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Overview
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Release Date:
21 January 2005 (USA)
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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
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Won Oscar.
Another 94 wins
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34 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(210 articles)
Gay of the Dead #28: The Lair, Season Three (Part 2 of 2)
(From Fangoria. 18 November 2009, 10:00 PM, PST)
Paul Giamatti: 'I'm clearly not Brad Pitt'
(From The Guardian - Film News. 12 November 2009, 1:27 AM, PST)
(From Fangoria. 18 November 2009, 10:00 PM, PST)
Paul Giamatti: 'I'm clearly not Brad Pitt'
(From The Guardian - Film News. 12 November 2009, 1:27 AM, PST)
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Keeping Everything Bottled Up.
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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 |
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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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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.
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Continuity: When Miles is talking to Stephanie's mother in the bowling alley, her cigarette goes from being lit to unlit between shots.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in 11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2005) (TV)
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Soundtrack:
UMBRELLA INDOORS
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What wines are they drinking throughout the film?more
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Sad, disillusioned and depressed middle school teacher/aspiring novelist Paul Giamatti takes his best friend (Thomas Haden Church) to California's wine country for one last week of freedom before he marries. Church is on the prowl though and extremely horny as he wants nothing more than to sleep with women before his wedding. Thus these two opposites (who are more alike than they appear on first glance) have all sorts of adventures and misadventures. They meet two women (Virginia Madsen and Sandra Oh) and immediately take an interest in them. Divorcée Giamatti is shyly attracted to Madsen while Church falls in lust real quick with Oh. What is going to transpire over this week? Outstanding direction by Alexander Payne (who is one of the better "new-age" film-makers) knows which comedic and dramatic buttons to push here. His screenplay (which he co-wrote with cohort Jim Taylor) is deeper than it appears on the surface. Just like "Election" and "About Schmidt", "Sideways" works because the characters are quirky and hilarious, but also vulnerable and real. The four leads are remarkable with Church stealing the show and Madsen doing the work of her life. Giamatti's quiet and heartfelt role makes you sympathize and care for this flawed man. An intelligent adult-themed comedy/drama that works from many angles. 4.5 out of 5 stars.