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Crazy in Alabama

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Crazy in Alabama
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PG13,1hr 51min
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October 22, 1999
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Sony Pictures Entertainment
Synopsis: Comedy and drama take turns in this period piece based on a novel by Mark Childress. Peejoe (Lucas Black), short for Peter Joseph, lives in a small Alabama town in 1965, at the height of the Civil Rights movement. He becomes involved with a group of black students protesting the town's racially segregated municipal swimming pool, leading to a protest that explodes into deadly violence. But Peejoe has gotten a crash course in standing your ground and following your own path from his free-spirited ... Full Synopsis
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The pieces don't always fit together smoothly, but there's a lot of flavorful work to savor. Full Review
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Featured Cast
Aunt Lucille
Peter Joseph "Peejoe" Bullis
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