Sweet Home Alabama (2002)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Andy Tennant

Writers (WGA):

Douglas J. Eboch (story)
C. Jay Cox (screenplay)

Release Date:

27 September 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Sometimes What You're Looking For Is Right Where You Left It.

Plot:

A young woman with a white trash background runs away from her husband in Alabama and reinvents herself as a New York socialite.

Plot Keywords:

Husband | Divorce | Alabama | New York City | Fashion Designer

Awards:

3 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Reese Witherspoon	...	Melanie Smooter
Josh Lucas	...	Jake Perry
Patrick Dempsey	...	Andrew Hennings
Candice Bergen	...	Mayor Kate Hennings
Mary Kay Place	...	Pearl Smooter
Fred Ward	...	Earl Smooter
Jean Smart	...	Stella Kay Perry
Ethan Embry	...	Bobby Ray
Melanie Lynskey	...	Lurlynn
Courtney Gains	...	Sheriff Wade
Mary Lynn Rajskub	...	Dorothea
Rhona Mitra	...	Tabatha Wadmore-Smith
Nathan Lee Graham	...	Frederick Montana
Sean Bridgers	...	Eldon
Fleet Cooper	...	Clinton

Also Known As:

Melanie's Getting Married (USA) (original script title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some language/sexual references.

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Portugal:M/12 | Iceland:L | South Korea:12 | New Zealand:PG | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Finland:S | France:U | Germany:o.Al. | Hong Kong:IIA | Italy:T | Netherlands:AL | Norway:7 | Peru:PT | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:12 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:12A | USA:PG-13 | Canada:PG (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Company:

D&D Films

Trivia:

Keni Thomas, lead singer of the band "Cornbread" that plays in the fair scene is a real-life survivor of Task Force Ranger and is portrayed in the film "Blackhawk Down" (the trooper with the inhaler).

Goofs:

Continuity: When Melanie and her mother are making jam, her boyfriend and her dad come in. Her mother takes off her pot holder but in a different shot the pot holder is still on.

Quotes:

Clinton: Well hell's bells, if it ain't Felony Melanie.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Ellie Parker (2005)

Soundtrack:

Weekend Song

Felony Melanie!!

Where do i start with this movie? Fantastic, had me hooked from the start, they were on to a winner as soon as they cast Dakota Fanning as 'young' Melanie. Now i'm a sucker for good 'chick Flicks' and this one tops my list, Reese shines as Melanie, the girl who realises that what she's been looking for was right there at home waiting for her. Josh Lucas makes a fabulous performance as Jake, her estranged high school Hubby who's never got her out of his mind. If you are in the mood for a good old fashioned romance with some great country thrown in then this is the one for you, i've lost count how many times i have seen this now and i'll never tire of it. Even if this isn't your kind of film i challenge you to watch it and not feel good, practically impossible.