History Trivia / Sideways

* ThrowItIn: In film reviews, it is suggested that Miles is very self-absorbed in his own intelligence because he does the [[NintendoHard New York Times crossword]] in pen (while driving!). This was not intentional; the crew simply gave Paul Giamatti a pen because that was all they had on hand, but it indeed works for the character nonetheless.

** Also crosses with AluminumChristmasTrees. Miles' rant about Merlot was not just out of personal preference: In the years leading up to the film's release, there were '''a lot''' of subpar Merlots being bottled, and the consensus among wine reviewers is that the drop in sales and production after the film's release led to a great increase in quality. Conversely, the increased demand for Pinot Noir has led to no little debate over the quality of what's been produced.

* CareerResurrection: For Creator/VirginiaMadsen, an '80s sex symbol who had been relegated over the years as simply "Creator/MichaelMadsen's sister".

* TheRedStapler: Interest in wine and tours shot up like crazy after the film came out; it even affected the sales of certain wines. Miles's love of Pinot Noir caused that wine's sales to soar, while his disparaging of Merlot ("If anyone orders Merlot, I'm leaving; I am NOT drinking any FUCKING Merlot!") caused Merlot's sales to dip, although it continues to be the most prevalent wine in the States.

* {{Defictionalization}}: The movie drove so much tourism to Buellton, CA in the years since its release that the city's signature Windmill Inn, where Miles and Jack stay during their trip, was renamed "Sideways Inn" during a renovation in 2016.

* {{Defictionalization}}: The movie drove so much tourism to Buellton, CA in the years since its release that the city's signature Windmill Inn, where Miles and Jack stays during their trip, was re-named "Sideways Inn" during a renovation in 2016.

** Sandra Oh landed a key role in ''Series/GreysAnatomy'' shortly after the film's release.

* {{Defictionalization}}: The movie drove so much tourism to Buellton, CA in the years since that the city's signature Windmill Inn, where Miles and Jack stays during their trip, was re-named "Sideways Inn" during a renovation in 2016.

* ForeignRemake: Bizarrely got a remake by the Japanese.

** Also crosses with AluminumChristmasTrees. Miles' rant about Merlot was not just out of personal preference. In the years leading up to the film's release, there were '''a lot''' of subpar Merlots being bottled, and the consensus among wine reviewers is that the drop in sales and production after the film's release led to a great increase in quality. Conversely, the increased demand for Pinot Noir has led to no little debate over the quality of what's been produced.

* AluminumChristmasTrees / TheRedStapler: Miles' rant about Merlot was not just out of personal preference. In the years leading up to the film's release, there were '''a lot''' of subpar Merlots being bottled. The drop in sales led to a decrease in production but the consensus among wine reviewers was that the quality had improved dramatically. Similarly, the praise for Pinot Noir led to an increase in production, with no little debate over the quality of what was being sold.

* AluminumChristmasTrees/TheRedStapler: Miles' rant about Merlot was not just out of personal preference. In the years leading up to the film's release, there were '''a lot''' of subpar Merlots being bottled. The drop in sales led to a decrease in production but the consensus among wine reviewers was that the quality had improved dramatically. Similarly, the praise for Pinot Noir led to an increase in production, with no little debate over the quality of what was being sold.

* ActorAllusion: Thomas Haden Church's character is a former TV star now doing commercial voiceovers, which mirrors Church's own career.

* CreatorBacklash: While he liked the movie overall, ''Sideways'' author Rex Pickett did not approve of the changes actress Sandra Oh made to her character:

* ActorAllusion:
** Thomas Haden Church's character is a former TV star now doing commercial voiceovers, which mirrors Church's own career.
** The pictures of Miles and his father are actual pictures of Paul Giamatti with his late father, Major League Baseball Commissioner Bart Giamatti.

* ColbertBump[=/=]TheRedStapler: For sales of pinot noir. On the other hand, [[BerserkButton "We are]] ''[[BerserkButton not]]'' [[BerserkButton drinking any]] ''[[PrecisionFStrike fucking]]'' [[BerserkButton merlot!"]] actually hurt the sales of merlot in reality.

* StarMakingRole: Paul Giamatti, from character actor to now having the clout for billing on movies. At the time, his best known role was as the antagonist of ''Film/BigFatLiar''.
** For Thomas Haden Church, it was more of a CareerResurrection. He was a star on the '90s sitcom ''Series/{{Wings}},'' but faded into obscurity until this role brought him back to the spotlight.

* ColbertBump[=/=]TheRedStapler: For sales of Pinot noir. On the other hand [[BerserkButton "We are]] ''[[BerserkButton not]]'' [[BerserkButton drinking any]] ''[[PrecisionFStrike fucking]]'' [[BerserkButton merlot!"]] actually hurt the sales of merlot in reality.

* ColbertBump[=/=]TheRedStapler: For sales of Pinot noir. On the other hand [[BerserkButton "We are]] ''[[BerserkButton not]]'' [[BerserkButton drinking any]] ''[[PrecisionFStrike fucking]]'' [[BerserkButton merlot!"]] actually hurt the sales merlot in reality.

* ColbertBump/TheRedStapler: For sales of Pinot noir. On the other hand [[BerserkButton "We are]] ''[[BerserkButton not]]'' [[BerserkButton drinking any]] ''[[PrecisionFBomb fucking]]'' [[BerserkButton merlot!"]] actually hurt the sales merlot in reality.

* ColbertBump: For sales of Pinot noir. Reverse Colbert Bump for Merlot sales.

* ColbertBump: For sales of Pinot noir.

** For Thomas Haden Church, it was more of a CareerResurrection. He was a star on the '90s sitcom ''Series/Wings,'' but faded into obscurity until this role brought him back to the spotlight.

* StarMakingRole: Paul Giamatti, from character actor to now having the clout for billing on movies.