Crazy in Alabama

Crazy in Alabama
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Antonio Banderas
Written by	Mark Childress
Based on	Crazy in Alabama by Mark Childress
Produced by	Debra Hill
Starring	Melanie Griffith David Morse Lucas Black Cathy Moriarty Meat Loaf Aday Rod Steiger Richard Schiff John Beasley Sandra Seacat
Cinematography	Julio Macat
Edited by	Robert C. Jones
Music by	Mark Snow
Production companies	Columbia Pictures Green Moon Productions
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Releasing
Release dates	September 9, 1999 (1999-09-09) (Venice) October 22, 1999 (1999-10-22) (U.S.)
Running time	111 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$15 million
Box office	$2 million

Crazy in Alabama is a 1999 American comedy-drama film directed by Antonio Banderas and based on Mark Childress' 1993 novel of the same name. The film stars Melanie Griffith as an abused housewife who becomes an actress, while her nephew deals with a racially motivated murder involving a corrupt sheriff. It marked Dakota Johnson's film debut.