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.
Production D&D Films; Original Film; Pigeon Creek Films; Touchstone Pictures;
Cast Names Haley Buchanan; Doshia Darmane; Aimee Davis; Kristina Ekman; Gary Beck; Robert Black; Randy Bratton; Laurie Gardner; Rich Bryant; Chris Burns; Ambre Lake; Brandon Carroll; Paul Caspary; Mary Jean McAdams; Colin Ford; Melissa Wade; Lori Williams; Jason Guy; Rodney L. James; Matt Mangum; Charles McClelland; Matthew D. Miller; Ernest Peterson; Joe Pierce; Andrew Prine; Joel Sturdivant; Kimberly Adler; LaChanda Alexander; Kena Allen; Reese Witherspoon;
Box Office USD 127,214,072
Release Date 2002-09-20 (Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival) 2002-09-23 (premiere) 2002-09-27
Genres Comedy; Romance;
MPAA Rating [?] Rated PG-13 for some language/sexual references.