Bottle Shock (2008)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Randall Miller

Writers (WGA):

Jody Savin (screenplay) &
Randall Miller (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

19 September 2008 (Hong Kong)

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 | Wine Making | Airport | Paris France | Father Son Relationship

Awards:

1 win

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
Phillipe Simon	...	Claude Dubois-Millot
Philippe Bergeron	...	Pierre Tari
Jean-Pierre Gillain	...	Pierre Brejoux
Mary Pat Gleason	...	Marge
Leslie Goodman	...	Wine Tasting Spectator
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Frank Avila	...	Field Hand
Geoff Callan	...	Man #3
James Carraway	...	James / Vintner #3
Greg Collins	...	Truck driver
Amiée Conn	...	Bo's friend
Mark Famiglietti	...	Waiter
Marcia Firesten	...	Winery Owner
Richard Gross	...	Lt. Randall
Arlo Hemphill	...	French Waiter
James Hiser
Matthew Kimbrough	...	Vintner #1
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
André Tardieu	...	Raymond Oliver
Karl-Heinz Teuber	...	German Tourist
Scott Updegrave	...	Attorney
Mario Vendetti	...	Valet
Anita Argent	...	French wine spectator (uncredited)
John Crosthwaite	...	Wine Spectator (uncredited)
Danielle Deffenbaugh	...	French Pedestrian (uncredited)
John Harden	...	French Judge (uncredited)
Brian Leonard	...	Terminal Passenger (uncredited)
Laurie O'Brien	...	Laura (uncredited)
James Olea	...	Motorcycle Rebel (uncredited)
Alden Olmsted	...	Hotel Patron (uncredited)
Montgomery Paulsen	...	Store Patron (uncredited)

Directed by
Randall Miller

Writing credits (WGA)
Jody Savin		(screenplay) &
Randall Miller		(screenplay) and
Ross Schwartz		(screenplay)
Ross Schwartz		(story) &
Lannette Pabon		(story) and
Jody Savin		(story) &
Randall Miller		(story)

Produced by
Robert Baizer	....	executive producer
Erik Cleage	....	executive producer
Joe W. Davis	....	executive producer
Joe Davis	....	executive producer
Merv Davis	....	executive producer
Elaine Dysinger	....	co-producer
J. Todd Harris	....	producer
Diane Jacobs	....	executive producer
Art Klein	....	executive producer
Brenda Lhormer	....	producer
Marc Lhormer	....	producer
Randall Miller	....	producer
Jody Savin	....	producer
Dan Schryer	....	executive producer
Marc Toberoff	....	producer

Original Music by
Mark Adler

Cinematography by
Mike Ozier

Film Editing by
Randall Miller
Dan O'Brien

Casting by
Richard Pagano

Production Design by
Craig Stearns

Set Decoration by
Barbara Munch

Costume Design by
Jillian Kreiner

Makeup Department
Lynn Barber	....	makeup department head
Aurora Bergere	....	makeup artist
Robin Church	....	key hair stylist
Marie Larkin	....	hair department head

Production Management
Elaine Dysinger	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Melissa V. Barnes	....	first assistant director
Kevin Berlandi	....	second assistant director
Brandy D. Pollard	....	second second assistant director
Brian Relyea	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Nate Belove	....	on-set dresser
Richard W. Clot	....	construction coordinator
Patrick Ludden	....	assistant property master
John Micheletos	....	set dresser
Annie Mueller	....	assistant property master
Anna Rogers	....	assistant property master
Chris Ubick	....	property master
Louis Visco	....	set dresser
Mark Warren	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Christopher Assells	....	sound effects editor
Steve Bartkowicz	....	sound re-recording engineer
Kevin Patrick Burns	....	sound re-recording mixer
Brian Copenhagen	....	boom operator
Ben Jezowski	....	utility sound person
Jörg Klaussner	....	dubbing mixer
Diane Marshall	....	foley artist
David Stanke	....	first assistant sound editor
Tami Treadwell	....	adr recordist
Karen Vassar	....	sound effects editor
Brett Voss	....	foley mixer
Randolph Saucedo	....	sound recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Todd D'Amario	....	prop builder (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Regan Copeland	....	digital intermediate editor

Stunts
Rocky Capella	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Steve Bellen	....	first assistant camera
Tim Bellen	....	camera operator
Michael Best	....	best boy grip
Ira Boyd	....	gaffer
Stephen Buckingham	....	first assistant camera
Gerardo Cabrera	....	electrician
Ian Chriss	....	grip
Evan Davies	....	rigging grip
Bernie Demolski	....	grip (as Richard Demolski)
Kenn Ferro	....	Steadicam operator
T.S. Hale	....	dolly grip
Paul Harris	....	electrician
Chris Helcermanas-Benge	....	still photographer
Mason Hersey	....	first assistant camera
Kenneth 'Spike' Kirkland	....	additional grip electric
Anne Lee	....	second assistant camera
Darrell M. Lee	....	grip
Phil Miller	....	key grip
David Mong	....	electrician
Jason Noel	....	electrician
Mario Signore	....	camera operator
Caitlin Strom	....	assistant camera
Terry Sullivan	....	best boy electric
Beau Vaughan	....	rigging key grip
Joe Victoria	....	jib operator
Jeremy Wong	....	camera loader

Casting Department
Cassandra Birdsall	....	extras casting assistant
Russell Boast	....	casting associate
Jenifer Coté	....	extras casting
Lori Laube	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Allison E. Cohen	....	truck costumer
Ashley Martin	....	costume supervisor
Genevieve McCarty	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Eric McClain	....	colorist
Bill Schultz	....	digital intermediate executive
Walter Volpatto	....	digital intermediate colorist

Music Department
Joanie Diener	....	music editor
John Eidsvoog	....	additional orchestrations
Julie Eidsvoog	....	music preparation
Greg Hayes	....	score recordist
David Low	....	orchestra contractor

Transportation Department
Geno Hart	....	transportation consultant
Zoa Keith	....	transportation co-captain
Adam Pinkstaff	....	transportation captain
Tim Schau	....	driver
Eric Solmonson	....	transportation co-captain

Other crew
Diana Argos	....	assistant production coordinator
Rudy Asuncion	....	production assistant
Lark Bernini	....	production coordinator
Christian Butcher	....	production assistant
Capella Fahoome	....	publicity assistant
Jesse Gillingham	....	location scouting
Megan Goedewaagen	....	production assistant
Antonio Grana	....	key set production assistant
Nadine Jolson	....	publicist
Paul Lavoie	....	digital production manager
Marc Marcum	....	production executive
Michelle Marzahn	....	production executive
Genevieve McCarty	....	production assistant
Peter Moody	....	key assistant location manager
Chris Munday	....	location manager
Adam Sonnenfeld	....	production assistant
Mitch Spacone	....	system support: FotoKem
Silver Tree	....	script supervisor
Timothy P. Tundel	....	first assistant accountant
Oorala J. Yamada	....	set production assistant
Dave Moorer	....	set medic (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Shocking Bottle
• Intellectual Properties Worldwide (I)
• Unclaimed Freight Productions
• Zin Haze Productions

Distributors

• European Film Partners (EFP) (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Freestyle Releasing (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Golden Village Entertainment (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Evolution Entertainment (2009) (Switzerland) (DVD)
• Indies Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD) (retail)
• Midget Entertainment (2009) (Denmark) (all media)
• Movie Bank (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD) (rental)

Other Companies

• American Eagle Studios  extras casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• FotoKem Film and Video  digital intermediate
• GMI  financing (P&A)
• Jolson Creative Image PR  publicity
• Star Waggons  cast trailers
• Star Waggons  hair and make-up trailers

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 | Netherlands:6 | Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:15 | Hong Kong:IIA | Australia:M | Portugal:M/12

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

Shocking Bottle

Trivia:

Bill Pullman lost his sense of smell after a head injury and two-day coma.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: In a bar scene, the back of a modern looking bottle of Anchor Steam beer is visible. These bottles looked different in 1976.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Bo Barrett: [voice-over during a vineyard pan] It wasn't always like this. Before Paris, people didn't drink our wine. I mean, my friends did. But you could hardly consider their palates discerning...
Bo Barrett: Hell, we were farmers... sort of...
[pan to empty bottles of Montelena label and several early twenties/late teens smoking hookah]

Movie Connections:

Spoofs It Happened One Night (1934)

Missed the Mark

Unfortunately, this movie falls prey to an overwrought treatment of what many would consider to be a still esoteric, but increasingly popular, subject. With its formulaic and simplistic narrative of California's burgeoning wine culture, the characters are stereotypical; and were portrayed in a manner that we would expect from the more industrial-minded aspects of Hollywood.

Despite these faults, it was pleasurable to watch Rickman portray Mr. Spurrier, whose work today within the wine world is often admirable. For those reviewers that did not see the film, such as fellow reviewer Luisinho Biker (who made a reference to a war – I am uncertain what this has to do with anything), the importance of the Judgment of Paris was more than just beneficial to American vintners. It also showed that French winemakers may have been resting on their laurels, and had not reevaluated how they had been producing wine. Many nations, including the United States, realized that winemaking could be approached using new techniques while still adhering to terroir and tradition. Of course, there is not a best wine. A better movie may show that wine is a deeply faceted staple that can be interpreted in many ways. Perhaps the up-coming Judgment of Paris will highlight the depth of oenology and those that enjoy its fruits.