Crazy in Alabama (1999)

Directed by

Antonio Banderas

Genre

drama film, comedy drama

Country

Germany, United States

Runtime

1h 51m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 109 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A housewife kills her abusive husband and drives across the country with his head in a hatbox. Meanwhile, her nephew in a small Alabama town helps expose a corrupt sheriff.

darkly comicquirkytenseunevenwhimsicalsmall-townoffbeatmelancholic

What happens

Crazy in Alabama is a 1999 American comedy film directed by Antonio Banderas in his directorial debut and written by Mark Childress based on his novel. It follows a troubled housewife and television actress (Melanie Griffith), who had allegedly killed her abusive husband. She secretly attempts to hide the remains, while driving and travelling. Her nephew (Lucas Black) helps the people expose the town's corrupt and murderous sheriff (Meat Loaf). It marked Dakota Johnson's film debut. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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