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New York fashion designer Melanie Carmichael suddenly finds herself engaged to the city's most eligible bachelor. But Melanie's 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, only to discover that you can take the girl out of the South, but you can never take the South out of the girl.

Keywords:

Comedy, Drama, Romance, Romantic Comedy, Movie, Film, RomCom, Movies, Films

Additional Information:

(2002) (USA) (3 Star)

Cast:

Reese Witherspoon	.... Melanie Smooter Perry alias Carmichael
Josh Lucas	.... Jake Perry
Patrick Dempsey	.... Andrew Hennings
Candice Bergen	.... Mayor Kate Hennings
Mary Kay Place	.... Pearl Smooter
Fred Ward	.... Earl Smooter

Supporting Cast:

Jean Smart	.... Stella Kay
Ethan Embry	.... Bobby Ray
Melanie Lynskey	.... Lurlynn
Courtney Gains	.... Wade
Mary Lynn Rajskub	.... Dorothea
Rhona Mitra	.... Tabatha Wadmore-Smith
Nathan Lee Graham	.... Frederick Montana
Sean Bridgers	.... Eldon
Fleet Cooper	.... Clinton

Directors:

Andy Tennant

Writers:

Douglas J. Eboch
C. Jay Cox