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Crazy in Alabama

PG-13 1999 1h 51m Comedy Drama List
30% Tomatometer 56 Reviews 64% Audience Score 5,000+ Ratings
In 1965, eccentric Lucille Vinson (Melanie Griffith) murders her abusive husband, chops off his head and flees to Hollywood to pursue television fame. Back in her Alabama hometown, nephew Peejoe Bullis (Lucas Black) witnesses the killing of a young black man by racist sheriff John Doggett (Meat Loaf Aday) and is unsure whether he should testify against him. When the law catches up with Lucille, she returns home, where Peejoe is becoming increasingly involved with the civil rights movement. Read More Read Less
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Melanie Griffith gets kudos for her performance, but the movie just doesn't seem to come together.

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Globe and Mail Rated: 2.5/4 Mar 19, 2002 Full Review Entertainment Weekly Campy as a flick by Banderas' evident artistic mentor, Pedro Almdovar. Rated: D+ Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Mark Caro Chicago Tribune A key problem is that the Lucille storyline just doesn't work. Rated: 1.5/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Betty Jo Tucker ReelTalk Movie Reviews With its sluggish pace and awkward continuity, 'Crazy in Alabama' emerged as one of the most disappointing films released in 1999. Jun 22, 2013 Full Review Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com OK, Antonio, you love your wife, but that doesn't mean you have to cast her. Rated: 2/4 Jan 4, 2010 Full Review Jeffrey Westhoff Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL) Banderas' direction is as unstable as an isotope on Three Mile Island. Rated: 1/4 May 30, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews

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kevin c This is kind of a weird movie and not quite what I thought it was going to be based on the poster. An abused wife played by Melanie Griffith takes her life back by killing her husband, dropping her kids off with her brothers family and goes on the run carrying her late husband's head in a bag. Meanwhile back in Alabama, her brother family deals with a racist cop who killed a young black kid. Cop is played convincingly by Meat Loaf. David Morse and Lucas Black also star. Directed by Antonio Banderas. Decent but scattered. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review steve d Its mismatch of tones didn't work. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member This should be called "weird in Alabama". It's a distorted Mississippi burning and natural born killers mixture. They never really connect the two story lines. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member Yea it's uneven. Yea it's crazy but it's actually really enjoyable too Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member I really like this movie! it's a good weird! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Actually a lot better than I remembered it being. Griffith is a hoot. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In 1965, eccentric Lucille Vinson (Melanie Griffith) murders her abusive husband, chops off his head and flees to Hollywood to pursue television fame. Back in her Alabama hometown, nephew Peejoe Bullis (Lucas Black) witnesses the killing of a young black man by racist sheriff John Doggett (Meat Loaf Aday) and is unsure whether he should testify against him. When the law catches up with Lucille, she returns home, where Peejoe is becoming increasingly involved with the civil rights movement.
Director
Antonio Banderas
Producer
Meir Teper, Linda Goldstein Knowlton, Debra Hill, Diane Sillan Isaacs
Screenwriter
Mark Childress
Production Co
Columbia Pictures Corporation
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 1, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA)
$2.0M
Runtime
1h 51m
Sound Mix
Surround
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