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Monday November 11, 2002

SWEET HOME ALABAMA

Reese Witherspoon Stars In Romantic Comedy Winner DVD Features Include Director’s Never-Before-Seen ALTERNATE ENDING

Heartwarming Southern Valentine On DVD And VHS On February 4th

Touchstone Home Entertainment proudly presents the most romantic comedy of the year, SWEET HOME ALABAMA, on DVD and VHS on February 4, 2003. Starring America’s sweetheart Reese Witherspoon ("Legally Blonde," "The Importance of Being Earnest"), SWEET HOME ALABAMA is the fun and heartwarming comedy that has earned over $107M at the box office and enjoyed the biggest September Theatrical opening in box office history. This sparkling romance sports an all-star cast that includes Patrick Dempsey (TV’s "Once & Again;" "Scream 3"), Josh Lucas ("A Beautiful Mind"), Candice Bergen (TV’s "Murphy Brown"), Mary Kay Place ("Girl Interrupted"), Fred Ward ("Road Trip," "The Player"), Ethan Embry ("Can’t Hardly Wait") and Jean Smart ("Disney’s The Kid") among others. The film is directed by Andy Tennant (director of "Anna And The King") and the story is by Douglas J. Eboch. The perfect Valentine’s Day gift, SWEET HOME ALABAMA will be available for $38.99 CDN on DVD (S.R.P) and $24.99 CDN on VHS (S.R.P).

On DVD, SWEET HOME ALABAMA will include such features as:

Alternate ending to the film, with introduction and post scene comments from director Andy Tennant
Eight deleted scenes with introductions from director Andy Tennant
Audio commentary from director Andy Tennant
SHeDAISY music video "Mine All Mine"

In SWEET HOME ALABAMA, the irresistible Reese Witherspoon stars as New York City fashion designer Melanie Carmichael. Melanie finds herself engaged to the city’s most eligible bachelor, Andrew Hennings (Patrick Dempsey), but her past holds many secrets, including Jake (Josh Lucas), the redneck husband she married in high school, who refuses to divorce her. Bound and determined to end their contentious relationship once and for all, Melanie sneaks back home to Alabama to confront her past, only to discover that you can take the girl out of the South, but you can’t take the South out of the girl.

Street date: February 4, 2003

Suggested retail price: $38.99 CDN (DVD). $24.99 CDN (VHS).

Rated: Canadian rating - "PG"

Bonus material not rated.

DVD aspect ratio: 2.35:1, formatted for 16x9 screens

Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound

French language track: Both the English and the French DVD will both have a French Track.

Touchstone Home Entertainment is distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc., a recognized industry leader. Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc. is the marketing, sales and distribution company for Walt Disney, Touchstone, Hollywood Pictures, Miramax, Dimension and Buena Vista videocassettes and DVDs.