Victoria tells Miles that she is pregnant. The pair return to the fiancée's home, where Jack is warmly received by the family.įollowing the wedding ceremony, Miles runs into his ex-wife Victoria and meets her new husband. Jack intentionally drives Miles's car into a tree so it looks as if he broke his nose in an accident. Miles grabs the wallet and runs, barely escaping the nude and irate husband. Miles sneaks into the house, where he discovers Cammi and her husband having sex. Jack begs Miles to help him retrieve his wallet, which contains custom wedding rings. Later, Jack returns to the motel naked, having been caught having sex with Cammi by her husband. That night, Jack hooks up with a waitress named Cammi, despite Miles's protests. Miles takes Jack to the ER and leaves Maya an apologetic voice message, admitting that his book is not going to be published. Upon arrival, they meet Stephanie, who breaks Jack's nose with her motorcycle helmet, screaming about being lied to. Jack intervenes and drives Miles back to the motel. When the server refuses, Miles drinks from the spit bucket, creating a scene. After hearing from his literary agent that his manuscript has been rejected, an upset Miles pesters the pourer for a "full pour" of wine. Jack and Miles go to a winery that Miles finds subpar.
Disgusted with the men's dishonesty, Maya dumps Miles. The next day, Miles lets it slip that Jack is to be married. After spending time with Jack and Stephanie at wineries and a picnic, Miles and Maya return to her apartment and have sex. Jack claims to have fallen in love with Stephanie and tells Miles he wants to move to Santa Ynez Valley to be closer to her. As they are leaving separately, Miles gives her a copy of his manuscript, which Maya had earlier expressed interest in reading. Miles and Maya connect through their mutual interest in wine, and Miles kisses her awkwardly. The two couples go to Stephanie's home, where she and Jack adjourn to her bedroom for sex. At a wine tasting the next day, Jack arranges a double date with a wine pourer named Stephanie, who is also acquainted with Maya.ĭuring 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. Jack lies to Maya that Miles's manuscript has been accepted for publication, although it is only being considered. Jack says Maya, a waitress with whom Miles is casually acquainted, is interested in Miles Miles thinks she is only being professionally friendly. In the wine country, the pair dine at The Hitching Post II.
However, much to Miles' consternation, Jack is on the prowl and wants one last sexual fling before settling into domestic life. Miles wants to spend the week relaxing, playing golf, and enjoying good food and wine. The men sneak out the next morning to avoid the birthday gathering. He steals a thousand dollars from her room that night. Soon after the trip begins, Miles insists on stopping to see his mother, as it is the day before her birthday.
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Jack now does commercial voice-overs and plans to enter his future father-in-law's successful real estate business his acting career appears to have peaked years earlier with a role in a popular TV soap. 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. Miles Raymond is an unpublished writer, a wine aficionado, and a depressed, middle-aged English teacher living in San Diego. It was also nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor (Haden Church) and Best Supporting Actress (Madsen). Sideways received widespread acclaim from critics and won Best Adapted Screenplay at the 77th Academy Awards. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 13, 2004, and was released in the United States on October 22, 2004. 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.
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Sideways is a 2004 American comedy-drama road movie directed by Alexander Payne and written by Jim Taylor and Payne.
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