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Crazy in Alabama ()

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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.
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Lucille
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Dove
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Peejoe
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Earlene
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Sheriff John Doggett (as Meat Loaf Aday)
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Judge Mead
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Norman
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Nehemiah
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Harry Hall
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Sheriff Raymond
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Meemaw
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Mackie
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Jack
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Sally
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Joan Blake
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Madelyn
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Walter Schwegmann
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Larry Russell
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Murphy
David Speck ...
Wiley
Philip Carter ...
Deputy Tyrone
Carl Le Blanc III ...
David Jackson
Louis Miller ...
Taylor Jackson
Marion Zinser ...
Saleswoman
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Jake
Jack Stephens ...
Conventioneer
Mark W. Johnson ...
Pool Manager (as Mark Whitman Johnson)
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Croupier
J.R. Dyer ...
Gambling Man
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Casino Boss
Milly Ericson ...
Cashier
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Dr. Ward
Thurn Hoffman ...
Bellhop Ted
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Photographer
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Interviewer
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Alexander Powell
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Assistant at 'Bewitched'
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Bob
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Darrin's Stand-in
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Endora's Stand-in
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Samantha's Stand-in
Dudley F. Craig II ...
Reverend
Barbara Tasker ...
Organizer
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Jury Foreman / Chester's Voice
Sidney J. Lodrigue ...
Heckler on Balcony
Urisino Frank Lourino ...
Heckler on Balcony
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Patrolman
Wayne Ferrara ...
Reporter
Jerry Lee Leighton ...
Reporter
Don Thomas ...
Reporter
Marva Wright ...
Singer at Pool
Dane Le Blanc ...
Marlon
Dexter Le Blanc ...
Farley
Emily Guidry ...
Judy
Jess Bryan ...
Cary
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Sondra
Stella Banderas ...
Marilyn
Jackson Isaacs ...
Rock
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Woman on Phone
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Randolph Bazet ...
Cop (uncredited)
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Woman #3 (uncredited)
N. Barry Carver ...
Gambler (uncredited)
Tom Hanson ...
Bailiff Roche (uncredited)
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Gambler (uncredited)
Griffin Howell ...
Newlywed Couple (uncredited)
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Singer at Pool (uncredited)
Spencer Kayden ...
Pauline Gordon - Roulette Player (uncredited)
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Mafia Soldier (uncredited)
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Bridge Patrolman #1 (uncredited)
Clark McCutchen ...
Roulette Player (uncredited)
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Courtroom attendee (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
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Bikini Girl / Featured (uncredited)
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Catherine (uncredited)
Michael Younger ...
Assistant D.A. (uncredited)

Directed by

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Antonio Banderas

Written by

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Mark Childress ... (novel)
 
Mark Childress ... (screenplay)

Produced by

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James Dyer ... executive producer (as James R. Dyer)
Linda Goldstein Knowlton ... producer
Debra Hill ... producer
Diane Isaacs ... producer (as Diane Sillan Isaacs)
Meir Teper ... producer

Music by

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Mark Snow

Cinematography by

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Julio Macat

Editing by

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Maysie Hoy
Robert C. Jones

Editorial Department

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Lucas Borghi ... apprentice film editor (as Luke Borghi)
Peter Ettinger ... second assistant film editor
Mo Henry ... negative cutter
Gina Zappala ... first assistant film editor
Kimberly Adams ... assistant editor (uncredited)
Michael T. Marlett ... post-production assistant (uncredited)
David Orr ... color timer (uncredited)

Casting By

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Mindy Marin

Production Design by

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Cecilia Montiel

Art Direction by

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Michael Atwell

Set Decoration by

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Robert Greenfield

Costume Design by

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Graciela Mazón

Makeup Department

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Elisabeth Dietrich-Fry ... makeup department head (as Elisabeth Fry)
Candace Neal ... hair stylist: Ms. Griffith
Valli O'Reilly ... makeup artist: Melanie Griffith
Donna Spahn ... hair stylist
Kenneth Walker ... hair stylist (as Ken Walker)
Brian Badie ... hair stylist (uncredited)
Erin Braus-Guth ... assistant makeup artist (uncredited)
Denise Fischer ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Erma Kent ... hair stylist (uncredited)
Judy Yonemoto ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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James Dyer ... unit production manager (as James R. Dyer)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Jorge L. Baron ... second second assistant director (as Jorge Baron)
Chitra F. Mojtabai ... second assistant director
George Parra ... assistant director

Art Department

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Daniel R. Bentley ... assistant property master (as Dan Bentley)
Brian A. Deitch ... set dresser
David Erwin ... on-set dresser
Audrey A. Johnson ... assistant property master (as Audrey Johnson)
Kent H. Johnson ... property master
Noelle King ... set designer
Tim Snowber ... lead man
John Stone ... construction coordinator
Lydia Telo ... construction accountant (as Ledia Telo)
Pedro Barquin ... greens foreman (uncredited)
Jack Blanchard ... set dresser (uncredited)
Mike B. Brooks ... propmaker foreman (uncredited)
Michael Hendrick ... set dresser (uncredited)
Michael A. Johnson ... assistant art director (uncredited)
Dave Kelsey ... lead scenic (uncredited)
Christian Klump ... painter (uncredited)
Tomas Owen ... assistant art director (uncredited)
Chuck Stringer ... local construction coordinator (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Douglas B. Arnold ... sound mixer
Carmen Baker ... assistant sound editor (as Carmen Hocson Baker)
Bill W. Benton ... re-recording mixer
Steve Birkett ... boom operator
Jim Borgardt ... adr editor (as James Borgardt)
Jim Brookshire ... sound editor
Michael Broomberg ... foley artist
Tim Chau ... sound designer
Richard Duarte ... foley mixer
Albert Gasser ... sound editor
Jeffrey J. Haboush ... re-recording mixer
Gary A. Hecker ... foley artist (as Gary Hecker)
Devon Heffley Curry ... supervising adr editor (as Devon Curry)
Doug Jackson ... sound editor
Drake Jenevein ... assistant sound editor
Nils C. Jensen ... sound editor
David Kern ... sound editor
Piero Mura ... sound editor
Greg Orloff ... re-recording mixer
Paul Drenning ... adr mixer (uncredited)
Hanson Hsu ... post sound engineer (uncredited)
Fred Peck III ... sound re-recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Joe D. Ramsey ... special effects coordinator
Patricia Ramsey ... special effects foreman

Visual Effects by

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Ralph Maiers ... visual effects supervisor
Andy Atkins ... digital compositor (uncredited)
Christopher Grandel ... visual effects coordinator (uncredited)
Eric Pham ... visual effects artist: Cinema Research Corp./D-rez (uncredited)

Stunts

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Jeff Imada ... stunt coordinator
Edward A. Chambers ... stunt performer (uncredited)
Paul Crawford ... stunt performer (uncredited)
Lee Waddell ... stunt double (uncredited) / stunt driver (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Jack Bauer ... Key Rigging Grip
Guy Norman Bee ... Steadicam operator / camera operator
Buddy Carr ... dolly grip
Shawn Ensign ... company grip
Lonnie S. Gatlin ... best boy electric
Steele Hunter ... second grip
Gene Kearney ... key grip
Bob E. Krattiger ... chief lighting technician (as Bob Krattiger)
James E. Krattiger ... electrician
Ralph Nelson ... still photographer
Nick Papanickolas ... dolly grip (as Nic Papanickolas)
Ron Peterson ... second assistant camera
Steve Peterson ... first assistant camera
Harry Tracosas ... Underwater Camera DP (as Harry Tracosos)
Gary Cadow ... rigging grip (uncredited)
Francis James ... additional camera operator (uncredited)
Brennan Price ... lighting technician (uncredited)
Kenny Schneider ... lighting technician (uncredited)
Lynda Vincent ... assistant camera (uncredited) / film loader: Louisiana (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Xanthia Decaux ... casting assistant
Jo Doster ... location casting
Leigh French ... voice casting
Sierra French-Myerson ... casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Jennifer Morrison Holyfield ... costumer: Ms. Griffith
Nancy McArdle ... key costumer
Larry Velasco ... costume supervisor
Steve Constancio ... set costumer (uncredited)
Amy Lynch ... costumer (uncredited)
Giselle Spence ... seamstress (uncredited)

Location Management

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Stephanie Dupuy ... location manager: Louisiana
Virginia McCollam ... location manager: Louisiana
Jim Morris ... location manager: Los Angeles

Music Department

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Jeff Charbonneau ... music editor
Deborah Lurie ... orchestrator
Larold Rebhun ... music mixer
Jonathan Sacks ... orchestrator
Lolita Ritmanis ... orchestrator (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Grace Baine ... Script continuity assistant
Wilma Garscadden-Gahret ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Rich Bennetti ... transportation co-captain
Jon Carpenter ... transportation captain
Shane Greedy ... transportation co-captain
J.T. Lannen ... transportation co-captain
Paul Schwanke ... picture car coordinator
Gina August ... driver (uncredited)
J. Armin Garza II ... driver: camera car (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Wendy Altman-Cohen ... principal eyewear
Kevin Bissada ... assistant: James Dyer
Erin Borel ... production secretary
Candice Campos ... assistant production office coordinator
John Chisholm ... studio teacher
Joseph Coble ... craft service (as Joe Coble)
Susan Ehrhart ... production secretary (as Susan M. Ehrhart)
Joy Ellison ... dialect coach
Louise Fenton ... set production assistant
Tiffany Fraser ... assistant production accountant (as Tiffany Reinhard)
Sam Gaglani ... assistant: Ms. Isaacs
Andrea Giannetti ... studio executive: development
Mark Gulbrandsen ... dailies projectionist: Lousiana
Justine Hebron ... production coordinator: Louisiana
Hilary Hellman ... assistant: Ms. Knowlton
Malle Jensen ... assistant: Mr. Banderas
Girish Johar ... marketing & distribution
Gene Kelly ... production accountant (as Eugene Kelly)
Kris Fullan Martinez ... production coordinator
Phil J. Minsky ... caterer and chef
Eric Myers ... unit publicist
Ashley Sibille ... production assistant
Vicki Thornton ... assistant production coordinator
Kenny Vasquez ... set production assistant
Wise Wolfe ... stand-in: 1st unit
Jay Worth ... production assistant
Ray Zimmerman ... physical production executive
Sue Chipperton ... dog trainer (uncredited)
James L. Fields ... production assistant (uncredited)
Melinda A. Grieger ... hat designer (uncredited)
Jeffrey Harris ... second assistant accountant (uncredited)
Robert Lamkin ... caterer (uncredited)
Marie Nashold ... medic (uncredited)
Jay Roberts ... payroll accountant (uncredited)
Cliff T.E. Roseman ... local unit manager (uncredited)
Michael Younger ... technical advisor: court scenes (uncredited)
Crew believed to be complete

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

A backwoods Alabama boy named Peejoe -short for Peter Joseph- gets a quick education in grown-up matters like freedom in 1965. The catalyst is an unlikely source - his glamorous, eccentric Aunt Lucille, who escapes from her abusive husband and takes off for Hollywood to pursue her dreams of TV stardom. Written by Anonymous

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Taglines Algunas veces hay que perder la razón para encontrar la libertad. (Mexico) See more »
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Also Known As
  • Verrückt in Alabama (Germany)
  • Verrückt in Alabama - Crazy in Alabama (Germany)
  • La tête dans le carton à chapeaux (France)
  • Bojos a Alabama (Spain, Catalan title)
  • Locos en Alabama (Spain)
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Runtime
  • 111 min
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Budget $15,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia It is mentioned in one of the scenes, that Melanie Griffith's character, who is an aspiring actress, should visit Alfred Hitchcock's agents. Griffith's mother is actress Tippi Hedren, who rose to stardom in Hitchock's The Birds (1963) and Marnie (1964). See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Episode #4.32 (1999). See more »
Soundtracks These Boots Are Made For Walkin See more »
Quotes [last lines]
Peejoe: I learned a lot of secrets that summer: you can bury freedom but you can't kill it. Taylor Jackson died for freedom. Aunt Lucille had to kill to get it. Life and death are only temporary but freedom goes on forever.
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