SUBMITTED BY Scooby
October 1, 2002 — Alaska's capital city, Juneau, was a big influence for the story of Sweet Home Alabama, according to writer Doug Eboch.
Eboch, 34, lived in Juneau in the 1980s and graduated from Juneau-Douglas High School in 1986. He moved to Los Angeles to study film production and screenwriting at the University of Southern California.
"I originally set it in a small Oregon town," Eboch said. "I felt if I set it in Juneau it would seem like an Alaska movie. Alaska is such a unique world to people in the Lower 48. I felt Oregon would make it seem more universal."
Oregon was switched to Alabama at the request of one of the producers, an Alabama native who was a major backer of the movie.
"One interesting thing is it didn't have to change that much. Small towns are still small towns," Eboch said. "We just changed what they ate and some phrases and such."
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