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.
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Reese Witherspoon | Melanie |
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Josh Lucas | Jake |
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Patrick Dempsey | Andrew |
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Candice Bergen | Kate |
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Mary Kay Place | Pearl |
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Fred Ward | Earl |
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Jean Smart | Stella Kay |
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Ethan Embry | Bobby Ray |
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Melanie Lynskey | Lurlynn |
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Courtney Gains | Wade |
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Mary Lynn Rajskub | Dorothea |
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Rhona Mitra | Tabatha |
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Nathan Lee Graham | Frederick |
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Sean Bridgers | Eldon |
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Fleet Cooper | Clinton |
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Kevin Sussman | Barry |
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Thomas Curtis | Young Jake |
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Dakota Fanning | Young Melanie |
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Mark Skinner | Bruno |
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Michelle Krusiec | Pan |
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Phil Cater | Pablo |
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Michael Snow | Devin |
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Bob Penny | Wallace Buford |
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Mark Matkevich | Tom Darovsic |
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Lee Roy Giles | Eugene the Guard |
Director | Andy Tennant |
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Writer | Douglas J. Eboch, C. Jay Cox | |
Producer | Stokely Chaffin, Michael Fottrell, Jon Jashni, Wink Mordaunt, Neal H. Moritz | |
Musician | George Fenton | |
Photography | Andrew Dunn |