Sweet Home Alabama

Sweet Home Alabama

108 mins | Comedy, Romance | Sept. 26, 2002

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.

Sweet Home Alabama

108 mins | Comedy, Romance | Sept. 26, 2002

Sweet Home Alabama
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.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Original Film, Touchstone Pictures, D&D Films, Pigeon Creek Films
Original title Sweet Home Alabama
Directors Rebecca Edelson, Kristina M. Peterson, Alicia Accardo, Hillary Schwartz, Michael Viglietta, Eric Yellin, Louis D'Esposito, Andy Tennant
Writers C. Jay Cox, Douglas J. Eboch

Cast

Reese Witherspoon

as Melanie "Carmichael" Smooter Perry

Josh Lucas

as Jake Perry

Patrick Dempsey

as Andrew Hennings

Candice Bergen

as Mayor Kate Hennings

Mary Kay Place

as Pearl Smooter

Fred Ward

as Earl Smooter

Jean Smart

as Stella Kay

Ethan Embry

as Bobby Ray

Melanie Lynskey

as Lurlynn

Courtney Gains

as Sheriff Wade

Mary Lynn Rajskub

as Dorothea

Rhona Mitra

as Tabatha Wadmore-Smith

Nathan Lee Graham

as Frederick Montana

Sean Bridgers

as Eldon

Fleet Cooper

as Clinton

Kevin Sussman

as Barry Lowenstein

Thomas Curtis

as Young Jake

Dakota Fanning

as Young Melanie Smooter

Mark Skinner

as Bruno

Phil Cater

as Pablo

Michael Snow

as Devin

Bob Penny

as Wallace Buford

Mark Matkevich

as Tom Darovsic

Lee Roy Giles

as Eugene the Guard

Afemo Omilami

as Jimmy Lee

Kevin Hagan

as Jimmy the Driver

Dennis Ryan

as Reporter

Jim O'Connor

as Reporter

Leslie Hendrix

as Reporter

Tony Rizzoli

as Gentleman

Bob Seel

as Bartender

Kelsey Lowenthal

as Carrie Lee

Jen Apgar

as Starr

Sarah Baker

as Dix

Deborah Duke

as Sherma

Ted Manson

as Colonel Murphy

Sharon Blackwood

as Virgie

Suzi Bass

as Shirleen

Don Young

as Old Dead Soldier

Jody Thompson

as Dead Soldier

Dionne Gipson

as Press Secretary

Doug Killen

as Catfish Festival Dancer

Emily Furman

as Catfish Festival Dancer

Pete Talton

as Catfish Festival Dancer

Kelly Franklin

as Catfish Festival Singer

Keni Thomas

as Catfish Festival Singer

Jeanne Arnold

as Catfish Festival Singer

Osjha Anderson

as Catfish Festival Singer

Traci Ann Wolfe

as Model

Jana Lynn Schoep

as Model

Eddy Donno

as Model

Colin Ford

as Clinton Jr. (uncredited)

Katharine Towne

as Erin Vanderbilt (uncredited)