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MPAA Rating: PG-13 Content Advisory: Mild Violence, Adult Situations, Adult Language, Sexual Situations Movie Release: 1999 DVD Release: 03/28/2000 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Edition: Dual Layered,Special Collection Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 53 mins Studio: Columbia TriStar Total Copies: 18 Genres: Comedy Drama, Period Film, Coming-of-Age, Social Problem Film

Comedy and drama take turns in this period piece based on a novel by Mark Childress. Peejoe (Lucas Black), short for Peter Joseph, lives in a small Alabama town in 1965, at the height of the Civil Rights movement. He becomes involved with a group of black students protesting the town's racially segregated municipal swimming pool, leading to a protest that explodes into deadly violence. But Peejoe has gotten a crash course in standing your ground and following your own path from his free-spirited Aunt Lucille (Melanie Griffith), who has killed her abusive husband and is headed for Hollywood, where she's convinced that television stardom awaits her. Crazy in Alabama marked the directorial debut of actor Antonio Banderas; his supporting cast includes Cathy Moriarty, Elizabeth Perkins, Rod Steiger, Fannie Flagg, and Meat Loaf Aday. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Melanie Griffith - Aunt Lucille
David Morse - Dove
Lucas Black - Peter Joseph "Peejoe" Bullis
Cathy Moriarty - Earlene
Meat Loaf - Sheriff John Doggett
Rod Steiger - Judge Mead
Robert Wagner - Harry Hall
Sandra Seacat - Meemaw

Antonio Banderas' directorial debut, Crazy in Alabama, comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 2.35:1. English soundtracks are rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1 and Dolby Digital Surround. There are no subtitles, but the soundtracks are closed-captioned. Supplemental materials include a commentary track recorded by Banderas and lead actress Melanie Griffith, a photo montage with commentary from Banderas, a making-of featurette, the theatrical trailer, and a blooper reel. This is an excellent release of a little seen film from Columbia/TriStar. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide