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Author | Rex Pickett |
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Language | English |
Genre | Fiction, comedy |
Publisher | St. Martin's Griffin |
Publication date | June 2004 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (Paperback) also Audio Book |
Pages | 368 pp (paperback edition) |
ISBN | 0-312-32466-9 (paperback edition) |
OCLC | 53951011 |
813/.6 22 | |
LC Class | PS3566.I316 S55 2004 |
Followed by | Vertical |
Sideways is a 2004 novel by Rex Pickett. [1] The novel is the first in the Sideways Trilogy.
The novel is the story of two friends, Miles and Jack, who take a road trip to the Santa Ynez Valley AVA a week before Jack plans to marry. Miles is a recently divorced wine aficionado who struggles to publish his novels. Jack is a charismatic television director who is determined to engage in a short affair before his marriage.
In 2004, the novel was made into a film, Sideways, directed by Alexander Payne. [2] The film received critical acclaim, and won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay in addition to being nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor ( Thomas Haden Church) and Best Supporting Actress ( Virginia Madsen). [3]
A self-published sequel to the original novel entitled Vertical and written by Rex Pickett was released in September 2010. Payne has indicated that he is not interested in directing a sequel to the film based on Vertical. Fox Searchlight owns the rights to the characters, but Payne's lack of interest makes the film a non-starter for Fox. [4]
A third novel, entitled Sideways 3 Chile, focuses on Chilean wineries and was published in 2015. [5]
A straight play adaptation of the novel is available for licensing from Concord Theatricals. The show premiered at the La Jolla Playhouse in 2013. [6] [7]
A musical adaptation of the novel premiered in 2021. The show has a book by Pickett with music by Anthony Leigh Adams and lyrics by Pickett and Adams. [8]