Son in Law - wikipedia Son in Law This article is about the 1993 film. For other uses, see Son - in - law ( disambiguation ). Son in Law Theatrical release poster Directed by Steve Rash Produced by Peter M. Lenkov Michael Rotenberg Written by Patrick Clifton Susan McMartin Peter M. Lenkov Fax Bahr Adam Small Shawn Schepps Starring Pauly Shore Lane Smith Carla Gugino Music by Richard Gibbs Cinematography Peter Deming Edited by Dennis M. Hill Jerry L. Roof Production company Hollywood Pictures Distributed by Buena Vista Pictures Release date July 2, 1993 ( 1993 - 07 - 02 ) ( United States ) Running time 95 minutes Language English Budget $20 million Box office $36,448,400 Son in Law is a 1993 American comedy film starring Pauly Shore, Carla Gugino, Lane Smith, Cindy Pickett, Tiffani Thiessen, Patrick Renna, Dan Gauthier and Dennis Burkley. This film has a similar plot to 1989 Indian film Maine Pyar Kiya, starring Salman Khan. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Promotions 5 Reception 6 References 7 External links Plot Rebecca Warner moves from her small farm town in South Dakota to attend college in Los Angeles at California State University, Northridge. On her first day, she and her parents Walter and Connie meet Crawl ; the resident advisor of Becca 's coed dormitory. After they leave, the clash of cultures drives Becca into seriously considering returning home, but Crawl advises her to give it a chance and she soon begins to acclimate ; cutting and dyeing her hair, dressing in a more Californian manner, and even getting a tattoo of a butterfly on her ankle. When Thanksgiving break approaches, Becca realizes that Crawl has nowhere to go, and she invites him to visit her family. Shocked by her changes, the Warners and Becca 's boyfriend Travis try to take it in stride and decide to put up with Crawl, who had gotten off on the wrong foot with Walter, Becca 's father, when he dropped her off at college. At dinner, Becca realizes that Travis wants to propose marriage to her and she urges Crawl to speak. Unable to come up with anything off the cuff, Crawl tells them that he has already proposed and she had accepted. This upsets Becca 's family who develops a disdain for Crawl, and Travis who becomes so jealous he punches Crawl in the face. Now acting as a future son - in - law, Crawl expresses an interest in farming, much to the amusement of Walter and his farmhand Theo, who send him through the pratfalls and tribulations of farming as he is tasked with daily chores. Crawl rebounds though, and begins to prove himself an avid farmer, quickly learning how to perform each task he 's given. He also begins to endear himself to the rest of the family ; he impresses Becca 's little brother Zack with his computer skills, and Zack begins to see him as a big brother. He compliments Connie 's appearance and helps to bring her out of her shell for Walter. And when Walter 's father Walter Sr. has heart problems, Crawl tries to help by performing CPR. Walter Senior quickly recovers when he see Crawl atop him, but Walter Junior says Crawl has earned his trust for aiding his father. While shopping for clothes, Crawl meets Tracy ; a friend of Becca 's from school. Travis apologizes to Crawl for hitting him and says he is the better man for Rebecca, inviting Crawl to a bachelor party he has Tracy come and dance for Crawl and the next morning, Becca finds the two of them waking up in the barn. Rebecca furiously calls off the wedding, but Crawl and Tracy ca n't defend themselves as they can not remember the night before. Crawl leaves to head back to L.A. while Travis -- who had been seeing Tracy on the side -- berates her on her behavior the night before. When she gets in her car though, she finds the seat suspiciously left all the way back and discovers a bottle of pills under it. Picking up Crawl attempting to hitchhike, they return to the house and confront Travis and Theo while the Warners are sitting down to Thanksgiving dinner. Hoping to get out of trouble, Theo confesses that they drugged them and he set them up in the barn. Walter immediately fires Theo. Becca stands up to Travis, who is immediately knocked down by Crawl who reveals he majored in karate for two semesters at school. After kicking Travis and Theo out, Tracy is invited to sit with the Warners while Walter offers his son - in - law a chance to cut the turkey. Becca tries to interject the truth about Crawl 's proposal, but he stops her, saying they had n't yet decided on a wedding date and they want to wait a little bit before making the decision ; hinting he intends to legitimately propose to Rebecca, and having a proper relationship the Warners will respect. Cast Pauly Shore as Fred / `` Crawl '' Carla Gugino as Rebecca `` Becca '' Warner Lane Smith as Walter Warner Cindy Pickett as Connie Warner Mason Adams as Walter Warner, Sr. Patrick Renna as Zack Warner Tiffani Thiessen as Tracy Dan Gauthier as Travis Dennis Burkley as Theo Brendan Fraser as Link ( uncredited ) Flea as Tattoo Artist ( uncredited ) Production After Encino Man, Disney had the option of two more films with Shore. Shore was considering a project with New Line Cinema, but was persuaded by Disney Chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg to stay with Disney and make Son in Law. Promotions The promotional poster for the film is a parody of the painting American Gothic. The opening title sequence and graduation ceremony scene were filmed at Wasco High School, located in Wasco, California. To promote the film, MTV ran a contest to marry Pauly Shore in Las Vegas. Tanya Cinotti of Salisbury, Massachusetts, won the honor and the wedding was set for July 2, 1993. Though there was a ceremony, no marriage certificates were signed. Reception Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 21 % based on reviews from 19 critics. The Los Angeles Times suggests the film is trying to be a comedy version of Guess Who 's Coming to Dinner although the lead character is genuinely a destructive jerk. The film is given some small praise for its `` bright surface, brisk direction and even a few funny performances '' but the reviewer bemoans `` laborious innuendoes and slick double - entendres ''. References Jump up ^ `` Son - in - Law ( 1993 ) ''. Box Office Mojo. IMDB. Retrieved 7 August 2011. Jump up ^ Wells, Jeffrey ( 20 September 1992 ). `` A look inside Hollywood and the movies. : TOTALLY TINSELTOWN : The War Over Pauly Shore 's Next Movie or Why Hollywood Is Sooooo Much Fun ''. Los Angeles Times. Jump up ^ Meyers, Kate ( 30 July 1993 ). `` Marrying Man ''. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 22 April 2011. Jump up ^ `` Son in Law ( 1993 ) ''. Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Jump up ^ MICHAEL WILMINGTON ( July 2, 1993 ). `` MOVIE REVIEW : A Silly Mix of Bad Ideas in ' Son - in - Law ' ''. Los Angeles Times. External links Son in Law on IMDb Son in Law at AllMovie Films directed by Steve Rash The Buddy Holly Story ( 1978 ) Under the Rainbow ( 1981 ) Ca n't Buy Me Love ( 1987 ) Queens Logic ( 1991 ) Son in Law ( 1993 ) Eddie ( 1996 ) Held Up ( 1999 ) Good Advice ( 2001 ) Zenon : Z3 ( 2004 ) American Pie Presents : Band Camp ( 2005 ) Bring It On : All or Nothing ( 2006 ) Bring It On : In It to Win It ( 2007 ) Road Trip : Beer Pong ( 2009 ) Crooked Arrows ( 2012 ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Son_in_Law&oldid=814933549 '' Categories : 1993 films English - language films 1990s romantic comedy films American romantic comedy films American films Hollywood Pictures films Films directed by Steve Rash Films set in South Dakota Films set in Los Angeles Films shot in California Thanksgiving in films Hidden categories : All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from February 2017 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Español Français Italiano Magyar मैथिली नेपाली Simple English Edit links This page was last edited on 11 December 2017, at 19 : 29. 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Question: where does the movie son in law take place
Answer: South Dakota