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Son in Law (1993)

Son in Law poster
Directed by
Steve Rash
Genre
romantic comedy
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 305 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A free-spirited college student visits a friend's family farm over Thanksgiving and pretends to be her fiancé to impress her conservative parents. Antics and misunderstandings ensue as he tries to fit in with the rural lifestyle.

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What happens

Son in Law is a 1993 American comedy film directed by Steve Rash, written by Fax Bahr, Adam Small, and Shawn Schepps, and starring Pauly Shore, Lane Smith and Carla Gugino. Although it became a box-office success, the film received mixed reviews from critics, but because of a strong fanbase has since become a cult classic. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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