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Crazy in Alabama (1999)
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.
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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.
Rating:PG-13
Genre:Comedy, Drama
Written By:Mark Childress
In Theaters:10/22/1999
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Runtime:112 minutes
Studio:Green Moon Productions, Columbia Pictures, Global Entertainment Productions
Cast
Antonio Banderas
Director
Melanie Griffith
Lucille Vinson
David Morse
Dove Bullis
Lucas Black
Peter Joseph 'Peejoe' Bullis
Cathy Moriarty
Earlene Bullis
Meat Loaf
Sheriff John Doggett
Rod Steiger
Judge Louis Mead
Richard Schiff
Norman the Chauffeur
John Beasley
Nehemiah Jackson
Robert Wagner
Harry Hall
Noah Emmerich
Sheriff Raymond
Paul Ben-Victor
D.A. Mackie
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