Crazy in Alabama is a 1999 American comedy-drama film directed by Antonio Banderas, written by Mark Childress (based on his 1993 novel), and starring Melanie Griffith, David Morse, Lucas Black, Cathy Moriarty, Meat Loaf, John Beasley and Rod Steiger. It follows an abused housewife who becomes an actress, while her nephew deals with a racially motivated murder involving a corrupt sheriff.