Son in Law is a comedy film release in July 2, 1993, directed by Steve Rash, written by Fax Bahr, Adam Small, and Shawn Schepps, and starring Pauly Shore, Lane Smith, and Carla Gugino.
The film received mixed reviews from critics, but has since become a cult classic.
After Encino Man, Shore was considering a project with New Line Cinema, but was heavily pressured by Disney chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg to stay with Disney and make Son in Law.
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 in Wasco, California.
To promote the film, MTV ran a contest to marry Pauly Shore in Las Vegas. The contest attracted 25,000 entrants and was won by Tanya Cinotti of Salisbury, Massachusetts, who also won four days in Vegas, food, time with Shore, a bumblebee ring and a yo-yo that lights up. Though, on July 2, 1993, there was a ceremony, no marriage certificates were signed.
Tracklist:
1. Goo Goo Dolls: Fallin’ Down
2. Green Jellÿ: Electric Harley House (Of Love)
3. Alias (13): Perfect World
4. 3½ Minutes: Bled Me Dry
5. Butthole Surfers: Who Was In My Room Last Night?
6. Raw Fusion: Funkintoyoear (Remix)
7. C.C. DeVille: Hey, Good Lookin’
8. Eddie Albert & Eva Gabor: Green Acres
9. John Denver: Thank God I’m A Country Boy
10. Richard Gibbs: The Hog On Crawl
11. Pauly Shore: Thank God I’m A Country Boy
12. Queen: Crazy Little Thing Called Love
