Bottle Shock (2008)
Bottle Shock was the link movie connecting Scary Movie 4 and Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves.
Linked through Bill Pullman and Chris Pine.
Both Bill Pullman and Chris Pine appeared in Bottle Shock.
About Bottle Shock
"Based on a true story of love, victory, and fermentation"
Paris-based wine expert Steven Spurrier heads to California in search of cheap wine that he can use for a blind taste test in the French capital. Stumbling upon the Napa Valley, the stuck-up Englishman is shocked to discover a winery turning out top-notch chardonnay. Determined to make a name for himself, he sets about getting the booze back to Paris.
Directed by Randall Miller
Written by Jody Savin, Randall Miller, Lannette Pabon, Ross Schwartz
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Score by Mark Adler
The soundtrack compiles period and classic tracks: multiple Doobie Brothers songs (including "China Grove", "Toulouse Street", "Listen to the Music", "Spirit"), Maria Callas's "Un Bel Di Vedremo", The Allman Brothers' "Stand Back", Harry Nilsson's "Jump Into the Fire", plus tracks by America, Bad Company, Foghat, Stick McGhee and Scottie Haskell.
Movie trivia
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Bottle Shock dramatizes the 1976 'Judgment of Paris', a blind taste test in which California wines defeated French wines, a turning point for the global wine industry.
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Randall Miller directed and co-wrote the screenplay with Jody Savin and Ross Schwartz; the film stars Alan Rickman, Chris Pine, and Bill Pullman.
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The film premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.
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Steven Spurrier publicly questioned the script's accuracy while involved in another project, claiming the screenplay contained many inventions and that 'hardly a word' was true.
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The film portrays Gustavo Brambila as present at Chateau Montelena during the events, but his 22-year term there actually began after the tasting, and Mike Grgich, the winemaker behind the 1973 Montelena Chardonnay, is not depicted.
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On screen the prize-winning Chardonnay is shown turning brown for 24 hours after bottling; the article notes the real wine briefly turned off-color after bottling and that Grgich knew how to handle it.
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