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Bottle Shock
(2008)
Based on a true story of love, victory and fermentation.
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Stars: Alan Rickman, Chris Pine, Bill Pullman, Rachel Taylor, Freddy Rodriguez
Director: Randall Miller
Writer: Randall Miller, Jody Savin
Language: English
Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment
Duration: 105
Rated: PG-13

Bottle Shock is based on the true story of Steven Spurrier a wineshop owner who in 1976 single handedly brought Californian wines to the world, it may sound quite boring and I nearly didnt rent it but I'm so pleased I did. And although it's been compared to 'Sideways' it stands up on it's own.

Alan Rickman plays a snobbish wine expert quite ignorent to any other wines except from the French. He travels to California to discover that quitely the Americans have been producing very good wine unnoticed for years. He therefore moves from vineyard to vineyard tasting wine, meeting great people and taking bottles to be entered in his wine competition in which world known (French) wine experts judge.

It is a very upbeat kinda feel good film shot on location with breathtaking scenery of the Napa valley in CA. It's funny, heart warming and an all round great film that deserves to be more widely recognised, with a great cast including Chris Pine, Dennis Farina and a good performance from Bill Pullman playing the man struggling to follow a dream, and not forgetting the great Alan Rickman who is brilliant as always.

I would say get this even on a whim because I'm NEVER usually into these sort of films, I was left very very suprised. See for yourself.


Alan RickmanSteven Spurrier
Chris PineBo Barrett
Bill PullmanJim Barrett
Rachel Taylor
Dennis FarinaMaurice Cantavale
Freddy RodríguezGustavo Brambila
Michael OzierCinematographer
Hal B. KleinShenky
Jean-Michel RichaudMaitre D'
Kirk BailyLoan Officer
Philippe BergeronPierre Tari
Rachael TaylorSam Fulton
Louis GiambalvoGeorge Taber
J.P. GillainPierre Bréjoux (as Jean-Pierre Gillain)
Greg CollinsTrucker
Jean-Pierre GillainPierre Brejoux
Luis SaguarMan #1 (as Louis Saguar)
James HiserMan #2
Geoff CallanMan #3
Eliza DushkuJoe
Miguel SandovalMr. Garcia
Marcia FirestenKaren Thompson
Matthew KimbroughMichael Robbins
Laurie O'brienLaura
Kathy McGrawMs. Relyea
Joe RegalbutoBill
Al LinerHotel Clerk
Deborah O'BrienTWA Attendant
Brian LeonardPassenger #1
Karl-Heinz TeuberGerman Passenger
Maximilienne EwaltPassenger #2
Frank AvilaField Hand
Bradley WhitfordProfessor Saunders
Richard GrossLt. Randall
Mary Pat GleasonMarge
Valerie LongVintner #2
James CarrawayVintner #3
Marian FilaliOdette Kahn
Phillipe SimonClaude Dubois-Millot (as Philippe Simon)
André TardieuRaymond Oliver (as Andre Tardieu)
Andre MathieuUpscale Man
James RufiniWinemaker
Jody SavinUpscale Woman
Dan O'BrienEditor
Mark AdlerComposer
Mark FamigliettiWaiter
Mike OzierCinematographer
Randall MillerPatron
Roy JimenezShopkeeper
Anjuli SannemanGirl Smoking Bong
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Media: DVD
Sound: AC-3
IMDb: 0914797