01 Oct 1985
Desert Hearts
While waiting for her divorce papers, a repressed literature professor finds herself unexpectedly attracted by a carefree, spirited young woman named Cay.
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.
Top Billed Cast
Pauly Shore Crawl
Carla Gugino Rebecca Warner
Lane Smith Walter Warner
Tiffani Thiessen Tracy
Cindy Pickett Connie Warner
Mason Adams Walter Warner Sr.
Patrick Renna Zack Warner
Dennis Burkley Theo
Dan Gauthier Travis
Garret Sato Male Hairdresser
Flea Tattoo Artist (uncredited)
Brendan Fraser Link (Uncredited)
Adam Goldberg Indian
Jeanne Basone Mud Wrestler
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