Sweet Home Alabama became a classic rom-com almost as quickly as it hit theaters in 2002, thanks to the charm — and chemistry — of leads Reese Witherspoon and Josh Lucas.

Witherspoon stars as Melanie Smooter, a New York City model clothier who hides her Pigeon Creek, Alabama, origins by means of the use of the closing name “Carmichael.” After getting engaged to Andrew Hennings (Patrick Dempsey) — the son of New York City mayor Kate Hennings (Candice Bergen) — Melanie discovers she’s nonetheless married to her formative years sweetheart, Jake Perry (Lucas), as he by no means signed their divorce papers. Upon returning to Pigeon Creek, she realizes her center may lie with her place of birth and first love.

Having been born in Louisiana and raised in Tennessee, Witherspoon found it easy to relate to her character. When I read the script I used to be like, ‘Do those people know my life story?’” the actress mentioned all over a Town Hall tournament in 2018. “Because regardless of how a lot you love where you’re from, while you get just a little bit older, you get nostalgic for it.”

She endured: “When I used to be going through Sweet Home Alabama, I used to be like, ‘This is strictly how such a lot of young other folks feel. You wish to depart home and then you already know that there’s so many necessary issues about the closeness of family or individuals who knew you ahead of. And I feel actually like that film truly encapsulated those concepts.”

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