A young woman who has reinvented herself as a New York City socialite must return home to Alabama to obtain a divorce from her husband after seven years of separation.A young woman who has reinvented herself as a New York City socialite must return home to Alabama to obtain a divorce from her husband after seven years of separation.A young woman who has reinvented herself as a New York City socialite must return home to Alabama to obtain a divorce from her husband after seven years of separation.
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- 3 wins & 6 nominations
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- TriviaThis was first film to shoot in New York City after the September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center.
- GoofsAt the reception at the end of the movie, Mel's dress is clean and dry. On the beach just before, it was dirty and wet from the storm and sand.
- Quotes
Melanie Carmichael: The truth is I gave my heart away a long time ago, my whole heart, and I never really got it back.
- Crazy creditsDuring the end credits some photos are shown with the cast. In a sequence of them Melanie's parents are "scared" by a punk with a pierced tongue, Mel's co-worker from the beginning of the movie, who comments on her accent when she dreams.
- ConnectionsEdited into Sweet Home Alabama: Deleted Scenes (2003)
- SoundtracksBring on the Day
Written by Amy Powers and CJ Vanston
Produced by CJ Vanston
Performed by Charlotte Martin
Courtesy of The RCA Records Label
Featured review
I found Sweet Home Alabama to be a very sweet romantic comedy, Reese Witherspoon was just so adorable in this film. I wanted to see Sweet Home Alabama because I love Reese and remember hearing so much about it when it was released. So, of course, I figured now would be a good time to rent it and find out what this movie was about. Over all, I'd say it was a bit over rated(everyone I knew who saw this movie loved it), but still a watchable romantic comedy.
Sweet Home Alabama is about a girl, Melanie, she is about to marry the mayor of New York city's son. But she has a bit of a bumpy past in the south where her family and old friends are, she's still married to Jake, her high school sweetheart. Without trying to bring up her embarrassing past to her fiancée, she has to get things done and settled with everyone, including her husband. But she slowly discovers how much she missed her true home and how much of a wonderful guy that Jake is.
A bit predictable and silly, but over all I would recommend Sweet Home Alabama for a lite comedy that most could enjoy. Like I said, it's not that big of a deal, but I love Reese Witherspoon personally, so you might disagree, but then again, how will you know if you don't give the movie a shot? So, sit back and just have fun!
6/10
Sweet Home Alabama is about a girl, Melanie, she is about to marry the mayor of New York city's son. But she has a bit of a bumpy past in the south where her family and old friends are, she's still married to Jake, her high school sweetheart. Without trying to bring up her embarrassing past to her fiancée, she has to get things done and settled with everyone, including her husband. But she slowly discovers how much she missed her true home and how much of a wonderful guy that Jake is.
A bit predictable and silly, but over all I would recommend Sweet Home Alabama for a lite comedy that most could enjoy. Like I said, it's not that big of a deal, but I love Reese Witherspoon personally, so you might disagree, but then again, how will you know if you don't give the movie a shot? So, sit back and just have fun!
6/10
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- Oct 26, 2006
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Box office
- Budget
- $30,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $127,223,418
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $35,648,740
- Sep 29, 2002
- Gross worldwide
- $180,622,424
- Runtime1 hour 48 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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