Bottle Shock PG-13
Based on a true story of love, victory, and fermentation
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DVD Details
- Rated: PG-13
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: September 17, 2019
- Originally Released: 2008
- Label: Samuel Goldwyn Films
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Bill Pullman, Freddy Rodriguez, Chris Pine & Alan Rickman | |
Performer: | Dennis Farina, Eliza Dushku, Bradley Whitford & Miguel Sandoval | |
Directed by | Randall Miller | |
Edited by | Randall Miller & Dan O'Brien | |
Screenwriting by | Jody Savin, Randall Miller & Ross Schwartz | |
Composition by | Mark Adler | |
Story by | Ross Schwartz, Lannette Pabon, Jody Savin & Randall Miller | |
Produced by | J. Todd Harris, Jody Savin, Randall Miller, Brenda Lhormer & Marc Lhormer | |
Director of Photography: | Michael Ozier |
Entertainment Reviews:
Rating: 3.5/5 --
It's not in the same league as Sideways but it has a fragrant sense of the beauty of wine and winemaking, not just the drinking.
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Sydney Morning Herald
Bottle Shock is a shameless grab at the yuppie audience that flocked to the similarly themed Sideways.
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The Stranger (Seattle, WA)
Rating: C --
Unfortunately, Miller can't decide whether he's doing a relationship movie or one about the intrigue of world-class winemaking. Mingling the two left me with a somewhat sour aftertaste.
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Denver Rocky Mountain News
Rating: 2.5/4 --
With much loving, longing gazing at the Napa Valley landscape, it's awfully good-looking, if you can discount the high-waisted bell-bottoms and the homely yellow AMC Gremlin that wheezes into scenes every once in a while.
Florida Times-Union
Rating: 2/4 --
It doesn't exactly come off as boxed wine to the top-shelf sensibilities of Sideways, but there's not enough story or heart for it to capture the same lightning in a bottle.
Times-Picayune
Rating: 2/4 --
The people who made Bottle Shock obviously love their wine. They're not that crazy about the French. And they are firm believers in the screenwriting rule of leaving no underdog-formula cliché unused.
Miami Herald
Rickman adds a welcome astringency.
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Chicago Reader
Product Description:
Looking for a way to boost his failing Parisian wine shop, a snobbish Brit named Steven Spurrier (Alan Rickman) heads to California's Napa Valley, preparing for a tasting contest he has set up, pitting his favorite French wines against up-and-coming vintages from California. He assumes that a victory by the French wines will spur people to flock to his store, but he is surprised to find that the California wines are not quite as awful as he had imagined. He is especially intrigued by a Chardonnay made by Jim Barrett (Bill Pullman) and his son, Bo (Chris Pine), at Chateau Montelena, but Jim is a perfectionist who never thinks his wine is ready and does not want to be involved in the contest, believing it will be a circus and an excuse to embarrass the California wineries. He has a tense relationship with his son, an easygoing surfer dude who seems more interested in the summer intern, Sam (Rachael Taylor), than working in the family business. Meanwhile, the rest of the Napa Valley vintners are excited about participating in the contest, including Gustavo (Freddy Rodriguez), one of Jim's best employees, who is making his own wine on the side with Garcia (Miguel Sandoval). As Spurrier gets closer to deciding which California wines will be selected for the contest, friendships and families threaten to tear apart and love blossoms. Based on a true story--Jim and Bo Barrett served as consultants on the film--BOTTLE SHOCK is a tasty treat, cowritten by husband-and-wife team Randall Miller and Jody Savin (with Ross Schwartz); Miller also serves as one of the editors and producers. Pullman is outstanding as the former corporate suit trying to live out his dream; the cast also includes Bradley Whitford and Eliza Dushku in small but important roles. The period soundtrack features several Doobie Brothers songs as well as 1970s tunes by America, Bad Company, and Foghat.
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- Sales Rank: 63,499
- UPC: 857789008495
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