When New York fashion designer Melanie Carmichael (Reese Witherspoon) becomes engaged to the city's most eligible bachelor, she neglects to tell him she is still married to her high-school sweetheart Jake (Josh Lucas), who refuses to divorce her. However, when she returns to Alabama to try to sort things out, the old feelings start creeping in.
Actor: Jean Smart
Actor: Candice Bergen
Actor: Patrick Dempsey
Director: Andy Tennant
Actor: Reese Witherspoon
Music: George Fenton
Actor: Josh Lucas
Actor: Fred Ward
Actor: Mary Kay Place
Producer: Neal H. Moritz
Writer: C. Jay Cox