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Sideways (2004)

R | | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 21 January 2005 (USA)
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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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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
... Miles
... Jack
... Maya
... Stephanie
... Miles's Mother
... Victoria
... Cammi
... Cammi's Husband
... Christine Erganian
Shake Tukhmanyan ... Mrs. Erganian (as Shaké Toukhmanian)
... Mike Erganian (as Duke Moosekian)
... Miles's Building Manager
... Gary the Bartender
... Stephanie's Mother
... Frass Canyon Pourer
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Storyline

A week before his friend Jack is to be married, best man Miles and the prospective groom head off to wine country for a week of fun, relaxation and - of course - wine drinking. Miles is the oenophile and does his best to teach Jack a bit about the art of appreciating great wine. All Jack cares about is drinking and carousing, something he accomplishes when he meets the attractive Stephanie at one of the vineyards. Miles is something of a sad sack, a high school English teacher who is a failed writer at heart. He has yet to get over the fact that his wife has divorced him and that she has remarried and he now faces that nerve racking wait for word from a prospective publisher. Miles has an opportunity to start anew when he meets Stephanie's friend Maya but when he let's slip that Jack is about to be married any hope of a relationship seems to be lost. Written by garykmcd

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wine | deception | writer | california | actor | See All (128) »

Taglines:

In search of wine. In search of women. In search of themselves.

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, some strong sexual content and nudity | See all certifications »

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Release Date:

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Box Office

Budget:

$12,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$207,042, 24 October 2004, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$71,503,593

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$109,706,931
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Trivia

Paul Giamatti admitted to faking every bit of wine knowledge, and not understanding why anybody would care about it. He also claims he was shocked that he was cast in a lead role and initially thought it was a practical joke. See more »

Goofs

When Miles is talking to Stephanie's mother in the bowling alley, her cigarette goes from being lit to unlit between shots. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Miles Raymond: Fuck.
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Connections

Referenced in Happy Endings: More Like Stanksgiving (2012) See more »

Soundtracks

SAD SONGS
Words and Music by David Klingenberger (as David Allen Klingenberger) and Edward M. Rudolph
Performed by Deke Dickerson
Courtesy of Songs of D.K.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What wines are they drinking throughout the film?
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Alexander The Great
29 June 2005 | by – See all my reviews

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.
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