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A young woman who's reinvented herself as a New York socialite must return home to Alabama to obtain a divorce from her husband, after seven years of separation.
Original Release
09/27/2002
US Release
09/27/2002
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Reese Witherspoon | Melanie Smooter / Melanie "Carmichael" Smooter Perry |
| Josh Lucas | Jake Perry |
| Patrick Dempsey | Andrew Hennings |
| Candice Bergen | Mayor Kate Hennings |
| Rhona Mitra | Tabatha Wadmore-Smith |
| Deborah Duke | Sherma |
| Fred Ward | Earl Smooter |
| Mary Kay Place | Pearl Smooter |
| Kevin Sussman | Barry Lowenstein |
| Melanie Lynskey | Lurlynn |
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Reese Witherspoon | Melanie Smooter / Melanie "Carmichael" Smooter Perry |
| Josh Lucas | Jake Perry |
| Patrick Dempsey | Andrew Hennings |
| Candice Bergen | Mayor Kate Hennings |
| Rhona Mitra | Tabatha Wadmore-Smith |
| Deborah Duke | Sherma |
| Fred Ward | Earl Smooter |
| Mary Kay Place | Pearl Smooter |
| Kevin Sussman | Barry Lowenstein |
| Melanie Lynskey | Lurlynn |
| Ethan Embry | Bobby Ray |
| Jean Smart | Stella Kay Perry / Stella Kay |
| Sharon Blackwood | Virgie |
| Dakota Fanning | Young Melanie / Young Melanie Smooter |
| Thomas Curtis | Young Jake |
| Courtney Gains | Sheriff Wade |
| Nathan Lee Graham | Frederick Montana |
| Mary Lynn Rajskub | Dorothea |
| Andrew Prine | Sheriff Holt |
| Sean Bridgers | Eldon |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Michael Fottrell | Executive Producer |
| Jon Jashni | Executive Producer |
| Wink Mordaunt | Executive Producer |
| Neal H. Moritz | Producer |
| Stokely Chaffin | Producer |
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