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Cast
Reese Witherspoon | As: Melanie Smooter | |
Josh Lucas | As: Jake Perry | |
Patrick Dempsey | As: Andrew Hennings | |
Candice Bergen | As: Mayor Kate Hennings | |
Mary Kay Place | As: Pearl Smooter |
Storyline
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.
Tagline: | Sometimes What You're Looking For Is Right Where You Left It. |
Certification: | PG-13 |
Cast
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) |
Directed By
Andy Tennant |
Director |
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Alicia Accardo |
Script Supervisor |
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Louis D'Esposito |
First Assistant Director |
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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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Michael Viglietta |
Second Assistant Director |
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Eric Yellin |
Second Second Assistant Director |
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Rebecca Edelson |
Script Supervisor |
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Writing Credits
C. Jay Cox |
Screenplay |
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Douglas J. Eboch |
Story |
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Production Crew
Neal H. Moritz |
Producer |
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Stokely Chaffin |
Producer |
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Michael Fottrell |
Executive Producer |
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Jon Jashni |
Executive Producer |
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Wink Mordaunt |
Executive Producer |
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Blythe Cappello |
Casting Associate |
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Jennifer Euston |
Casting Associate |
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Jeanne McCarthy |
Casting |
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Kathleen Chopin |
Casting |
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Juel Bestrop |
Casting |
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Michael Fottrell |
Unit Production Manager |
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Cheryl Quarantiello |
Unit Production Manager |
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Page Rosenberg-Marvin |
Production Supervisor |
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Sara E. White |
Production Supervisor |
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Edited By
Tracey Wadmore-Smith |
Editor |
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Troy Takaki |
Editor |
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Costume and Makeup
Sophie de Rakoff |
Costume Design |
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Joani Yarbrough |
Hair Department Head |
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Sarah Mays |
Makeup Department Head |
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Philip Ivey |
Key Hair Stylist |
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John Caglione Jr. |
Makeup Department Head |
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Victor DeNicola |
Key Hair Stylist |
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Donna Martin |
Makeup Artist |
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Dawn Turner |
Hairstylist |
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Anne Morgan |
Hair Designer |
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Brad Wilder |
Makeup Artist |
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Christine Domaniecki |
Makeup Artist |
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Susan 'Star' Orr |
Hairstylist |
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Judy Ponder-Patton |
Makeup Department Head |
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Mary C. Lane |
Costume Supervisor |
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Marina Ray |
Assistant Costume Designer |
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Sound
George Fenton |
Original Music Composer |
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Dawn Solér |
Music Supervisor |
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Laura Ziffren |
Music Supervisor |
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Michael T. Ryan |
Music Editor |
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Bob Beemer |
Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
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Scott Millan |
Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
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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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Teri E. Dorman |
Supervising Dialogue Editor |
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Allen Hartz |
Dialogue Editor |
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Julie Feiner |
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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Jim Likowski |
Foley Editor |
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Visual Effects
Camera
Andrew Dunn |
Director of Photography |
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Peter Iovino |
Still Photographer |
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Bill O'Drobinak |
Camera Operator |
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Lighting
Art Department
Clay A. Griffith |
Production Design |
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Jay Pelissier |
Art Direction |
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Lisa K. Sessions |
Set Decoration |
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Egan Gauntt |
Art Department Coordinator |
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Dwight Benjamin-Creel |
Property Master |
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David H. Allen |
Property Master |
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Tony Kupersmith |
Construction Coordinator |
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Donald Dowd |
Set Dresser |
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Other Crew
Lonnie R. Smith Jr. |
Stunt Coordinator |
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Randi Layne |
Stunts |
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Cal Johnson |
Stunts |
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Scott Dale |
Stunts |
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Anderson Martin |
Stunts |
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Tim Gallin |
Stunts |
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Cal Johnson |
Stunt Double |
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Chuck Graydon |
Driver |
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