Sweet Home Alabama

Sweet Home Alabama

Sweet Home Alabama is a 2002 American romantic comedy film directed by Andy Tennant and stars Reese Witherspoon, Josh Lucas, and Patrick Dempsey. The film was released on September 27, 2002. The film opens on an Alabama beach with two children chasing each other: Melanie Smooter and Jake Perry. The two discuss their future together. They kiss, and Jake says they will be married one day. The scene then moves to the present day. Melanie has changed her last name to Carmichael and is now a successful fashion designer in New York City. After becoming engaged to Andrew , the mayor's son, Melanie...
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quick facts
Release date:September 20, 2002
Directed by:Andy Tennant
Rated:PG-13 (USA)
Runtime:109 Minutes
Producer:Stokely Chaffin, Neal H. Moritz
Editor:Troy Takaki, Tracey Wadmore-Smith
Music by:George Fenton
Cinematography:Andrew Dunn
Screenplay by:C. Jay Cox
Estimated budget:$38,000,000
Genre:Comedy

Cast of Sweet Home Alabama

Fred Ward
Fred Ward
Earl Smooter
Born:December 30, 1942
Age:69
Josh Lucas
Josh Lucas
Jake Perry
Born:June 20, 1971
Age:40
Patrick Dempsey
Patrick Dempsey
Andrew Hennings
Born:January 13, 1966
Age:45
Mary Kay Place
Mary Kay Place
Pearl Smooter
Born:September 23, 1947
Age:64
Dakota Fanning
Dakota Fanning
Melanie Smooter
Born:February 23, 1994
Age:17
Jean Smart
Jean Smart
Stella Kay
Born:September 13, 1951
Age:60

Honors and Awards

YearAward Nomination
2003 MTV Movie Award for Best Female Performance, Reese Witherspoon
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Film director of Sweet Home Alabama

Andy Tennant
Andy Tennant
Born: 1955
Age: 57

Andy Tennant is an American screenwriter, film and television director, and dancer. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Tennant was raised in Flossmoor, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. His father was Don Tennant, a legendary creative advertising talent with Leo Burnett Agency in Chicago. As a boy, he spent...
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Music contributors for Sweet Home Alabama

George Fenton
George Fenton

George Fenton is a British composer best known for his work writing film scores and music for television, although he also writes music for the...
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Filming locations for Sweet Home Alabama

New York City
New York City

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