list http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around Sweet Home Alabama on Spout Copyright 2005-9 Spout, LLC Spout RSS http://www.spout.com/images/SpoutLogoRSS.jpg http://www.spout.com/ 136 30 http://www.spout.com/films/Sweet_Home_Alabama/210446/default.aspx Title: Sweet Home Alabama
Year: 2002
Director: Andy Tennant
Plot: After establishing herself as a bankable star with the fish out of water comedy Legally Blonde, Reese Witherspoon returns in what could be described as a "fish back in water" comedy. Melanie Carmichael (Witherspoon) is a successful New York fashion designer who is dating Andrew Hennings (Patrick Dempsey), a wealthy socialite whose mother, Katherine Hennings (Candice Bergen), is the Big Apple's mayor. One day, Andrew pops the big question and asks Melanie to marry him; Melanie is overjoyed, but unknown to Andrew, Melanie has some unfinished business to take care of first. Despite her polished uptown image, Melanie grew up poor in the deep South, and as a teenager she married her high school sweetheart Jake Perry (Josh Lucas). Things went sour and Melanie moved East, reinventing herself along the way, but Jake never bothered to legally end their marriage. Now Melanie has to return to her hometown of Pigeon Creek, AL, to tell her parents (Fred Ward and Mary Kay Place) the news and convince Jake to grant her a divorce; however, the more time she spends with her old flame, the more she feels sparks flying between them again, while she also learns her Eastern affectations don't fly with everyone back home. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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]]>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:20:00 GMTSweet Home Alabama2002Andy TennantAfter establishing herself as a bankable star with the fish out of water comedy <a href=/films/193043/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'>Legally Blonde</a>, <a href="/players/P____77086/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Reese Witherspoon</a> returns in what could be described as a "fish back in water" comedy. Melanie Carmichael (Witherspoon) is a successful New York fashion designer who is dating Andrew Hennings (<a href="/players/P____18549/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Patrick Dempsey</a>), a wealthy socialite whose mother, Katherine Hennings (<a href="/players/P_____5591/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Candice Bergen</a>), is the Big Apple's mayor. One day, Andrew pops the big question and asks Melanie to marry him; Melanie is overjoyed, but unknown to Andrew, Melanie has some unfinished business to take care of first. Despite her polished uptown image, Melanie grew up poor in the deep South, and as a teenager she married her high school sweetheart Jake Perry (<a href="/players/P___187022/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Josh Lucas</a>). Things went sour and Melanie moved East, reinventing herself along the way, but Jake never bothered to legally end their marriage. Now Melanie has to return to her hometown of Pigeon Creek, AL, to tell her parents (<a href="/players/P____74620/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Fred Ward</a> and <a href="/players/P___106633/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Mary Kay Place</a>) the news and convince Jake to grant her a divorce; however, the more time she spends with her old flame, the more she feels sparks flying between them again, while she also learns her Eastern affectations don't fly with everyone back home. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide28Tag Target (>10)19143http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t24805ste39.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/Sweet_Home_Alabama/210446/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/groups/Movie_Polls/Re_Which_of_these_movies_with_a_US_State_name_in_i/657/43308/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Risselada
Post To: Movie Polls
Post Date: 7/29/2009 11:20:00 AM
Body: [quote user="tadiv"] You missed Crazy In Alabama (loads of fun!)... Oh well, from the list I selected Mississippi Burning... Fun survey - Thanks! Tom [/quote] I actually came across that one in my search, along with a few other movies with Alabama in the title. I hadn't seen any of them so made a kind of arbitrary choice to list Sweet Home Alabama . I figured two movies from the same state might be too much when trying to keep the list from getting too long. But I'm glad you suggested that film! What do you like about it particularly?
]]>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:20:00 GMTRisseladaMovie Polls7/29/2009 11:20:00 AM[quote user="tadiv"] You missed Crazy In Alabama (loads of fun!)... Oh well, from the list I selected Mississippi Burning... Fun survey - Thanks! Tom [/quote] I actually came across that one in my search, along with a few other movies with Alabama in the title. I hadn't seen any of them so made a kind of arbitrary choice to list Sweet Home Alabama . I figured two movies from the same state might be too much when trying to keep the list from getting too long. But I'm glad you suggested that film! What do you like about it particularly? http://www.spout.com/groups/Movie_Polls/Which_of_these_movies_with_a_US_State_name_in_its/657/43243/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Risselada
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Post Date: 7/23/2009 2:34:37 PM
Body: Please reference this thread for the rules of this group. I know this may seem like a silly poll since none of these films have much in common other than this facet regarding their title. And titles are often pretty arbitrary things. And also, there are so many movies out there with states in their title that I had to arbitrarily select which films to have in this poll since I didn't want to list too many to make it too unwieldy. But I still thought it would be interesting. Another interesting thing I discovered. Keanu Reeves has been in three films with states in the title: The Prince of Pennsylvania, My Own Private Idaho, and Feeling Minnesota. Also the original title for the film Point Break was "Johnny Utah", the name of his character. Please vote only once in each poll. Movies referenced in this poll:Arizona DreamChristmas in ConnecticutLouisiana StoryMississippi BurningMy Own Private IdahoNorth to AlaskaOklahoma!Sweet Home AlabamaThe Texas Chain Saw MassacreVernon, FloridaWisconsin Death Trip
]]>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:34:37 GMTRisseladaMovie Polls7/23/2009 2:34:37 PMPlease reference this thread for the rules of this group. I know this may seem like a silly poll since none of these films have much in common other than this facet regarding their title. And titles are often pretty arbitrary things. And also, there are so many movies out there with states in their title that I had to arbitrarily select which films to have in this poll since I didn't want to list too many to make it too unwieldy. But I still thought it would be interesting. Another interesting thing I discovered. Keanu Reeves has been in three films with states in the title: The Prince of Pennsylvania, My Own Private Idaho, and Feeling Minnesota. Also the original title for the film Point Break was "Johnny Utah", the name of his character. Please vote only once in each poll. Movies referenced in this poll:Arizona DreamChristmas in ConnecticutLouisiana StoryMississippi BurningMy Own Private IdahoNorth to AlaskaOklahoma!Sweet Home AlabamaThe Texas Chain Saw MassacreVernon, FloridaWisconsin Death Trip http://www.spout.com/blogs/indieabby88/archive/2008/3/9/26013.aspx Post By: indieabby88
Post To: Bloggish review blog
Post Date: 3/9/2008 4:34:21 PM
Body: I'll admit that I'm a real sucker for interview shows. I've been a fan of "Inside the Actor's Studio" for years, so I was really looking forward to Professor Richard Brown's series of interviews with (mostly) well-respected actors, and for the most part, this disc delivered. I got "Leading Men," which contained interviews with George Clooney, Josh Lucas (huh?), Daniel Day-Lewis and Dennis Quaid.Clooney's interview provided a lot of interesting information about his background. I thought his description of his childhood and his idealistic journalist father really explained a lot about the kind of public figure the actor is today, and why he's taken on so many of the recent projects he has, like Syriana and Good Night and Good Luck. While he still seemed pretty self-important, Clooney's view that his stardom has everything to do with luck and ability, and less to do with arrogance was a great point of view to hear. It seems as though Clooney is very grateful that he's gotten to where he is today, and realizes that without the occurence of certain events, he might still be doing dozens of failed television pilots.Josh Lucas' appearance was very hard for me to understand. I know he's been working for a number of years now, but as far as I can tell, he hasn't done anything that noteworthy. Whenever I've seen Lucas in a film, it's a supporting (or barely noticeable) role in a good movie like "American Psycho" or "A Beautiful Mind," or a bigger role in a terrible movie (see "Sweet Home Alabama"). I'm not sure what made Lucas think he was entitled to seem like a "serious actor" when talking with Brown, but all he succeeded in doing was making himself seem more puffed-up than he has any right to be. I thought this one was a definite miss in the series.Day-Lewis, on the other hand, was the interview I'd anticipated the most, and the one that I felt had the most in-depth disucssion of the actual craft of acting. Method actors have always fascinated me, and Day-Lewis is really the method actor's method actor. This is the guy who, on the set of "In the Name of the Father" spent the night being screwed around with in a jail cell and interrogated by British Special Branch officers for several hours just to better understand his character. That's some hard core devotion right there.Dennis Quaid's interview was by far the most enjoyable. It was clear the crowd got a big kick out of seeing him talk to Brown, and Quaid, in turn, seemed genuinely pleased at the audience's enthusiasm. His answers seemed very straightforward and honest, and he came off as a very nice, genuine sort of guy. I get the feeling that Quaid is the kind of guy all the other guys want to have a drink with. His body of work hasn't been consistently great (there'll always be "Dragonheart," after all), but Quaid was so charming and willing to talk that I ended up not caring.
]]>Sun, 09 Mar 2008 20:34:21 GMTindieabby88Bloggish review blog3/9/2008 4:34:21 PMI&#39;ll admit that I&#39;m a real sucker for interview shows. I&#39;ve been a fan of &quot;Inside the Actor&#39;s Studio&quot; for years, so I was really looking forward to Professor Richard Brown&#39;s series of interviews with (mostly) well-respected actors, and for the most part, this disc delivered. I got &quot;Leading Men,&quot; which contained interviews with George Clooney, Josh Lucas (huh?), Daniel Day-Lewis and Dennis Quaid.Clooney&#39;s interview provided a lot of interesting information about his background. I thought his description of his childhood and his idealistic journalist father really explained a lot about the kind of public figure the actor is today, and why he&#39;s taken on so many of the recent projects he has, like Syriana and Good Night and Good Luck. While he still seemed pretty self-important, Clooney&#39;s view that his stardom has everything to do with luck and ability, and less to do with arrogance was a great point of view to hear. It seems as though Clooney is very grateful that he&#39;s gotten to where he is today, and realizes that without the occurence of certain events, he might still be doing dozens of failed television pilots.Josh Lucas&#39; appearance was very hard for me to understand. I know he&#39;s been working for a number of years now, but as far as I can tell, he hasn&#39;t done anything that noteworthy. Whenever I&#39;ve seen Lucas in a film, it&#39;s a supporting (or barely noticeable) role in a good movie like &quot;American Psycho&quot; or &quot;A Beautiful Mind,&quot; or a bigger role in a terrible movie (see &quot;Sweet Home Alabama&quot;). I&#39;m not sure what made Lucas think he was entitled to seem like a &quot;serious actor&quot; when talking with Brown, but all he succeeded in doing was making himself seem more puffed-up than he has any right to be. I thought this one was a definite miss in the series.Day-Lewis, on the other hand, was the interview I&#39;d anticipated the most, and the one that I felt had the most in-depth disucssion of the actual craft of acting. Method actors have always fascinated me, and Day-Lewis is really the method actor&#39;s method actor. This is the guy who, on the set of &quot;In the Name of the Father&quot; spent the night being screwed around with in a jail cell and interrogated by British Special Branch officers for several hours just to better understand his character. That&#39;s some hard core devotion right there.Dennis Quaid&#39;s interview was by far the most enjoyable. It was clear the crowd got a big kick out of seeing him talk to Brown, and Quaid, in turn, seemed genuinely pleased at the audience&#39;s enthusiasm. His answers seemed very straightforward and honest, and he came off as a very nice, genuine sort of guy. I get the feeling that Quaid is the kind of guy all the other guys want to have a drink with. His body of work hasn&#39;t been consistently great (there&#39;ll always be &quot;Dragonheart,&quot; after all), but Quaid was so charming and willing to talk that I ended up not caring. http://www.spout.com/groups/Worst_Movie_Ever/aaaahhheeemmmmm_Excuse_me/104/2331/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: spoutgirl
Post To: Worst Movie Ever
Post Date: 8/11/2006 3:30:10 PM
Body: I am going to need an explanation please and thank you.
]]>Fri, 11 Aug 2006 19:30:10 GMTspoutgirlWorst Movie Ever8/11/2006 3:30:10 PMI am going to need an explanation please and thank you. http://www.spout.com/groups/Best_movie_quotes/Re_Guess_The_Movie_Quote/17/2330/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: spoutgirl
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Post Date: 8/11/2006 3:26:39 PM
Body: Or Sweet Home Alabama?
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