Be careful, this movie soundtrack will make you want to meet that perfect person and get married, so you can kiss your partner anytime you want (if you know, you know). The easygoing soundtrack reflects that story and will transport you to drinking beer in small-town bars, riding in the back of a pickup truck, and falling in love for the first time with its romantic, easy-listening, and totally dance-worthy tunes. But, part of what makes this movie so captivating is its catchy soundtrack, featuring some of the biggest names in pop and country music, including Jewel, Avril Lavigne, Sheryl Crow, and Dolly Parton. In case you missed this gem, it definitely deserves a rewatch - if you like love triangles, Southern charm, family drama, and vintage Witherspoon, that is. Melanie has skeletons in her fashion-filled closet that involve Jakethe 'down-home' husband she married in high school who refuses to divorce her. The clip, dubbed Random Instrument Challenge, saw the actress and director attempting to perform Sweet. When sophisticated New York clothing designer Melanie Carmichael gets engaged to the city's most eligible bachelor, she soon discovers it's no fairy-tale romance. "Keep on Dancing" by Gwen Stefani is playing as women strut their early 2000s fashions.Īh, the sweet nostalgia that comes from watching these fresh-faced actors during the golden era of rom-coms. Maggie Gyllenhaal showed off her musical talent in a segment on The Tonight Show. I’m just sharing some info.It's Fashion Week in New York in the opening scene of Sweet Home Alabama, and Melanie (played by the iconic Reese Witherspoon) is showing off her designs as her dreamy soon-to-be-fiancé Andrew ( Patrick Dempsey) watches from the audience. While I have a lot of respect for the coach, I couldn’t care less about these cute references. A few weeks after the deadly Skynyrd plane crash, Young covered a snippet of Sweet Home Alabama, as part of a live performance of Alabama during a 1977 set at Miami’s Bicentennial. It wobbles as Melanie brushes against it when she leaves the cemetery.īy the way, for those of you who haven’t picked up on the two bloodhound names in the movie, Bear and Bryant, well, they are references to the legendary University of Alabama head football coach, Paul “Bear” Bryant. They did a nice job too.īlooper alert: The next time you watch the movie pay attention to the statue of the dog on top of the grave. However, at the time of filming, the art department transformed this space into the Coon Dog Cemetery using photos of the real Key Underwood Coon Dog Cemetery located in Cherokee, Alabama. As you can see in the second photo, this is an empty lot – not a cemetery. This shed looks exactly the same as it did during filming in 2001. In this scene Jake points out the lightning bugs to Melanie near the woodshed. The exterior is now yellow and the porch was updated. The house we see in the background still stands today, but its appearance has changed a bit over the years. So in this scene Melanie enters the Coon Dog Cemetery to visit Bear’s gravesite.
According to director Andy Tennant, after 30 or so slaps to Josh Lucas’ face, the scene was left on the cutting room floor because the editors felt it would be too confusing to the audience. Sweet Home Alabama became a classic rom-com almost as soon as it hit theaters in 2002, thanks to the charm and chemistry of leads Reese Witherspoon and Josh Lucas. But Melanie's past holds many secrets, even the husband who.
Remember the romantic kiss that took place at this location? Well, what we don’t see in the movie is Melanie slapping Jake on the face after they kissed. Sweet Home Alabama : New York fashion designer Melanie Carmichael suddenly finds herself engaged to the city's most eligible bachelor. This is the cemetery Melanie visited after the Pigeon Creek Catfish Festival.