TV & Movies

Romantic comedy filmed in and around Beaufort was released Friday. How to watch it

Editor’s note: This story was updated on Jan. 8, 2021, to include streaming information.

Remember a couple of years ago when movie crews transformed downtown Beaufort and a part of Bluffton into a small Alabama town?

Well, now you can watch the final product!

“Stars Fell On Alabama” is a romantic comedy about a Hollywood agent returning to town for his 15-year high school reunion. He persuades an actress to pose as his girlfriend after seeing his old friends all married and with children, according to the synopsis.

The PG-13 movie was released on multiple streaming websites to rent or buy on Friday, including Amazon, iTunes, Google, Vudu, FandangoNow, and YouTube.

Lots of the filming in Beaufort County took place in fall 2019, and the trailer was released last spring.

Crews and cast were seen throughout Beaufort, including on Bay Street, and nearby at The Beaufort Inn and Blackstone’s Cafe. Other locations included Port Royal, Beaufort Academy on Lady’s Island, and the Old Town Dispensary in Bluffton.

"Stars Fell On Alabama" - Trailer from Rareform on Vimeo.

“We’ve gotten a great response to the trailer, and everyone is so proud of it already, “ Rareform Pictures director VW Scheich said last spring. “I like Beaufort as the backdrop. It’s a picturesque town.”

Scheich partnered with The Beaufort Film Society for filming, and more than 100 extras were recruited to work with 25 cast members and about 40 crew.

VW Scheich, RareForm Picutres Submitted

Last spring, Scheich said Rareform Pictures was hoping to screen the movie in Beaufort at some point, adding that the company’s social media pages will be updated regularly.

“A lot of great people worked on this,” Scheich said. “And, everyone’s responded really positively.”

This story was originally published May 20, 2020 at 1:29 PM with the headline "Romantic comedy filmed in and around Beaufort was released Friday. How to watch it."

Lana Ferguson
The Island Packet
Lana Ferguson typically covers stories in northern Beaufort County, Jasper County and Hampton County. She joined The Island Packet & Beaufort Gazette in 2018 as a crime/breaking news reporter. Before coming to the Lowcountry, she worked for publications in her home state of Virginia and graduated from the University of Mississippi, where she was editor-in-chief of the daily student newspaper. Lana was also a fellow at the University of South Carolina’s Media Law School in 2019. Support my work with a digital subscription
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