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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: 1566 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0256415
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smart_display 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

Kevin Sussman
Barry Lowenstein

Thomas Curtis
Young Jake

Dakota Fanning
Young Melanie

Mark Skinner
Bruno

Michelle Krusiec
Pan

Phil Cater
Pablo

Michael Snow
Devin

Bob Penny
Wallace Buford

Mark Matkevich
Tom Darovsic

Lee Roy Giles
Eugene the Guard

Afemo Omilami
Jimmy Lee

Kevin Hagan
Jimmy the Driver

Dennis Ryan
Reporter

Jim O'Connor
Reporter

Leslie Hendrix
Reporter

Tony Rizzoli
Gentleman

Bob Seel
Bartender

Kelsey Lowenthal
Carrie Lee

Jen Apgar
Starr

Sarah Baker
Dix

Deborah Duke
Sherma

Ted Manson
Colonel Murphy

Sharon Blackwood
Virgie

Suzi Bass
Shirleen

Don Young
Old Dead Soldier

Jody Thompson
Dead Soldier

Dionne Gipson
Press Secretary

Doug Killen
Catfish Festival Dancer

Emily Furman
Catfish Festival Dancer

Pete Talton
Catfish Festival Dancer

Kelly Franklin
Catfish Festival Singer

Keni Thomas
Catfish Festival Singer

Osjha Anderson
Catfish Festival Singer

Charlotte Pierrepont
Model

Traci Ann Wolfe
Model

Jana Lynn Schoep
Model

Eddy Donno
Model

Colin Ford
Clinton Jr. (uncredited)

Katharine Towne
Erin Vanderbilt (uncredited)

Jeanne Arnold
Catfish Festival Singer
groups Crew

Tracey Wadmore-Smith
Editor

Neal H. Moritz
Producer

Wink Mordaunt
Executive Producer

Andy Tennant
Director

Jon Jashni
Executive Producer

C. Jay Cox
Screenplay

Stokely Chaffin
Producer

Michael Fottrell
Executive Producer

Andrew Dunn
Director of Photography

Troy Takaki
Editor

Douglas J. Eboch
Story

Bill O'Drobinak
Camera Operator

Bob Beemer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Joani Yarbrough
Hair Department Head

Sophie de Rakoff
Costume Design

Michael T. Ryan
Music Editor

Jay Pelissier
Art Direction

George Fenton
Original Music Composer

Clay A. Griffith
Production Design

Dawn Solér
Music Supervisor

Lisa K. Sessions
Set Decoration

Peter Iovino
Still Photographer

Scott Millan
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Sarah Mays
Makeup Department Head

Alicia Accardo
Script Supervisor

George Watters II
Supervising Sound Editor

Laura Z. Wasserman
Music Supervisor

Lonnie R. Smith Jr.
Stunt Coordinator

Suhail Kafity
Supervising Sound Editor

Egan Gauntt
Art Department Coordinator

R.J. Palmer
Sound Effects Editor

Anne Morgan
Hair Designer

John Caglione Jr.
Makeup Department Head

Philip Ivey
Key Hair Stylist

Victor DeNicola
Key Hair Stylist

Brad Wilder
Makeup Artist

Dawn Turner
Hairstylist

Christine Domaniecki
Makeup Artist

Susan 'Star' Orr
Hairstylist

Judy Ponder-Patton
Makeup Department Head

Donna Martin
Makeup Artist

Randi Layne
Stunts

Cal Johnson
Stunts

Anderson Martin
Stunts

Tim Gallin
Stunts

Cal Johnson
Stunt Double

Scott Dale
Stunts

Teri E. Dorman
Supervising Dialogue Editor

Christopher T. Welch
Supervising ADR Editor

Blythe Cappello
Casting Associate

Jim Likowski
Foley Editor

David H. Allen
Property Master

Kathleen Chopin
Casting

Allen Hartz
Dialogue Editor

David A. Arnold
Dialogue Editor

Mary C. Lane
Costume Supervisor

Jennifer Euston
Casting Associate

Dwight Benjamin-Creel
Property Master

Tony Kupersmith
Construction Coordinator

Juel Bestrop
Casting

Louis D'Esposito
First Assistant Director

Marina Ray
Assistant Costume Designer

Julie Feiner
Dialogue Editor

Jeanne McCarthy
Casting

Donald Dowd
Set Dresser

Cheryl Quarantiello
Unit Production Manager

Sara E. White
Production Supervisor

Michael Fottrell
Unit Production Manager

Kristina M. Peterson
Second Second Assistant Director

Hillary Schwartz
Additional Second Assistant Director

Page Rosenberg-Marvin
Production Supervisor

Eric Yellin
Second Second Assistant Director

Michael Viglietta
Second Assistant Director

Rebecca Edelson
Script Supervisor

Chuck Graydon
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