Miles Raymond is an unsuccessful writer, a wine aficionado, and a divorced, depressed, alcoholic middle-aged English teacher living in San Diego. He takes Jack Cole, his soon-to-be-married actor friend and former college roommate, on a road trip through the Santa Ynez Valley wine country. The wine tasting road trip to salute Jack's final days as a bachelor careens woefully sideways as he and Miles hit the gas en route to mid-life crises. The comically mismatched pair, who share little more than their history and a heady blend of failed potential and fading youth, soon find themselves drowning in wine and women. Emerging from a haze of pinot noir, wistful yearnings and trepidation about the future, the two friends inevitably come face-to-face with reality.
Cast: Paul Giamatti, Sandra Oh, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen
Crew: Alexander Payne (Director), Phedon Papamichael (Director of Photography), Rolfe Kent (Music Director)
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Release Dates: 21 Jan 2005 (United States)
Tagline: In search of wine. In search of women. In search of themselves.
Did you know? Thomas Haden Church stripped naked during his audition, because that was what the scene called for. He later learned that he was the only actor to do that. Read More
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as Miles
as Stephanie
as Jack
as Maya
as Christine Erganian
as Victoria
as Cammi's Husband
as Miles's Mother
as Cammi
as Gary the Bartender
as Miles's Building Manager
as Mrs. Erganian
as Mike Erganian
as Stephanie's Mother
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Film Type:
Feature
Language:
English
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital, DTS
Aspect Ratio:
1.85:1 (Flat)
Taglines:
In search of wine. In search of women. In search of themselves.
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Trivia:
The actors that play Miles, Jack and Miles' mother all got food poisoning from the food they ate during the dinner at Miles' mother's house.
In one scene, Miles talks with great passion about Pinot Noir. After the release of the film, Pinot Noir sales rose significantly during the holiday period. In another scene, Miles deeply disparages Merlot, and sales dropped after the film came out.
Thomas Haden Church stripped naked during his audition, because that was what the scene called for. He later learned that he was the only actor to do that.
George Clooney was interested in the part of Jack, but director Alexander Payne thought Clooney was too big a star for the role.
In one scene, Miles talks with great passion about Pinot Noir. After the release of the film, Pinot Noir sales rose significantly during the holiday period. In another scene, Miles deeply disparages Merlot, and sales dropped after the film came out.
Thomas Haden Church stripped naked during his audition, because that was what the scene called for. He later learned that he was the only actor to do that.
George Clooney was interested in the part of Jack, but director Alexander Payne thought Clooney was too big a star for the role.
