Son in Law (1993): Rebecca Gets Lost in Her Own Movie
Rebecca is supposed to be the heart of Son in Law (1993), so why does it feel like she keeps disappearing from her own story? Beth and Michelle revisit Pauly Shore's fish-out-of-water comedy and find themselves asking who this movie is really about. While Crawl barrels through scene after scene with his signature energy, Rebecca often seems to lose agency in what should be her story. Along the way, they talk about the film's undeniable charm, the surprisingly feminist moments hidden beneath its broad comedy, and the very '90s tendency for the loudest man in the room to take over, even when…
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