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Crazy in Alabama

  • 19991999
  • K-8K-8
  • 1h 51m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
7.1K
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POPULARITY
14,129
943
Crazy in Alabama (1999)
Theatrical Trailer from Columbia Pictures
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An abused wife heads to California to become a movie star while her nephew back in Alabama has to deal with a racially-motivated murder involving a corrupt sheriff.An abused wife heads to California to become a movie star while her nephew back in Alabama has to deal with a racially-motivated murder involving a corrupt sheriff.An abused wife heads to California to become a movie star while her nephew back in Alabama has to deal with a racially-motivated murder involving a corrupt sheriff.

IMDb RATING
6.2/10
7.1K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
14,129
943
  • Director
    • Antonio Banderas
  • Writer
    • Mark Childress(novel)
  • Stars
    • Melanie Griffith
    • David Morse
    • Lucas Black
Top credits
  • Director
    • Antonio Banderas
  • Writer
    • Mark Childress(novel)
  • Stars
    • Melanie Griffith
    • David Morse
    • Lucas Black
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 77User reviews
    • 30Critic reviews
    • 46Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 6 nominations

    Videos1

    Crazy in Alabama
    Trailer 2:18
    Crazy in Alabama

    Photos38

    Dove & Peejoe
    Lucille & Peejoe
    Lucille, Meemaw & Peejoe
    Melanie Griffith stars as Lucille
    Lucas Black as Peejoe
    Rod Steiger as Judge Mead
    David Morse as Dove
    Melanie Griffith in Crazy in Alabama (1999)
    Melanie Griffith stars as Lucille
    Director Antonio Banderas
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    Crazy in Alabama (1999)

    Top cast

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    Melanie Griffith
    Melanie Griffith
    • Lucille
    David Morse
    David Morse
    • Dove
    Lucas Black
    Lucas Black
    • Peejoe
    Cathy Moriarty
    Cathy Moriarty
    • Earlene
    Meat Loaf
    Meat Loaf
    • Sheriff John Doggett
    • (as Meat Loaf Aday)
    Rod Steiger
    Rod Steiger
    • Judge Mead
    Richard Schiff
    Richard Schiff
    • Norman
    John Beasley
    John Beasley
    • Nehemiah
    Robert Wagner
    Robert Wagner
    • Harry Hall
    Noah Emmerich
    Noah Emmerich
    • Sheriff Raymond
    Sandra Seacat
    Sandra Seacat
    • Meemaw
    Paul Ben-Victor
    Paul Ben-Victor
    • Mackie
    Brad Beyer
    Brad Beyer
    • Jack
    Fannie Flagg
    Fannie Flagg
    • Sally
    Elizabeth Perkins
    Elizabeth Perkins
    • Joan Blake
    Linda Hart
    Linda Hart
    • Madelyn
    Paul Mazursky
    Paul Mazursky
    • Walter Schwegmann
    Holmes Osborne
    Holmes Osborne
    • Larry Russell
    • Director
      • Antonio Banderas
    • Writer
      • Mark Childress(novel) (screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      It is mentioned in one of the scenes, that Melanie Griffith's character, who is an aspiring actress, should visit Alfred Hitchcock's agents. Griffith's mother is actress Tippi Hedren, who rose to stardom in Hitchock's Linnut (1963) and Marnie - vaarallisella tiellä (1964).
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Peejoe: I learned a lot of secrets that summer: you can bury freedom but you can't kill it. Taylor Jackson died for freedom. Aunt Lucille had to kill to get it. Life and death are only temporary but freedom goes on forever.

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Bringing Out the Dead/Body Shots/Crazy in Alabama/Three to Tango/The City (1999)
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      Written by Lee Hazlewood
      Performed by Nancy Sinatra
      Courtesy of Boots Enterprises, Inc.

    User reviews77

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    Featured review
    Great film!
    I wasn't sure what to expect of this film but afterwards I was glad I had watched it. Great performances, esp. from Meatloaf and Lucas Black. He's going to be a star when he's older! When I saw that Antonio Banderas had directed it, I thought "Oh, here's another one of those films where the actor/director has to put his wife in the leading role.. blah blah blah" but it was a really good film. Overall, I give it a 8/10.
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    • Rose-35
    • Oct 29, 2000

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 22, 1999 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Germany
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Sony Movie Channel (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Bojos a Alabama
    • Filming locations
      • Houma, Louisiana, USA
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Green Moon Productions
      • Global Entertainment Productions GmbH & Company Medien KG
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $15,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,005,840
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,010,596
      • Oct 24, 1999
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,005,840
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 51 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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