![]() dream, but missing out on reality (and true love) because he always puts work first. ![]() Stars Fell on Alabama casts Bryce in what Hollywood agents might call the Tom Cruise role. Madison, who is waiting to hear back about landing a leading role, agrees because she wants to get out of town to escape her on-again/off-again musician boyfriend, Zane (Zebedee Row). ![]() The couple are fake dating because Bryce refuses to mix business with pleasure. When he returns home to Willow Valley, AL, for his 15th high school reunion, he takes Madison along as his girlfriend. Bryce Dixon (James Maslow, of Big Time Rush fame) is an agent in Hollywood who represents rising star Madison Belle (Ciara Hanna). The story is right out of a romance novel. Sure, cynics can scoff, and haters are gonna hate, but this film is just made for pre-teen girls or adults who cuddle up and watch Lifetime. This predictable romance may lean into its genre conventions, but it is so aggressively wholesome that resistance is almost futile. Stars Fell on Alabama is as gentle and likable as the romantic country song that gives this modest, charming film its title. 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.Starring Ciara Hanna, James Maslow, Jason Burkey The movie features the South but doesn't make fun of it. 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. 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. 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 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. 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 tries to convince Madison to accompany him to his high school reunion in Alabama and pretend to be his girlfriend. ![]() Willow Valley, Alabama is soon abuzz with news of the impending arrival of Bryce and his mystery starlet. 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. He does, however, keep up with a small circle of his best friends from high school (hat tip to Facebook). Bryce moved from Alabama to California 15 years ago for college and to pursue his dreams, leaving his past behind. 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. ![]()
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