Crazy in alabama is a 1999 american comedydrama film directed by antonio banderas, written by mark childress based on his own 1993 novel of the same name, and starring melanie griffith, david morse, lucas black, cathy moriarty, meat loaf, john beasley, and rod steiger. Watch crazy in alabama online stream full movie directv. Pg 1h 51min comedy, crime, drama 22 october 1999 usa 2. Crazy in alabama 1999 in 1965, eccentric lucille vinson melanie griffith murders her abusive husband, chops off his head and flees to hollywood to pursue television fame.
Lucas black, melanie griffith, cathy moriarty, david morse. An abused wife heads to california to become a movie star while. It is bordered by tennessee to the north, georgia to the east, florida and the gulf of mexico to the south, and mississippi to the west. Pages in category films set in alabama the following 76 pages are in this category, out of 76 total. Crazy in alabama is an ungainly fit of three stories that have no business being shoehorned into the same movie. With melanie griffith, david morse, lucas black, cathy moriarty. The plot follows an abused housewife in 1965 alabama who heads to. An abused wife heads to hollywood to become a tv star while her nephew back in alabama witnesses a racially motivated murder. Crazy in alabama it ends with poignant violins and an uplifting helicopter shot.
With a total of 1,500 miles 2,400 km of inland waterways, alabama has. More information on the movie is available on and also imdb. Back in her alabama hometown, nephew peejoe bullis lucas black witnesses the killing of a young black man by racist sheriff john doggett meat loaf aday and is unsure whether he should testify against him. The movie was released in 1999 and directed by antonio banderas. Aug 31, 2017 trailer for crazy in alabama a backwoods alabama boy named peejoe short for peter joseph gets a quick education in grownup matters like freedom in 1965. Crazy in alabama 1999 cast and crew in 1965, eccentric lucille vinson melanie griffith murders her abusive husband, chops off his head and flees to hollywood to pursue television fame. Crazy in alabama the 1999 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Watch crazy in alabama starring melanie griffith in this comedy on directv. Financial analysis of crazy in alabama 1999 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Comedy and drama take turns in this period piece based on a novel by mark childress. Crazy in alabama soundtrack cd details and availability. Watch the full length movie of crazy in alabama online or on the fios mobile app. Hollywood suits and pubescent boys sing her praises all movie long.
In 1965, eccentric lucille vinson melanie griffith murders her abusive husband, chops off his head and flees to hollywood to pursue television fame. The coretta scott king awardwinning gone crazy in alabama by newbery honor and new york times bestselling author rita williamsgarcia tells the story of the gaither sisters as they travel from the streets of brooklyn to the rural south for the summer of a lifetime. Two unusual stories meet and intertwine in crazy in alabama, a poignant and captivating comedydrama set. Apr 20, 2015 parents need to know that rita williamsgarcias 2016 coretta scott king author book awardwinning gone crazy in alabama is a companion book to one crazy summer and p. Just log on to your verizon account and watch the latest shows online. A film so spectacularly wrongheaded you just have to marvel as it equates the wacky adventures of a ditsy murderess and. This is the story of peejoe black, a thirteenyearold boy with a pure heart, and his eccentric aunt lucille griffith, a star struck southern housewife who looks to hollywood for salvation. In between, were presented with two very disparate story lines, a black comedy and a social drama, that may have made a pair of interesting films if kept separate.
Crazy in alabama runs the risk of glamorizing murder and revenge since lucille gets away with her dastardly deed in the end. Sep 25, 2009 crazy in alabama trailer richard fabianus. Jul 1, 2018 classical westerns spaghetti westerns john wayne full length western movies see more ideas about. This movie is brilliant and antionio bandaras with is first directing experience, is a great.
Crazy in alabama 1999 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. In crazy in alabama, antonio banderas directs a story about a strange woman and the struggle for racial equality in the 1960s south. Crazy in alabama is a 1999 american comedydrama film directed by antonio banderas, written by mark childress and starring melanie griffith, david morse. Alabama is the 30th largest by area and the 24thmost populous of the u. Crazy in alabama trailer 1999 trailer addict movie trailers. Peejoe lucas black, short for peter joseph, lives in a small alabama town in 1965, at the height of the civil. The following is a brief summary of the content found in this pg rated dramablack comedy hybrid. Lucille was a woman abused by her husband for many years and finally had enough.
That risk is paralleled by messages of nonviolent solutions and the transcendence of love, even love for ones enemies. I was liking the film, so i decide to see if it was streaming at prime. Gone crazy in alabama rita williamsgarcia digital audiobook. This point of view could have worked with either of the other two stories, but not both at once. She serves as an inspiration to peejoe, a civil rights activist. While this is the best childress novel ive read thus far, i still would recommend starting with v for victor, which builds more evenly and conveys an almost nostalgic mood, despite its subject matter of world war ii and nazi infiltration. Shared by crackle movieson thursday, may, 2010original release year 1999. Crazy in alabama 1999 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. May, 2010 an abused wife heads to hollywood to become a tv star while her nephew back in alabama witnesses a racially motivated murder. Crazy in alabama marked the directorial debut of actor antonio banderas.
Lucille, played by melanie griffith, kills her husband and runs off to hollywood, while her nephew becomes embroiled in a civil rights trial that becomes increasingly national in scope. I finished the film as a prime customer and thoroughly enjoyed it. Be eleven, in which the gaither sisters, delphine, vonetta, and fern, go from brooklyn to alabama for the summer to visit their grandmother and greatgrandmother. Set in alabama, griffith plays aunt lucille, a woman whos killed her abusive husband and is on her way out to hollywood in pursuit of television stardom. Crazy in alabama 1999 full movie free watch online with english subtitles.
Events seen through the eyes of a young boy in a small town, circa 1965, who recalls, and after that day nothing was ever the same again. Crazy in alabama 1999 full hd 1080p movie video dailymotion. In one foul swoop she killed her husband and ran for hollywood talking his head with her on her new found freedom. I rented the dvd for crazy in alabama from netflix but was frustrated when, part way through, the dvd froze in my bluray player. David morse, cathy moriarty, lucas black, richard schiff, rod steiger. Crazy in alabama soundtrack movie soundtracks for sale. Crazy in alabama movie trailer starring rod steiger, melanie griffith, david morse, cathy moriarty, meat loaf, lucas black.
Melanie griffith gets kudos for her performance, but the movie just doesnt seem to. The catalyst is an unlikely source his glamorous, eccentric aunt lucille, who escapes from her abusive husband and takes off for hollywood to pursue her dreams of tv stardom. Crazy in alabama is a great movie the depicts the changing of the world in the 1960s in the south as well as one womans adventure and dreams. An abused wife heads to california to become a movie star while her nephew back in alabama has to deal with a raciallymotivated murder involving a corrupt sheriff.
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