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A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 75.8 / 100
1993·Comedy / Drama / Romance·1h 35m

SON IN LAW

“He's a relative nightmare.”

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.

Above the Line
Steve Rash·DirectorFax Bahr·ScreenplayAdam Small·ScreenplayPeter Deming·Director of PhotographyRichard Gibbs·Original Music ComposerDennis M. Hill·Editor
Cast
Pauly Shore·CrawlCarla Gugino·Rebecca WarnerLane Smith·Walter WarnerTiffani-Amber Thiessen·TracyCindy Pickett·Connie WarnerMason Adams·Walter Warner Sr.Patrick Renna·Zack WarnerDennis Burkley·TheoDan Gauthier·TravisGarret Sato·Male Hairdresser
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 3
Steve Rash·DirectorJerram A. Swartz·First Assistant DirectorJanet Van Etten·Second Assistant Director
Writing· 6
Fax Bahr·ScreenplayAdam Small·ScreenplayPatrick J. Clifton·StorySusan McMartin·StoryPeter M. Lenkov·StoryShawn Schepps·Screenplay
Camera· 2
Peter Deming·Director of PhotographyScott Browner·Camera Operator
Editing· 2
Dennis M. Hill·EditorTheresa Repola Mohammed·Negative Cutter
Sound & Music· 6
Richard Gibbs·Original Music ComposerDennis C. Salcedo·Boom OperatorTerry Porter·Sound Re-Recording MixerDavid Gertz·Foley MixerJames Troutman·Supervising Sound EditorRandall K. Tomlin·Sound Editor
Art & Design· 3
Joseph T. Garrity·Production DesignMolly Maginnis·Costume DesignPat Tagliaferro·Art Direction
Production· 5
Hilton A. Green·Executive ProducerMichael Rotenberg·ProducerPeter M. Lenkov·ProducerFrederic W. Brost·Unit Production ManagerCheryl Bayer·Casting
Other Departments· 3
Glory Fioramonti·StuntsGary Combs·Stunt CoordinatorKate McGregor-Stewart·Dialogue Coach
By the Numbers
75.8
OF 100
Master Score
6.0
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$36M
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
#3399CC
#FFCC00
#669933
Mood
Lighthearted, Comedic, Cheerful
Composition
Layered
Era
1990s
Visual Style
Photographic

“A man and a woman stand in the foreground, with a red barn and four other people in the midground, all set against a bright blue sky with white clouds and a vib”

comedyromance
Key Elements
PitchforkRed Barn
Atmosphere
Bright
Color Mood
Bright
Setting
Rural
Design Score
7/10
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