The Story of Sideways

Alexander Payne's (2004) film "Sideways" reveals the tale of friendship between two middle-aged men who have been friends since college, Miles and Jack. Miles is a middle-school English teacher whose marriage has failed and whose novel has not sold. His friend Jack is getting married in a week, but Miles, also a wine connoisseur, abruptly informs him he is taking him on a week long bachelor party in California wine country. It seems that Miles may be a true connoisseur by day but by nightfall he is always drunk. Miles has named his novel "The Day After Yesterday," what today typically feels like to an alcoholic (Payne 2004).

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