Released on August 27, 2002, Sweet Home Alabama is a romantic comedy film directed by Andy Tennant, starring Reese Witherspoon, Josh Lucas, Patrick Dempsey and Candace Cameron Bure. The film was produced by Robert Evans, Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey.

The film was met with mixed reviews from movie critics but was a commercial success, grossing over $127 million against a budget of $30 million.

The film tells the story of a woman named Melanie Carmichael, who is a successful fashion designer in New York City. She is engaged to a successful businessman named Andrew, but is forced to return …