Crazy In Alabama Synopsis & Summary

Synopsis

Comedy and drama take turns in this period piece based on a novel by Mark Childress. Peejoe (Lucas Black), short for Peter Joseph, lives in a small Alabama town in 1965, at the height of the Civil Rights movement. He becomes involved with a group of black students protesting the town's racially segregated municipal swimming pool, leading to a protest that explodes into deadly violence. But Peejoe has gotten a crash course in standing your ground and following your own path from his free-spirited Aunt Lucille (Melanie Griffith), who has killed her abusive husband and is headed for Hollywood, where she's convinced that television stardom awaits her. Crazy in Alabama marked the directorial debut of actor Antonio Banderas; his supporting cast includes Cathy Moriarty, Elizabeth Perkins, Rod Steiger, Fannie Flagg, and Meat Loaf Aday. - Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Movie Info

Starring:
Melanie Griffith, David Morse, Lucas Black, Cathy Moriarty, Meat Loaf
Theatrical Release Date:
10/22/1999
DVD Release Date:
03/28/2000
Rating:
PG-13
MPAA Reasons:
for some violence, thematic material, language and a scene of sensuality.
Run Time:
111 min.
Distributor(s):
Sony
Production Co.:
Columbia Pictures, Green Moon Productions, Sony Pictures Entertainment
Director(s):
Antonio Banderas
Genre(s):
Comedy, Drama
Themes:
Innocence Lost, Eccentric Families, Social Injustice, Race Relations
Tone:
Affectionate, Atmospheric, Bittersweet, Campy, Earnest, Gritty, Irreverent, Quirky
Keywords:
Civil-Rights, aunt, husband, injustice, murder-trial, protester, self-defense, small-town, stars [celebrities]
Setting:
on the road,small town
Country of Origin:
USA (10-22-1999)
Time Period:
1965
Language:
English
Status:
DVD

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