Sideways (novel)

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Sideways
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Cover to an early edition
AuthorRex Pickett
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreFiction, comedy
PublisherSt. Martin's Griffin
Publication date
June 2004
Media typePrint (Paperback) also Audio Book
Pages368 pp (paperback edition)
ISBN0-312-32466-9 (paperback edition)
OCLC53951011
813/.6 22
LC ClassPS3566.I316 S55 2004
Followed byVertical 

Sideways is a 2004 novel by Rex Pickett.[1] The novel is the first in the Sideways Trilogy.

Plot[]

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.

Film adaptation[]

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 (Haden Church) and Best Supporting Actress (Madsen).[3]

Sequels[]

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]

Stage and musical adaptions[]

In 2019 it was announced that Sideways was scheduled to be adapted into a Broadway musical.[6] A play adapted by Rex Pickett from the Sideways novel was produced at multiple theaters in the United States and the United Kingdom, including at the La Jolla Playhouse.[6]

In addition to the musical, it was reported that Rex Pickett had written screenplays based on his two Sideways sequels already in print, Vertical and Sideways 3 Chile.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ Burkeman, Oliver (1 February 2005). "Taste of success". The Guardian.
  2. ^ Dargis, Manohla (October 16, 2004). "Popping the Cork for a Twist on a So-Called Life". The New York Times.
  3. ^ Dargis, Manohla (2004-10-16). "Popping the Cork for a Twist on a So-Called Life". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
  4. ^ Mercer, Chris. "Sideways 2 film unlikely, says author". Decanter.com. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  5. ^ "Author of megahit Sideways Rex Pickett sets new book in Chile". Thisischile.cl. 27 November 2012.
  6. ^ a b c Rooney, David (May 2, 2019). "'Sideways' in Development as Broadway Musical". The Hollywood Reporter.


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