
Release Date
October 22, 1999
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Running Time
84 minutes
MPAA Rating
Rated PG-13 for some violence, thematic material, language and a scene of sensuality
It's the summer of 1965, and a backwoods Alabama boy named Peejoe (Sling Blade's Lucas Black) - short for Peter Joseph - is about to get a fast education in grown-up matters like freedom. The catalyst will be the most unlikely of sources-his glamorous, eccentric Aunt Lucille (Oscar nominee Melanie Griffith), who escapes from her husband's clutches and takes off for Hollywood to pursue her dreams of TV stardom. In the midst of her journey... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
The back of the box for Crazy in Alabama makes it out to be a comedy, but it is not. The trailer makes it out to be a comedy, but it is not. Lucille's (Melanie Griffith) adventure to Hollywood is made out to be a comedy, but it really is not. Full movie review »