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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.
Theatrical
Sep 27, 2002
Box Office
$180.6M
Budget
$30.0M
Return
6.0x
DVD / Blu-ray
Feb 4, 2003
Director
Writers
C. Jay Cox, Douglas J. Eboch
Producers
Music
Studio
Touchstone Pictures, Original Film, D&D Films, Pigeon Creek Films
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Cast
Full credits →R
Reese Witherspoon
Melanie Smooter
J
Josh Lucas
Jake Perry
P
Patrick Dempsey
Andrew Hennings
C
Candice Bergen
Mayor Kate Hennings
M
Mary Kay Place
Pearl Smooter
F
Fred Ward
Earl Smooter
J
Jean Smart
Stella Kay Perry
E
Ethan Embry
Bobby Ray
M
Melanie Lynskey
Lurlynn
C
Courtney Gains
Sheriff Wade
M
Mary Lynn Rajskub
Dorothea
R
Rhona Mitra
Tabatha Wadmore-Smith
N
Nathan Lee Graham
Frederick Montana
S
Sean Bridgers
Eldon
K
Kevin Sussman
Barry Lowenstein
T
Thomas Curtis
Young Jake
D
Dakota Fanning
Young Melanie
M
Michelle Krusiec
Pan
B
Bob Penny
Wallace Buford
M
Mark Matkevich
Tom Darovsic
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Quotes
See all →Judgment on a Yankee's Sobriety
Earl Smooter
Well even if he is a Yankee, at least he's sober.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
State Bird of Alabama Warning
Earl Smooter
Careful, you just smashed the state bird of Alabama.
[to Kate]
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
