Try to be your normal, humorous self. The guy you were before the tailspin. Do you remember that guy? People love that guy.
It’s a rare film that actually has a measurable impact on a completely unrelated industry. And for it to be such a sweet, low-key comedy like Sideways is, I think, almost unheard of. But after this film was a hit with audiences, sales of Pinot Noir skyrocketed while those of Merlot dipped slightly.
I sincerely doubt that the filmmakers went into this project aiming to reshape the wine industry. They were just trying to make a quiet, very human story about two friends on a road trip to celebrate an impending marriage and, in that effort, they very much succeeded.
