Bottle Shock (2008)

Director:

Randall Miller

Writers (WGA):

Jody Savin (screenplay) &
Randall Miller (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

2 October 2008 (Netherlands)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Based on a true story of love, victory and fermentation.

Plot:

The story of the early days of California wine making featuring the now infamous, blind Paris wine tasting of 1976 that has come to be known as "Judgment of Paris". |

Plot Keywords:

Wine | Winery | Wine Tasting | Wine Making | Vintner

Awards:

1 win

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Cast

Chris Pine	...	Bo Barrett
Alan Rickman	...	Steven Spurrier
Bill Pullman	...	Jim Barrett
Rachael Taylor	...	Sam
Freddy Rodríguez	...	Gustavo Brambila
Dennis Farina	...	Maurice
Eliza Dushku	...	Joe
Miguel Sandoval	...	Mr. Garcia
Bradley Whitford	...	Professor Saunders
Joe Regalbuto	...	Bill
Hal B. Klein	...	Shenky
Kirk Baily	...	Loan Officer
Philippe Bergeron	...	Pierre Tari
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Frank Avila	...	Field Hand
Geoff Callan	...	Man #3
James Carraway	...	James / Vintner #3
Amiée Conn	...	Bo's friend
Mark Famiglietti	...	Waiter
Marcia Firesten	...	Winery Owner
Jean-Pierre Gillain	...	Pierre Brejoux
Mary Pat Gleason	...	Marge
Leslie Goodman	...	Wine Tasting Spectator
Richard Gross	...	Lt. Randall
Arlo Hemphill	...	French Waiter
James Hiser
Larry Kitagawa	...	Country Club Member
Krystal Landrum	...	TWA Ticket Agent
Al Liner	...	Hotel Clerk
Valerie Long	...	Vintner #2
Justin Malachi	...	Valet
Kathy McGraw	...	Ms. Relyea
Randall Miller	...	Patron
Deborah O'Brien	...	TWA Attendant
Jeff Redlick	...	Pedestrian
Jean-Michel Richaud
Luis Saguar
Karl-Heinz Teuber	...	German Tourist
Scott Updegrave	...	Attorney
Mario Vendetti	...	Valet

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for brief strong language, some sexual content and a scene of drug use.

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French | German

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Buena Vista Vinyards - 18000 Old Winery Road, Sonoma, California, USA

Company:

Intellectual Properties Worldwide (I)

Trivia:

The Parisian street scenes were filmed in Sonoma, CA using cars provided by members of the Arcane Auto Society car club. The automobile's owners were used as extras in the street scenes that showed their cars.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: In the "fixed" tasting at the bar, bar codes can be seen on the bottle labels. Bar codes were not printed on wine bottles in 1976, of course.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Jim Barrett: [voiceover] Before Paris, nobody drank our wine. Well, friends did. But their palates were... less discriminating.

A Must See!!

This past January I had the great joy of going to Sundance '08. In a cluster of some really enjoyable (and some not so enjoyable) films, Bottle Shock really stood out from the rest. Out of all the movies I saw, I can easily say that it was the best. It was really something to see two bigwigs like Alan Rickman and Bill Pullman go toe to toe with each other. To see these two mammoth talents opposite each other is almost reason enough to see the movie, but the great performances don't stop there. Freddy Rodriguez delivers on some very strong and moving parts in the film that literally had tears forming in my eyes (Freddy is one of the best young actors Hollywood has to offer). As someone already commented, Dennis Farina is absolutely priceless. You will fall head over heals in love with Rachael Taylor who carries herself with a classic silver screen charm. And Chris Pine shows why he is destined to be put on the fast track to fame (but don't take my word for it, he is Captain Kirk in the new Star Trek franchise). As a whole, Bottle Shock is simply wonderful. Oh… and not to forget one of the biggest characters in the film, the Napa Valley itself! This movie is so beautifully shot and set that it will take your breath away. This is one you MUST SEE!!