Sweet Home Alabama

Overview

New York fashion designer Melanie Carmichael suddenly finds herself engaged to the city's most eligible bachelor. But her past holds many secrets—including Jake, the redneck husband she married in high school, who refuses to divorce her. Bound and determined to end their contentious relationship once and for all, Melanie sneaks back home to Alabama to confront her past.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 26, 2002

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Touchstone Pictures,Original Film,D&D Films,Pigeon Creek Films

Cast

Reese Witherspoon,Josh Lucas,Patrick Dempsey,Candice Bergen,Mary Kay Place,Fred Ward,Jean Smart,Ethan Embry,Melanie Lynskey,Courtney Gainsand 46 more

Director

Andy Tennant

Writer

C. Jay Cox,Douglas J. Eboch

Producer

Neal H. Moritz,Wink Mordaunt,Jon Jashni,Stokely Chaffin,Michael Fottrell

Cinematography

Andrew Dunn

Music

George Fenton

Budget

$30,000,000

Revenue

$180,622,424

IMDb

tt0256415