Wine Country (2019)

During a vacation to Napa Valley, a group of long time friends reunite and revisit past choices in this hilarious and heartfelt comedy from director Amy Poehler.

Director:

Amy Poehler

Writers:

Liz Cackowski, Emily Spivey

Stars:

Amy Poehler, Rachel Dratch, Ana Gasteyer

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Amy Poehler	...	Abby
Rachel Dratch	...	Rebecca
Ana Gasteyer	...	Catherine
Maya Rudolph	...	Naomi
Paula Pell	...	Val
Emily Spivey	...	Jenny
Jay Larson	...	Brian
Tina Fey	...	Tammy
Maya Erskine	...	Jade
Rachel Hamilton	...	Bartender
Brené Brown	...	Brene Brown (as Brene Brown)
Jon Glaser	...	Ted Talk (voice)
Jason Schwartzman	...	Devon
Cherry Jones	...	Lady Sunshine
Craig Cackowski	...	Mason (Sommelier)

Storyline

In honor of Rebecca (Rachel Dratch)'s 50th birthday, Abby (Amy Poehler) plans a scenic Napa getaway with their best, longtime friends. Workaholic Catherine (Ana Gasteyer), post-op Val (Paula Pell), homebody Jenny (Emily Spivey), and weary mom Naomi (Maya Rudolph) are equally sold on the chance to relax and reconnect. Yet as the alcohol flows, real world uncertainties intrude on the punchlines and gossip, and the women begin questioning their friendships and futures. A hilarious and heartfelt comedy directed by Poehler, Wine Country co-stars Tina Fey, Jason Schwartzman and Cherry Jones.

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Plot Keywords:

reference to fran drescher | reference to billy bob thornton | group of friends | f rated | overalls | 

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Taglines:

Friendship is a Trip

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for crude sexual content, language and some drug material

Did You Know?

Trivia

The movie was inspired by a real-life trip the SNL stars took together to celebrate a 50th birthday.

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Goofs

The characters say multiple times that Rebecca's birthday is on a Sunday; however, while they are in the ER they are able to call Naomi's doctor's office to ask about her test results. It is unlikely that a GP's office would be open on a Sunday.

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Quotes

Jade: We get famous people in here all the time. Do you know who was in here last week?
Rebecca: Who?
Jade: Future.
Rebecca: Wait. Did I just miss a bunch of words?
Val: Future? Is the Past coming next week?

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Connections

Referenced in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Tina Fey/Ben Stiller/Robert Irwin/Robert De Niro/Florida Georgia Line (2019)

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Soundtracks

You Have to Wonder
Written and Performed by Amy Miles

User Reviews

Literally painful

I could only make it through like 15/20 minutes of this since it was just so incredibly bad. Of course there are a lot of good actresses in the movie but with bad writing it really doesn't make a difference. I really don't understand a lot of the reviews on here that say stuff like "Lighten up its not that bad" but in my opinion when you have countless tv shows and movies at our fingertips these days the bar has been drastically raised so I no longer will waste 90 minutes of my time on a so-so movie...and this is way below so-so.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 May 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

Wine Country

Filming Locations:

Napa, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dunshire Productions, Paper Kite Productions, Paper Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1