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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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Excellent expose of narcissism on two sides of the same coin
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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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Also Known As:
Entre copas (Argentina) (Chile) (Mexico) (Spain) (Venezuela) [es]
À la dérive (Canada: French title) [fr]
Bezdroza (Poland) [pl]
Külili (Estonia) [et]
Plagios (Greece) [el]
Sideways (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Sideways - Entre Umas e Outras (Brazil) [pt]
Sideways - In viaggio con Jack (Italy) [it]
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À la dérive (Canada: French title) [fr]
Bezdroza (Poland) [pl]
Külili (Estonia) [et]
Plagios (Greece) [el]
Sideways (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Sideways - Entre Umas e Outras (Brazil) [pt]
Sideways - In viaggio con Jack (Italy) [it]
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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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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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Trivia:
Both of the New York Times crossword puzzles that Miles solves in the movie are actual published puzzles. The constructor's byline on the second puzzle Miles solves is visible; the puzzle was constructed by Alan Arbesfeld, and was published in the Times on 9 October 2003. The constructor's byline on the first puzzle (the one Miles solves while driving) is not visible; this puzzle was constructed by Craig Kasper and was published in the Times on 27 September 2003.
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Goofs:
Continuity: As the duo make their quick getaway from Miles' mother's house, notice he's wearing white loafers. Later, as he's getting dressed for the dinner date in the hotel room, he informs Jack he's only brought his brown shoes along for the trip.
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References "One Life to Live" (1968)
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Soundtrack:
NEW HAVEN COMET
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What wines are they drinking throughout the film?more
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A woman's take on this is probably not the same as a man's. Initially I was put off by Charles Hayden's Church's character crudeness and Giamatti's character's repulsiveness but that changed was I was able to look below the surface. By the end of the movie, I felt very sorry for Church as he was not only dumb and shallow, he was actually so empty that whatever female was before him became a mirror of his need to connect with anything that felt like caring. Church did a fabulous job and was incredibly believable as a has-been wannabe, desperate to hold on to his dream of the kind of good life that is bought by charm and good looks. He is just on the edge or realizing his time is running out and that is a whole lot for this character to absorb as he has never given much to the concept of "thought."
Giammeti is a pitiful, self-absorbed, destructive, depressed alcoholic whose in possession of two "things." He knows a great deal about wine and he has written a book. Nothing else informs him. Yet his performance is so nuanced that we are able to fill in his depth of character and decency primarily through his huge, limpid eyes. What a performance. He should have been nominated for an academy award. This is a role that comes along once-in-a-lifetime for this type of character actor, like Liza in Cabaret.
The women are really nothing more than backdrops or props for the men to expose themselves. Madsen is lovely but you do wonder what on earth she really sees in this man. While he may be redeemable, he is really pretty much a self-absorbed jerk. It is most interesting that this film has been released at the same time as Closer, as they are similar in their exploration of self-absorption. Though Closer explores how destructive its characters are to each other, in the end, Closer is not as intimate and seems more artificial than the sweetly revealing Sideways.