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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.
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 2002-09-26
- video_camera_front Companies Touchstone Pictures, Original Film, D&D Films, Pigeon Creek Films
- timer Runtime: 108 Mins
- star Rating: 6.4 / 10
- favorite Likes: 1544 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0256415
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Reese Witherspoon
Melanie Smooter
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Josh Lucas
Jake Perry
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Patrick Dempsey
Andrew Hennings
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Candice Bergen
Mayor Kate Hennings
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Mary Kay Place
Pearl Smooter
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Fred Ward
Earl Smooter
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Jean Smart
Stella Kay Perry
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Ethan Embry
Bobby Ray
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Melanie Lynskey
Lurlynn
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Courtney Gains
Sheriff Wade
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Mary Lynn Rajskub
Dorothea
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Rhona Mitra
Tabatha Wadmore-Smith
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Nathan Lee Graham
Frederick Montana
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Sean Bridgers
Eldon
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Fleet Cooper
Clinton
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Kevin Sussman
Barry Lowenstein
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Thomas Curtis
Young Jake
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Dakota Fanning
Young Melanie
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Mark Skinner
Bruno
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Michelle Krusiec
Pan
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Phil Cater
Pablo
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Michael Snow
Devin
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Bob Penny
Wallace Buford
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Mark Matkevich
Tom Darovsic
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Lee Roy Giles
Eugene the Guard
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Afemo Omilami
Jimmy Lee
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Kevin Hagan
Jimmy the Driver
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Dennis Ryan
Reporter
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Jim O'Connor
Reporter
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Leslie Hendrix
Reporter
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Tony Rizzoli
Gentleman
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Bob Seel
Bartender
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Kelsey Lowenthal
Carrie Lee
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Jen Apgar
Starr
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Sarah Baker
Dix
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Deborah Duke
Sherma
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Ted Manson
Colonel Murphy
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Sharon Blackwood
Virgie
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Suzi Bass
Shirleen
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Don Young
Old Dead Soldier
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Jody Thompson
Dead Soldier
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Dionne Gipson
Press Secretary
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Doug Killen
Catfish Festival Dancer
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Emily Furman
Catfish Festival Dancer
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Pete Talton
Catfish Festival Dancer
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Kelly Franklin
Catfish Festival Singer
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Keni Thomas
Catfish Festival Singer
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Jeanne Arnold
Catfish Festival Singer
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Osjha Anderson
Catfish Festival Singer
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Charlotte Pierrepont
Model
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Traci Ann Wolfe
Model
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Jana Lynn Schoep
Model
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Eddy Donno
Model
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Colin Ford
Clinton Jr. (uncredited)
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Katharine Towne
Erin Vanderbilt (uncredited)
groups Crew
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C. Jay Cox
Screenplay
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Andy Tennant
Director
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Wink Mordaunt
Executive Producer
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Jon Jashni
Executive Producer
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Stokely Chaffin
Producer
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Troy Takaki
Editor
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Tracey Wadmore-Smith
Editor
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Michael Fottrell
Executive Producer
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Douglas J. Eboch
Story
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Neal H. Moritz
Producer
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Andrew Dunn
Director of Photography
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George Fenton
Original Music Composer
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Peter Iovino
Still Photographer
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Scott Millan
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
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Sophie de Rakoff
Costume Design
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Michael T. Ryan
Music Editor
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Lisa K. Sessions
Set Decoration
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Bill O'Drobinak
Camera Operator
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Clay A. Griffith
Production Design
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Dawn Solér
Music Supervisor
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Bob Beemer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
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Egan Gauntt
Art Department Coordinator
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Joani Yarbrough
Hair Department Head
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Sarah Mays
Makeup Department Head
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Jay Pelissier
Art Direction
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Alicia Accardo
Script Supervisor
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Laura Ziffren
Music Supervisor
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George Watters II
Supervising Sound Editor
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Suhail Kafity
Supervising Sound Editor
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R.J. Palmer
Sound Effects Editor
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Lonnie R. Smith Jr.
Stunt Coordinator
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Donna Martin
Makeup Artist
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John Caglione Jr.
Makeup Department Head
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Philip Ivey
Key Hair Stylist
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Anne Morgan
Hair Designer
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Christine Domaniecki
Makeup Artist
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Dawn Turner
Hairstylist
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Victor DeNicola
Key Hair Stylist
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Brad Wilder
Makeup Artist
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Judy Ponder-Patton
Makeup Department Head
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Susan 'Star' Orr
Hairstylist
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Tim Gallin
Stunts
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Cal Johnson
Stunt Double
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Cal Johnson
Stunts
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Randi Layne
Stunts
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Scott Dale
Stunts
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Anderson Martin
Stunts
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Jennifer Euston
Casting Associate
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Tony Kupersmith
Construction Coordinator
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Blythe Cappello
Casting Associate
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Jeanne McCarthy
Casting
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Teri E. Dorman
Supervising Dialogue Editor
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David A. Arnold
Dialogue Editor
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Christopher T. Welch
Supervising ADR Editor
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Julie Feiner
Dialogue Editor
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Juel Bestrop
Casting
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Allen Hartz
Dialogue Editor
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Mary C. Lane
Costume Supervisor
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Marina Ray
Assistant Costume Designer
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Kathleen Chopin
Casting
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Dwight Benjamin-Creel
Property Master
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Louis D'Esposito
First Assistant Director
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Jim Likowski
Foley Editor
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David H. Allen
Property Master
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Donald Dowd
Set Dresser
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Rebecca Edelson
Script Supervisor
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Eric Yellin
Second Second Assistant Director
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Michael Viglietta
Second Assistant Director
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Michael Fottrell
Unit Production Manager
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Kristina M. Peterson
Second Second Assistant Director
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Hillary Schwartz
Additional Second Assistant Director
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Page Rosenberg-Marvin
Production Supervisor
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Cheryl Quarantiello
Unit Production Manager
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Sara E. White
Production Supervisor
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Chuck Graydon
Driver
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