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- An XXX-rated take on Shampoo , this big-budget artsy New York comedy tells the story of Pepe, an ambitious virile hairdresser with dreams of opening his own salon, sleeping his way to the top (and the bottom) on his way there. Format: DVD MOVIE Genre:Â MATURE Rating:Â NR Age:Â 878957000516 UPC:Â 878957000516 Manufacturer No:Â 000516
Genre: Comedy
Rating: PG13
Release Date: 3-FEB-2009
Media Type: DVD"Bottle shock" describes what can happen to wine as it travels from place to place. Set in 1976, Randall Miller's widescreen docudrama concerns the real-life showdown between California's wineries and their French counterparts. Napa Valley's Jim Barrett (Lost Highway's Bill Pullman) has been plugging away for years with minimal success. A forme! r attorney, Barrett runs Chateau Montelena with his wayward son, Bo (Chris Pine, the Star Trek prequel's Captain Kirk), who would rather do anything than assist his stern father. Bo's co-workers include Gustavo (Six Feet Under's Freddy RodrÃguez) and Sam (Transformers' Rachael Taylor), who long to produce the perfect chardonnay. Naturally, the young men compete for the favors of the beautiful blonde (the movie's least interesting angle). Across the Atlantic, Steven Spurrier (Alan Rickman) struggles to keep his Parisian wine shop going (cheapskate American Dennis Farina is his only regular customer). Then Spurrier conceives a contest to attract customers; surely, his beloved French growers will put those upstart Yanks in their place. He flies to Napa to look around, and persuades the Barretts to compete. Miller and his wife, screenwriter Jody Savin, previously worked with Pullman and Rickman on Nobel Son, but decided to release Bottle! Shock first. Though comparisons to Sideways wil! l be ine vitable, the filmmakers take more of a historical look at California wine country. The "Judgment of Paris" changed the face of the business forever, and they've found a lively way to recount the tale. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
Beyond Bottle Shock
 Sideways |  Juno |  Little Miss Sunshine |
Stills from Bottle Shock (Click for larger image)
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