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.
Cast
Reese Witherspoon
Melanie Smooter
Josh Lucas
Jake Perry
Patrick Dempsey
Andrew Hennings
Candice Bergen
Mayor Kate Hennings
Mary Kay Place
Pearl Smooter
Fred Ward
Earl Smooter
Jean Smart
Stella Kay Perry
Ethan Embry
Bobby Ray
Melanie Lynskey
Lurlynn
Courtney Gains
Sheriff Wade
Mary Lynn Rajskub
Dorothea
Rhona Mitra
Tabatha Wadmore-Smith
Nathan Lee Graham
Frederick Montana
Sean Bridgers
Eldon
Fleet Cooper
Clinton
Kevin Sussman
Barry Lowenstein
Thomas Curtis
Young Jake
Dakota Fanning
Young Melanie
Mark Skinner
Bruno
Michelle Krusiec
Pan
Phil Cater
Pablo
Michael Snow
Devin
Bob Penny
Wallace Buford
Mark Matkevich
Tom Darovsic
Lee Roy Giles
Eugene the Guard
Afemo Omilami
Jimmy Lee
Kevin Hagan
Jimmy the Driver
Dennis Ryan
Reporter
Jim O'Connor
Reporter
Leslie Hendrix
Reporter
Tony Rizzoli
Gentleman
Bob Seel
Bartender
Kelsey Lowenthal
Carrie Lee
Jen Apgar
Starr
Sarah Baker
Dix
Deborah Duke
Sherma
Ted Manson
Colonel Murphy
Sharon Blackwood
Virgie
Suzi Bass
Shirleen
Don Young
Old Dead Soldier
Jody Thompson
Dead Soldier
Dionne Gipson
Press Secretary
Doug Killen
Catfish Festival Dancer
Emily Furman
Catfish Festival Dancer
Pete Talton
Catfish Festival Dancer
Kelly Franklin
Catfish Festival Singer
Keni Thomas
Catfish Festival Singer
Osjha Anderson
Catfish Festival Singer
Charlotte Pierrepont
Model
Traci Ann Wolfe
Model
Jana Lynn Schoep
Model
Eddy Donno
Model
Colin Ford
Clinton Jr. (uncredited)
Katharine Towne
Erin Vanderbilt (uncredited)
Crew
Andy Tennant
Director
C. Jay Cox
Screenplay
Douglas J. Eboch
Story
Tracey Wadmore-Smith
Editor
Troy Takaki
Editor
Andrew Dunn
Director of Photography
Louis D'Esposito
First Assistant Director
Michael Viglietta
Second Assistant Director
Kristina M. Peterson
Second Second Assistant Director
Eric Yellin
Second Second Assistant Director
Hillary Schwartz
Additional Second Assistant Director
Wink Mordaunt
Executive Producer
Jon Jashni
Executive Producer
Michael Fottrell
Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager
Sara E. White
Production Supervisor
Page Rosenberg-Marvin
Production Supervisor
Neal H. Moritz
Producer
Stokely Chaffin
Producer
Clay A. Griffith
Production Design
Bill O'Drobinak
Camera Operator
Blythe Cappello
Casting Associate
Jennifer Euston
Casting Associate
Kathleen Chopin
Casting
Juel Bestrop
Casting
Jeanne McCarthy
Casting
Marina Ray
Assistant Costume Designer
Mary C. Lane
Costume Supervisor
Sophie de Rakoff
Costume Design
Joani Yarbrough
Hair Department Head
Anne Morgan
Hair Designer
Philip Ivey
Key Hair Stylist
Victor DeNicola
Key Hair Stylist
Dawn Turner
Hairstylist
Susan 'Star' Orr
Hairstylist
Sarah Mays
Makeup Department Head
John Caglione Jr.
Makeup Department Head
Judy Ponder-Patton
Makeup Department Head
Brad Wilder
Makeup Artist
Christine Domaniecki
Makeup Artist
Donna Martin
Makeup Artist
Egan Gauntt
Art Department Coordinator
R.J. Palmer
Sound Effects Editor
George Watters II
Supervising Sound Editor
Suhail Kafity
Supervising Sound Editor
Bob Beemer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Scott Millan
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jim Likowski
Foley Editor
Christopher T. Welch
Supervising ADR Editor
George Fenton
Original Music Composer
Dawn Solér
Music Supervisor
Laura Z. Wasserman
Music Supervisor
Michael T. Ryan
Music Editor
Teri E. Dorman
Supervising Dialogue Editor
Allen Hartz
Dialogue Editor
David A. Arnold
Dialogue Editor
Julie Feiner
Dialogue Editor
Lisa K. Sessions
Set Decoration
Donald Dowd
Set Dresser
Tony Kupersmith
Construction Coordinator
Peter Iovino
Still Photographer
Alicia Accardo
Script Supervisor
Rebecca Edelson
Script Supervisor
Chuck Graydon
Driver
Randi Layne
Stunts
Cal Johnson
Stunts, Stunt Double
Anderson Martin
Stunts
Tim Gallin
Stunts
Scott Dale
Stunts
Lonnie R. Smith Jr.
Stunt Coordinator
David H. Allen
Property Master
Dwight Benjamin-Creel
Property Master
George A. Lee
Assistant Property Master
Cheryl Quarantiello
Unit Production Manager
Jay Pelissier
Art Direction
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