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Stars Fell on Alabama Movie Storyline. Successful Hollywood agent Bryce Dixon is returning to Alabama for the first time in 15 years for his high school reunion. When he learns he’s the only one of his friends who isn’t married with children, he convinces his client, starlet Madison Belle, to pretend to be his girlfriend. But he soon learns that success has different meanings, and romance may be closer than he thinks.
Stars Fell on Alabama is a romantic comedy about Bryce Dixon, a successful Hollywood agent who focuses on work and an extravagant LA-lifestyle, and Madison Belle, a Hollywood starlet on the verge of becoming a true star, if she can just land the right role.
Bryce moved from Alabama to California 15 years ago for college and to pursue his dreams, leaving his past behind. He does, however, keep up with a small circle of his best friends from high school (hat tip to Facebook). As Bryce prepares to return home for his 15 year high school reunion and realizes his high school classmates are judging him poorly because he isn’t married with children, he stretches the truth and tells them that Madison is his girlfriend.
Willow Valley, Alabama is soon abuzz with news of the impending arrival of Bryce and his mystery starlet. Bryce tries to convince Madison to accompany him to his high school reunion in Alabama and pretend to be his girlfriend. Madison reluctantly accepts – if only to get out of LA for the weekend so she can avoid her ex-boyfriend, rock star Zane Thomas.
Bryce and Madison (who is not quite the fish-out-of-water one might expect) get to know each other better over the course of many pre-reunion events, often with Bryce’s small circle of high school friends (David, Rick, Rachel, and Mark) and former classmates (Winton the Mayor, Charlotte the former head cheerleader, Kevin the high school bully, and others) in tow.
During the reunion weekend, Zane shows up in Alabama to win Madison back, Madison gets the news that she has landed the role of a lifetime with Bryce’s help, and Bryce comes to the realization that he loves Madison, just as Zane takes a knee to propose to her. Bryce’s lie about being Madison’s boyfriend is revealed to everyone, and his apology leads to a final dance under the stars at the reunion.
While Stars Fell on Alabama is lighthearted and fun, the movie explores a number of topics, including the definition of success, the role of friends and family, and following one’s heart. The movie features the South but doesn’t make fun of it. And ultimately, of course, Stars Fell on Alabama is a love story, named after – and featuring a performance of – the timeless jazz standard Stars Fell on Alabama.
Stars Fell on Alabama (2021)
Directed by: V.W. Scheich
Starring: Ginny MacColl, Ciara Hanna, James Maslow, Lesa Wilson, Jason Burkey, Jaclyn Betham, Zebedee Row, Taylor Hicks, Andrew Rush, Cecilia Kim, Ericarose Angelina, Isabella Oliveira
Screenplay by: Robert Windom
Production Design by: Chelsea Lockhart
Cinematography by: Wey Wang
Art Direction by: Rachel Argo
Makeup Department. Shayna Friedman, Celeste Maxwell
Music by: Boris Zelkin
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some suggestive material.
Distributed by: Samuel Goldwyn Films
Release Date: January 8, 2021
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