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Overview
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Rex Pickett (novel)
Alexander Payne (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
21 January 2005 (USA) more
Tagline:
In search of wine. In search of women. In search of themselves.
Plot:
Two men reaching middle age with not much to show but disappointment, embark on a week long road trip through California's wine country, just as one is about to take a trip down the aisle. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 94 wins & 34 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(209 articles)
Paul Giamatti: 'I'm clearly not Brad Pitt'
(From The Guardian - Film News. 12 November 2009, 1:27 AM, PST)
George Clooney in Talks for Alexander Payne's Next Film
(From PasteMagazine. 5 November 2009, 6:30 AM, PST)
User Comments:
Alexander The Great more (766 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Paul Giamatti | ... | Miles | |
| Thomas Haden Church | ... | Jack | |
| Virginia Madsen | ... | Maya | |
| Sandra Oh | ... | Stephanie | |
| Marylouise Burke | ... | Miles's Mother | |
| Jessica Hecht | ... | Victoria | |
| Missy Doty | ... | Cammi | |
| M.C. Gainey | ... | Cammi's Husband | |
| Alysia Reiner | ... | Christine Erganian | |
| Shake Tukhmanyan | ... | Mrs. Erganian (as Shaké Toukhmanian) | |
| Shaun Duke | ... | Mike Erganian (as Duke Moosekian) | |
| Robert Covarrubias | ... | Miles's Building Manager | |
| Patrick Gallagher | ... | Gary the Bartender | |
| Stephanie Faracy | ... | Stephanie's Mother | |
| Joe Marinelli | ... | Frass Canyon Pourer |
Additional Details
MPAA:
Rated R for language, some strong sexual content and nudity.
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Runtime:
126 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Taiwan:R-18 | Portugal:M/12 | Iceland:12 (video rating) | Iceland:14 (original rating) | Hungary:16 | Malaysia:18SX (DVD) | Malaysia:(Banned) (theatrical) | Japan:R-15 | Sweden:Btl | New Zealand:M | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA (original rating) | Australia:M (re-rating on appeal) | Brazil:16 | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Ontario) | Chile:TE | Czech Republic:12 | Finland:K-15 | Germany:6 | Hong Kong:III | Mexico:B15 | Netherlands:12 | Peru:PT | Philippines:R-18 | Singapore:M18 | South Korea:18 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Zurich) | UK:15 | USA:R | Norway:11 | Canada:AA (original rating) | Ireland:15 | Indonesia:Dewasa
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The picture that Miles (Paul Giamatti) looks at when at his mother's home is actually a picture of Paul Giamatti and his father (former Commissioner of Major League Baseball) Bart Giamatti. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Miles and Jack are sitting at the bar with Maya, Jack is sitting with his hands folded in one shot and holding his drink in the next. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Miles Raymond:
Fuck.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in The 77th Annual Academy Awards (2005) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
FACE TO FACE more
FAQ
What wines are they drinking throughout the film?more
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What a refreshing adventure great writing really is. Through the mind, heart and soul of a filmmaker like Alexander Payne you can enter forbidden territory and dive into experiences that, at first glance, seem so far removed from our own. Little tales with enormous, universal implications. Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church and Virginia Madsen jump out of the screen and as soon as the movie ends we find them sitting next to us. We get home and find them waiting for us there, we even find them on the mirror looking back at us. This is the sort of movie going experience that will never get old. Its strength is in its truth. You may not like it, you may even resent it. Good, that's what art is all about. It provokes you. It motivates and inspires you. And as if all that wasn't enough, it entertains you it amuses you, it gives you one hell of a great time. I want another Payne soon in a theater near me.