard Gibbs. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

MoodPlayr · trivia#04

5 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Editor Dennis M. Hill shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

MoodPlayr · trivia#05

6 / 8

CAST

Did you know

Pauly Shore and Carla Gugino and Lane Smith carry the top of the cast.

MoodPlayr · trivia#06

7 / 8

FACT

Did you know

Marketing tagline: "He's a relative nightmare.".

MoodPlayr · trivia#07

8 / 8

WILD

Did you know

IMDB entry: tt0108186 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

MoodPlayr · trivia#08

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Steve Rash directs. Peter Deming behind the camera. Richard Gibbs scores. Dennis M. Hill cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 4.6× over at the box office.
233 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Steve Rash, shot by Peter Deming. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Richard Gibbs. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Dennis M. Hill shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Pauly Shore and Carla Gugino and Lane Smith carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "He's a relative nightmare.".
8IMDB entry: tt0108186 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Peter Deming
Original score: Richard Gibbs
Editing: Dennis M. Hill
Production design: Joseph T. Garrity
Costume design: Molly Maginnis
Makeup / hair: Daniel C. Striepeke
Sound: David J. Hudson
Stunt coordinator: Gary Combs
Runtime: 95 min · 1h 35m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $8,000,000
Box office: $36,448,200
Return: 456% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Son in Law (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes: 33% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 33/100
IMDB rating: 5.9/10 · 24,040 votes
MPAA: PG-13

Awards

1 nomination total

Also by

Steve Rash

Stills · wallpapers

Selected frames

Full-resolution frames — open one to save it as a wallpaper.

Wallpaper

Trailers & featurettes

Watch the pieces

Community reviews

What people are saying

Gimly2018-09-27
★ 4/10
Not sure if Son in Law is a little extra dated, if maybe it's just because I didn't see it until I was already an adult, or if maybe it's just actually worse, but whatever the reason, I didn't vibe with Son in Law as much as I have the other Paulie Shore movies I've seen. Still outright refuse to jump on that hate train though. Final rating:★★ - Had some things that appeal to me, but a poor finished product.

Production companies