Crazy in Alabama (1999)

Director:

Antonio Banderas

Writers (WGA):

Mark Childress (novel)
Mark Childress (screenplay)

Release Date:

22 October 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Comedy

Tagline:

Sometimes you have to lose your mind to find your freedom

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Alabama | Murder | Hollywood | Abusive Husband | Star

Awards:

3 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Melanie Griffith	...	Lucille Vinson
David Morse	...	Dove Bullis
Lucas Black	...	Peter Joseph 'Peejoe' Bullis
Cathy Moriarty	...	Earlene Bullis
Meat Loaf	...	Sheriff John Doggett (as Meat Loaf Aday)
Rod Steiger	...	Judge Louis Mead
Richard Schiff	...	Norman the Chauffeur
John Beasley	...	Nehemiah Jackson
Robert Wagner	...	Harry Hall
Noah Emmerich	...	Sheriff Raymond
Sandra Seacat	...	Meemaw
Paul Ben-Victor	...	D.A. Mackie (as Paul Ben Victor)
Brad Beyer	...	Jack
Fannie Flagg	...	Sally the Waitress
Elizabeth Perkins	...	Joan Blake
Linda Hart	...	Madelyn
Paul Mazursky	...	Walter Schwegmann
Holmes Osborne	...	Atty. Larry Russell
William Converse-Roberts	...	FBI Agent Murphy
David Speck	...	Wiley Bullis
Philip Carter	...	Deputy Tyrone
Carl Le Blanc III	...	David Jackson
Louis Miller	...	Taylor Jackson
Marion Zinser	...	Saleswoman
John Fleck	...	Jake the Barkeeper
Jack Stephens	...	Conventioneer
Mark W. Johnson	...	Pool Manager (as Mark Whitman Johnson)
Tom McCleister	...	Croupier
J.R. Dyer	...	Gambling Man
Tony Amendola	...	Casino Boss
Milly Ericson	...	Cashier
Jim Antonio	...	Dr. Ward
Thurn Hoffman	...	Bellhop Ted
Michael Arata	...	Photographer
Lance Spellerberg	...	Interviewer
Madison Mason	...	Alexander Powell
Amanda Aday	...	Amanda, Assistant at 'Bewitched'
Randal Kleiser	...	Bob
Charlie Dell	...	Darrin's Stand-in
Oliver Clark	...	Endora's Stand-in
Tracy Griffith	...	Samantha's Stand-in
Dudley F. Craig II	...	Reverend Martin Luther King
Barbara Tasker	...	Organizer
Brent Briscoe	...	Jury Foreman / Chester Vinson's Voice
Sidney J. Lodrigue	...	Heckler on Balcony
Urisino Frank Lourino	...	Heckler on Balcony
Kirk Fox	...	Bridge Patrolman #2
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
Dakota Johnson	...	Sondra
Stella Banderas	...	Marilyn
Jackson Isaacs	...	Rock
Lia Chapman	...	Woman on Phone
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mary Bogue	...	Woman #3 (uncredited)
N. Barry Carver	...	Gambler (uncredited)
Tom Hanson	...	Bailiff Roche (uncredited)
Phil Hawn	...	Gambler (uncredited)
Scott King	...	Mafia Soldier (uncredited)
Jordan Lund	...	Bridge Patrolman #1 (uncredited)
Clark McCutchen	...	Roulette Player (uncredited)
Nicolas Roye	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Kathy Wittes	...	Catherine (uncredited)
Michael Younger	...	Assistant D.A. (uncredited)

Directed by
Antonio Banderas

Writing credits (WGA)
Mark Childress		(novel)
Mark Childress		(screenplay)

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

Original Music by
Mark Snow

Cinematography by
Julio Macat

Film Editing by
Maysie Hoy
Robert C. Jones

Casting by
Mindy Marin

Production Design by
Cecilia Montiel

Art Direction by
Michael Atwell

Set Decoration by
Robert Greenfield

Costume Design by
Graciela Mazón

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

Production Management
Jim Dyer	....	unit production manager (as James R. Dyer)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jorge L. Baron	....	second second assistant director (as Jorge Baron)
Chitra F. Mojtabai	....	second assistant director
George Parra	....	assistant director

Art Department
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
Ledia Telo	....	construction accountant
Pedro Barquin	....	greens foreman (uncredited)
Jack Blanchard	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Mike Brooks	....	propmaker foreman (uncredited)
Michael Hendrick	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Christian Klump	....	painter (uncredited)
Chuck Stringer	....	local construction coordinator (uncredited)

Sound Department
Douglas B. Arnold	....	sound mixer
Carmen Baker	....	assistant sound editor (as Carmen Hocson Baker)
Bill W. Benton	....	sound re-recording mixer
Steve Birkett	....	boom operator
Jim Borgardt	....	adr editor (as James Borgardt)
Jim Brookshire	....	sound editor
Michael J. Broomberg	....	foley artist (as Michael Broomberg)
Tim Chau	....	sound designer
Richard Duarte	....	foley mixer
Albert Gasser	....	sound editor
Jeffrey J. Haboush	....	sound 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	....	sound re-recording mixer
Paul Drenning	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Hanson Hsu	....	post sound engineer (uncredited)
Fred Peck III	....	sound re-recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Joe D. Ramsey	....	special effects coordinator
Patricia Ramsey	....	special effects foreman

Visual Effects by
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
Jeff Imada	....	stunt coordinator
Lee Waddell	....	stunt double (uncredited)
Lee Waddell	....	stunt driver (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Guy Norman Bee	....	Steadicam operator
Guy Norman Bee	....	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
Francis James	....	additional camera operator (uncredited)
Brennan L. Price	....	lighting technician (uncredited)
Kenny Schneider	....	lighting technician (uncredited)
Lynda Vincent	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Lynda Vincent	....	film loader: Louisiana (uncredited)

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

Costume and Wardrobe Department
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)

Editorial Department
Luke Borghi	....	apprentice film editor
Peter Ettinger	....	second assistant film editor
Mo Henry	....	negative cutter
Gina Zappala	....	first assistant film editor
Kim Jorgensen	....	assistant editor (uncredited)
David Orr	....	color timer (uncredited)

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

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

Other crew
Kevin Bissada	....	production assistant
Erin Borel	....	production secretary
Candice D. Campos	....	assistant production office coordinator
John Chisholm	....	studio teacher
Joseph Coble	....	craft service (as Joe Coble)
Stephanie Dupuy	....	location manager: Louisiana
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
Wilma Garscadden-Gahret	....	script supervisor
Mark Gulbrandsen	....	dailies projectionist: Lousiana
Justine Hebron	....	production coordinator: Louisiana
Hilary Hellman	....	assistant: Ms. Knowlton
Malle Jensen	....	assistant: Mr. Banderas
Gene Kelly	....	production accountant (as Eugene Kelly)
Kris Fullan Martinez	....	production coordinator
Virginia McCollam	....	location manager: Louisiana
Jim Morris	....	location manager: Los Angeles
Eric Myers	....	unit publicist
Ashley Sibille	....	production assistant
Vicki Thornton	....	assistant production coordinator
Kenny Vasquez	....	set production assistant
Jay Worth	....	production assistant
Sue Chipperton	....	dog trainer (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)

Production Companies

• Green Moon Productions
• TriStar Pictures

Distributors

• Columbia Pictures
• Columbia TriStar Film (Germany)
• Columbia TriStar Films (France)
• Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (Argentina)
• Columbia TriStar Films de España (Spain)
• LK-TEL (2000) (Argentina) (DVD)
• LK-TEL (2000) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE)
• Sony Pictures Video

Special Effects

• Cinema Research (digital effects)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Cinema Research  opticals
• In Motion Catering  catering
• New Orleans Film Commission, The  film commission
• Picture Mill, The  main titles
• Sessions Payroll Management  extras payroll services
• Sony Pictures Studios  sound services
• TBS Casting  extras casting: los angeles

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some violence, thematic material, language and a scene of sensuality.

Runtime:

111 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:L | South Korea:12 | Germany:12 | Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | France:U | New Zealand:M | Norway:11 | Peru:14 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Portugal:M/12 | Finland:K-8

Filming Locations:

Ambassador Hotel - 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Green Moon Productions

Trivia:

Two of Lucille's children are played by Melanie Griffith's real-life children: Dakota Johnson and Stella Banderas.

Quotes:

Sheriff John Doggett: You're trespassing on public property!

Movie Connections:

Features "Bewitched: It Takes One to Know One (#1.11)" (1964)

Soundtrack:

Little Miss Happiness

Great film!

I wasn't sure what to expect of this film but afterwards I was glad I had watched it. Great performances, esp. from Meatloaf and Lucas Black. He's going to be a star when he's older! When I saw that Antonio Banderas had directed it, I thought "Oh, here's another one of those films where the actor/director has to put his wife in the leading role.. blah blah blah" but it was a really good film. Overall, I give it a 8/10.