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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Tagline
Sometimes What You're Looking For Is Right Where You Left It.
Release date
2002-09-20
Runtime
1h 48m
Languages
English
My rating
Global rating
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Director


  1. Andy Tennant

Writer


  1. C. Jay Cox

Cast


  1. Reese Witherspoon
    Melanie "Carmichael" Smooter Perry
  2. Afemo Omilami
    Jimmy Lee
  3. Josh Lucas
    Jake Perry
  4. Melanie Lynskey
    Lurlynn
  5. Dakota Fanning
    Young Melanie Smooter
  6. Fred Ward
    Earl Smooter
  7. Patrick Dempsey
    Andrew Hennings
  8. Kevin Sussman
    Barry Lowenstein
  9. Mary Lynn Rajskub
    Dorothea
  10. Rhona Mitra
    Tabatha Wadmore-Smith
  11. Jean Smart
    Stella Kay
  12. Mary Kay Place
    Pearl Smooter
  13. Candice Bergen
    Mayor Kate Hennings
  14. Ethan Embry
    Bobby Ray
  15. Katharine Towne
    Erin Vanderbilt (uncredited)
  16. Michelle Krusiec
    Pan
  17. Ted Manson
    Colonel Murphy
  18. Sarah Baker
    Dix
  19. Colin Ford
    Clinton Jr. (uncredited)
  20. Courtney Gains
    Sheriff Wade
  21. Sean Bridgers
    Eldon
  22. Sharon Blackwood
    Virgie
  23. Nathan Lee Graham
    Frederick Montana
  24. Bob Penny
    Wallace Buford
  25. Jody Thompson
    Dead Soldier
  26. Eddy Donno
    Model
  27. Leslie Hendrix
    Reporter
  28. Jen Apgar
    Starr
  29. Suzi Bass
    Shirleen
  30. Jim O'Connor
    Reporter
  31. Don Young
    Old Dead Soldier
  32. Kelly Franklin
    Catfish Festival Singer
  33. Mark Matkevich
    Tom Darovsic
  34. Thomas Curtis
    Young Jake
  35. Charlotte Pierrepont
    Model
  36. Kevin Hagan
    Jimmy the Driver
  37. Dionne Gipson
    Press Secretary
  38. Traci Ann Wolfe
    Model
  39. Dennis Ryan
    Reporter
  40. Tony Rizzoli
    Gentleman
  41. Deborah Duke
    Sherma
  42. Jeanne Arnold
    Catfish Festival Singer
  43. Fleet Cooper
    Clinton
  44. Phil Cater
    Pablo
  45. Bob Seel
    Bartender
  46. Doug Killen
    Catfish Festival Dancer
  47. Emily Furman
    Catfish Festival Dancer
  48. Jana Lynn Schoep
    Model
  49. Kelsey Lowenthal
    Carrie Lee
  50. Keni Thomas
    Catfish Festival Singer
  51. Lee Roy Giles
    Eugene the Guard
  52. Mark Skinner
    Bruno
  53. Michael Snow
    Devin
  54. Osjha Anderson
    Catfish Festival Singer
  55. Pete Talton
    Catfish Festival Dancer

Composer


  1. George Fenton

Producer


  1. Neal H. Moritz
  2. Jon Jashni
  3. Michael Fottrell
  4. Wink Mordaunt
  5. Stokely Chaffin

Director of Photography


  1. Andrew Dunn

Editor


  1. Tracey Wadmore-Smith
  2. Troy Takaki