Crazy in Alabama

"Sometimes you have to lose your mind to find your freedom."

1999 1h 52m EN

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6.0

MID

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31%

ROTTEN

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METACRITIC

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6.2

IMDB

★6.0TMDB · 113🥫31%Rotten Tomatoes●46Metacritic★6.2IMDB · 7,504

ComedyDrama

Synopsis

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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.

“Sometimes you have to lose your mind to find your freedom.”

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Cast

Melanie Griffith
Lucille Vinson
David Morse
Dove Bullis
Lucas Black
Peter Joseph 'Peejoe' Bullis
Cathy Moriarty
Earlene Bullis
Meat Loaf
Sheriff John Doggett
Rod Steiger
Judge Louis Mead
Richard Schiff
Norman the Chauffeur
John Beasley
Nehemiah Jackson

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Antonio Banderas
Writers: Mark Childress
Languages: Russian, Hungarian, English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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27 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Russian, Hungarian, English.

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ERA

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Directed by Antonio Banderas, shot by Julio Macat. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Mark Snow. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Maysie Hoy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Melanie Griffith and David Morse and Lucas Black carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Sometimes you have to lose your mind to find your freedom.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0142201 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Antonio Banderas directs. Julio Macat behind the camera. Mark Snow scores. Maysie Hoy cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Russian, Hungarian, English.

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127 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Russian, Hungarian, English.
3Directed by Antonio Banderas, shot by Julio Macat. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Mark Snow. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Maysie Hoy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Melanie Griffith and David Morse and Lucas Black carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Sometimes you have to lose your mind to find your freedom.".
8IMDB entry: tt0142201 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.