Sideways Explained

Sideways
Director:Alexander Payne
Producer:Michael London
Music:Rolfe Kent
Cinematography:Phedon Papamichael
Editing:Kevin Tent
Studio:Michael London Productions
Distributor:Fox Searchlight Pictures
Runtime:127 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English
Budget:$16 million
Gross:$109.7 million

Sideways is a 2004 American comedy-drama road film directed by Alexander Payne and written by Jim Taylor and Payne. A film adaptation of Rex Pickett's 2004 novel of the same name, Sideways follows two men in their forties, Miles Raymond (Paul Giamatti), a depressed teacher and unsuccessful writer, and Jack Cole (Thomas Haden Church), a past-his-prime actor, who take a week-long road trip to Santa Barbara County wine country to celebrate Jack's upcoming wedding. Sandra Oh and Virginia Madsen also star as women they encounter during their trip.

Sideways premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 13, 2004, and was released in the United States on October 22, 2004. It received widespread acclaim from critics and is regarded as one of the greatest films of the 2000s. At the 77th Academy Awards, the film was nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor (Haden Church), Best Supporting Actress (Madsen), and Best Adapted Screenplay, the last of which it won.

Plot

Miles Raymond is an unpublished author, a wine aficionado, and a depressed, middle-aged English teacher living in San Diego. He takes Jack Cole, his soon-to-be-married friend and former college roommate, on a road trip through the Santa Ynez Valley wine country. Jack is an actor who now does commercial voice-overs and plans to enter his future father-in-law's successful real estate business. Soon after the trip begins, Miles insists on visiting his mother in Oxnard, as it is the day before her birthday. He steals nine hundred dollars from her room that night. The men sneak out early the next morning to avoid the birthday gathering Miles' mother has planned.

Miles wants to spend the week relaxing, playing golf, and enjoying good food and wine. However, much to Miles' annoyance, Jack wants to have one last sexual fling before getting married. In the wine country, the pair dine at The Hitching Post II. Jack sees that Maya, a waitress with whom Miles is casually acquainted, is interested in Miles; Miles thinks she is only being professionally friendly. Jack lies to Maya that Miles' manuscript has been accepted for publication, although it is only being considered. At a wine tasting the next day, Jack arranges a double date with a wine pourer named Stephanie, who is also acquainted with Maya.

During the date, Miles gets drunk and telephones Victoria, his ex-wife, after learning from Jack that she has remarried and will be bringing her new husband to Jack's wedding. The two couples go to Stephanie's home, where Stephanie and Jack adjourn to Stephanie's bedroom and have sex. Miles and Maya connect through their mutual interest in wine, and he kisses her awkwardly. As they are leaving separately, Miles gives Maya a copy of his manuscript, which she had earlier expressed interest in reading.

Jack claims to have fallen in love with Stephanie and tells Miles he wants to postpone the wedding and move to Santa Ynez Valley to be closer to her. After spending time with Jack and Stephanie at wineries and a picnic, Miles and Maya return to Maya's apartment and have sex. The next day, Miles divulges that Jack is getting married. Disgusted with the men's dishonesty, Maya dumps Miles.

Jack and Miles go to a winery that Miles finds subpar. After hearing from his literary agent that his manuscript has been rejected, an upset Miles pesters the pourer for a "full pour" of wine. When the server refuses, Miles drinks from the spit bucket, creating a scene. Jack intervenes and drives Miles back to the motel. Upon arrival, Stephanie approaches Jack, breaks his nose with her motorcycle helmet, and furiously scolds him for lying to her. Miles takes Jack to the ER and leaves Maya an apologetic voice message, admitting that his book is not going to be published.

That night, Jack hooks up with a waitress named Cammi, despite Miles's protests. Later, Jack returns to the motel naked; Cammi's husband had caught Jack and Cammi having sex. Jack begs Miles to help him retrieve his wallet, which contains custom wedding rings. Miles sneaks into the house, where he discovers Cammi and her husband having sex. Miles grabs the wallet and runs, barely escaping Cammi's nude and furious husband. On the drive back to San Diego, Jack intentionally drives Miles's car into a tree to support his claim that he broke his nose in a car accident. The pair return to the home of Jack's fiancée, Christine, where Jack is warmly received by Christine's family.

Following the wedding ceremony, Miles runs into his ex-wife Victoria and meets her new husband, Ken. Victoria tells Miles that she is pregnant. Miles absconds before the reception and drives back to his San Diego apartment. Alone, he drinks his prized wine, a 1961 Château Cheval Blanc, from a disposable styrofoam soda cup at a fast-food restaurant. One day, after coming home from his teaching job, Miles receives a voicemail from Maya, who says she enjoyed his manuscript and invites him to visit. Miles drives back to wine country and knocks on Maya's door.

Cast

Impact on wine industry

The film drew attention and increased tourism to the Santa Ynez Valley wine-growing region in Santa Barbara County and California's Central Coast. During the film, Miles speaks fondly of the red wine varietal pinot noir while denigrating merlot.[1] After the film's U.S. release in October 2004, merlot sales dropped 2% while pinot noir sales increased 16% in the Western United States. A similar trend occurred in British wine outlets.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

A 2009 study by Sonoma State University found that Sideways slowed the growth in merlot sales volume and caused its price to fall, but the film's main effect on the U.S. wine industry was a rise in the sales volume and price of pinot noir and in overall wine consumption.[8]

A 2022 study in the Journal of Wine Economics found that Sideways caused a reduction in demand for merlot and an increase in demand for pinot noir in the U.S., which led California winemakers to grow pinot noir grapes in unsuitable land and blend those grapes with the grapes grown in high-quality areas just to meet demand, which may have led to worse pinot noir wines.[9] [10]

Sideways Pinot Noir

In 2013, Rex Pickett, author of the Sideways novel, released his own pinot noir named Le Plus Ultra.[11] In 2020, he released a pinot noir named Sideways.[12]

Soundtrack

Sideways
Type:soundtrack
Artist:Rolfe Kent
Released:12 October 2004
Recorded:2004
Genre:Soundtrack
Length:37:24
Label:New Line Records
Producer:Rolfe Kent
Prev Title:Mean Girls
Prev Year:2004
Next Title:The Last Shot
Next Year:2004

The original soundtrack album features 15 jazz instrumentals composed and produced by Rolfe Kent and was orchestrated and arranged for the band by Tony Blondal. The album was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for "Best Original Score", and the music proved so popular there was demand for a national tour. Eventually, a few cities were chosen to perform in as the composer was too busy to commit to more. The romantic leitmotif shared by Miles and Maya is excerpted from Symbiosis by Claus Ogerman and Bill Evans.

  1. "Asphalt Groovin'" – 4:00
  2. "Constantine Snaps His Fingers" – 3:03
  3. "Drive!" – 3:56
  4. "Picnic" – 2:15
  5. "Lonely Day" – 1:40
  6. "Wine Safari" – 2:13
  7. "Miles' Theme" – 2:59
  8. "Los Olivos" – 2:43
  9. "Chasing the Golfers" – 3:03
  10. "Walk to Hitching Post" – 2:32
  11. "Abandoning the Wedding" – 3:25
  12. "Slipping Away As Mum Sleeps" – 1:00
  13. "Bowling Tango" – 0:49
  14. "I'm Not Drinking Any #@%!$ Merlot!" – 1:13
  15. "Miles And Maya" – 2:26

Reception

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, Sideways has an approval rating of 97% based on 233 reviews, and an average rating of 8.5/10. The website's critical consensus reads: "Charming, thoughtful, and often funny, Sideways is a decidedly mature road trip comedy full of excellent performances."[13] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 94 out of 100 based on 42 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[14] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale.[15]

Time Out described the film as "intelligent, funny and moving",[16] and Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave it four stars out of four, writing that, "what happens during the seven days adds up to the best human comedy of the year – comedy, because it is funny, and human, because it is surprisingly moving."[17]

With the exception of Giamatti, who had already starred in the critically acclaimed film American Splendor (2003), the film was a career breakthrough for the stars. Church and Madsen were each nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award, Golden Globe Award, and Academy Award for their performances, winning the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award and Independent Spirit Award for their respective categories. Giamatti was described as "The World's Best Character Actor" by Time magazine.[18] In 2005, Sandra Oh went on to star in the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy, for which she won two Screen Actors Guild Awards and one Golden Globe Award.

Sideways was ranked 494th on Empires 2008 list of the 500 greatest movies of all time.[19] Total Film put Sideways on its list of 100 Greatest Movies of All Time.[20] In 2013, the Writers Guild of America also ranked its script as the 90th greatest ever written.[21]

Stage and musical adaptations

In 2019, it was announced that Sideways was scheduled to be adapted for a stage musical. Kathleen Marshall is expected to be the director and choreographer for the musical, which was aiming for a spring or summer 2020 tryout in a regional venue prior to Broadway. The musical will have a book by Rex Pickett and the score by Anthony Leigh Adams.[22]

A play adapted by author Rex Pickett from the Sideways novel was produced at multiple theaters in the United States and the United Kingdom, including at the La Jolla Playhouse.

In addition to the musical, it was reported that Pickett had written screenplays based on his two Sideways sequels already in print, Vertical and Sideways 3 Chile.[23]

Accolades

As of 2022, Payne and Taylor are the only two screenwriters to ever sweep the rarest achievements known as "The Big Four" critics awards (LAFCA, NBR, NYFCC, NSFC),[24] in addition to winning the Oscar, Globe, BAFTA, WGA, and Critic's Choice Awards for the film.

+ style="background: LightSteelBlue;" Awards
AwardCategoryNameResult
American Film Institute Awards[25] AFI Movie of the Year
77th Academy Awards[26] Best PictureMichael Londonrowspan="4"
Best DirectorAlexander Payne
Best Supporting ActorThomas Haden Church
Best Supporting ActressVirginia Madsen
Best Adapted ScreenplayAlexander Payne and Jim Taylor
American Cinema Editors[27] Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy or MusicalKevin Tent
Argentine Film Critics Association[28] Best Foreign Film, Not in Spanish LanguageAlexander Payne
Belgian Syndicate of Cinema CriticsGrand Prix
58th British Academy Film Awards[29] Best Adapted ScreenplayAlexander Payne and Jim Taylorrowspan="3"
Bodil AwardsBest American FilmAlexander Payne
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards[30] Best Film
Best DirectorAlexander Paynerowspan="2"
Best ActorPaul Giamatti
Best Supporting ActorThomas Haden Churchrowspan="4"
Best CastThomas Haden Church, Paul Giamatti, Virginia Madsen, and Sandra Oh
Best ScreenplayAlexander Payne and Jim Taylor
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards[31] Best Film
Best DirectorAlexander Paynerowspan="2"
Best ActorPaul Giamatti
Best Supporting ActorThomas Haden Churchrowspan="4"
Best Supporting ActressVirginia Madsen
Best CastThomas Haden Church, Paul Giamatti, Virginia Madsen, and Sandra Oh
Best ScreenplayAlexander Payne and Jim Taylor
Best ComposerRolfe Kent
Casting Society of America Awards[32] Best Feature Film Casting – ComedyJohn Jackson and Ellen Parks
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards[33] Best Filmrowspan="5"
Best ActorPaul Giamatti
Best Supporting ActorThomas Haden Church
Best Supporting ActressVirginia Madsen
Best ScreenplayAlexander Payne and Jim Taylor
Czech LionBest Foreign Language FilmAlexander Payne
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards[34] Best Film
Top 10 Filmsrowspan="4"
Best ActorPaul Giamatti
Best Supporting ActorThomas Haden Church
Best Supporting ActressVirginia Madsen
Directors Guild of America Awards[35] Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion PicturesAlexander Payne
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards[36] Best Filmrowspan="5"
Best DirectorAlexander Payne
Best Supporting ActorThomas Haden Church
Best ScreenplayAlexander Payne and Jim Taylor
Golden Globe Awards[37] Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Best Director – Motion PictureAlexander Paynerowspan="4"
Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or ComedyPaul Giamatti
Best Supporting Actor – Motion PictureThomas Haden Church
Best Supporting Actress – Motion PictureVirginia Madsen
Best Screenplay – Motion PictureAlexander Payne and Jim Taylor
Best Original Score – Motion PictureRolfe Kent
Gotham Awards[38] Best FilmAlexander Paynerowspan="8"
Independent Spirit Awards[39] Best FilmMichael London
Best DirectorAlexander Payne
Best Male LeadPaul Giamatti
Best Supporting MaleThomas Haden Church
Best Supporting FemaleVirginia Madsen
Best ScreenplayAlexander Payne and Jim Taylor
London Film Critics Circle Awards[40] Film of the Year
Director of the YearAlexander Paynerowspan="3"
Actor of the YearPaul Giamatti
Screenwriter of the YearAlexander Payne and Jim Taylor
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards[41] Best Filmrowspan="2"
Best DirectorAlexander Payne
Best ActorPaul Giamatti
Best Supporting ActorThomas Haden Churchrowspan="6"
Best Supporting ActressVirginia Madsen
Best ScreenplayAlexander Payne and Jim Taylor
National Board of Review[42] Top Ten Films
Best Supporting ActorThomas Haden Church
Best Adapted ScreenplayAlexander Payne and Jim Taylor
National Society of Film Critics Awards[43] Best Filmrowspan="3"
Best DirectorAlexander Payne
Best ActorPaul Giamatti
Best Supporting ActorThomas Haden Churchrowspan="7"
Best Supporting ActressVirginia Madsen
Best ScreenplayAlexander Payne and Jim Taylor
New York Film Critics Circle[44] Best Film
Best ActorPaul Giamatti
Best Supporting ActressVirginia Madsen
Best ScreenplayAlexander Payne and Jim Taylor
Online Film Critics Society Awards[45] Best Picturerowspan="2"
Best DirectorAlexander Payne
Best ActorPaul Giamattirowspan="2"
Best Supporting ActorThomas Haden Church
Best Supporting ActressVirginia Madsen
Best Adapted ScreenplayAlexander Payne and Jim Taylor
Producers Guild of America Awards[46] Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Best Theatrical Motion PictureMichael London
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards[47] Best Adapted ScreenplayAlexander Payne and Jim Taylor
San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards[48] Best Filmrowspan="5"
Best DirectorAlexander Payne
Best ActorPaul Giamatti
Best Supporting ActorThomas Haden Church
Best Supporting ActressVirginia Madsen
Satellite Awards[49] Best Film – Musical or Comedy
Best Director – Motion PictureAlexander Paynerowspan="2"
Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or ComedyPaul Giamatti
Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or ComedyThomas Haden Church
Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Musical or ComedyVirginia Madsen
Best Cast – Motion PictureThomas Haden Church, Paul Giamatti, Virginia Madsen, and Sandra Oh
Best Adapted ScreenplayAlexander Payne and Jim Taylor
Screen Actors Guild Awards[50] Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion PictureThomas Haden Church, Paul Giamatti, Virginia Madsen, and Sandra Oh
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading RolePaul Giamattirowspan="3"
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting RoleThomas Haden Church
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting RoleVirginia Madsen
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards[51] Best Filmrowspan="3"
Best ActorPaul Giamatti
Best Supporting ActressVirginia Madsen
USC Scripter Award[52] Best ScreenplayAlexander Payne and Jim Taylor
Vancouver Film Critics Circle[53] Best Film
Best DirectorAlexander Paynerowspan="3"
Best ActorPaul Giamatti
Best Supporting ActorThomas Haden Church
Best Supporting ActressVirginia Madsen
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards[54] Best Supporting ActorThomas Haden Churchrowspan="2"
Best Supporting ActressVirginia Madsen
Best Adapted Screenplayrowspan="2"
Writers Guild of America Awards[55] Best Adapted ScreenplayAlexander Payne and Jim Taylor

Japanese remake

Fox International Productions and Fuji TV released a Japanese-language remake of the film in October 2009,[56] サイドウェイズ, often rendered in Romaji as Saidoweizu. The film is directed by Cellin Gluck and stars Katsuhisa Namase, Fumiyo Kohinata, Kyōka Suzuki, and Rinko Kikuchi, and has a soundtrack composed and performed by Hawaiian-born ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro.

The remake shifts the setting of the film to Napa Valley. Although listed as an executive producer, Payne was not involved with the remake, although he gave it his blessing.[57] Giamatti declined an invitation to make an unspecified cameo appearance in the film.[58]

Possible sequel

While Pickett wrote a sequel to his novel, Vertical, in 2011, following Miles and Jack on a road trip to Oregon with Miles' mother, Payne has declined to consider a sequel to the film. Fox Searchlight owns the rights to the characters, but Payne's lack of interest makes the film a non-starter for Fox.[59]

See also

External links

Notes and References

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