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Sideways (2004) -- 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.
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Overview

User Rating:
7.8/10   62,564 votes
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Director:
Alexander Payne
Writers (WGA):
Rex Pickett (novel)
Alexander Payne (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
21 January 2005 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Romance 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
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 93 wins & 34 nominations more
User Comments:
A Payneful Comedy more

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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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for language, some strong sexual content and nudity.
Runtime:
126 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Armenian
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital | DTS
Filming Locations:
Buellton, California, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
During his audition, Thomas Haden Church stripped naked because that was what the scene called for. He later learned that he was the only actor to do that. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Miles's mother's hair color changes between greeting Miles and Jack, and serving them dinner. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Miles Raymond: Fuck.
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Movie Connections:
Features Being John Malkovich (1999) more
Soundtrack:
NEW HAVEN COMET more

FAQ

What wines are they drinking throughout the film?
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92 out of 162 people found the following comment useful:-
A Payneful Comedy, 10 March 2005
10/10
Author: arichmondfwc from United States

Alexander Payne is becoming a magnet for me. I wait for his films. He is an eminently American director that can look in with the incisive eye of an incisive foreigner. Besides all that, he is a poet. In "Election" he gives us an electro shock disguised as a Teen College Comedy. I laughed in horror at the cleverness of the storytelling. In "About Schmid" he forces us to look into one of the darkest corners of our society and find ourselves there. And he does it in the funniest most entertaining way. In "Sideways" he trusts his audience enough to put impossible hurdles for us to love his characters -- Paul Giamatti and his mother's money, for instance -- and yet, we have to admit he's made his point. We are all people. He manages to surprise us with our own capacity for compassion. Vittorio De Sica, Billy Wilder and Mario Monicelli come to mind. Yes Mr. Payne you are the ticket!

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