Payne saw the novel of the same name written by Rex Pickett in 1999, and he was immediately attracted when he read this novel. The original work was originally a script, but what Pekert originally completed was that no one wanted to shoot the script, so he had to change it into a novel. The first draft of the novel was seen by Peckert’s old friend and producer Michael Langdon, who decided to recommend the novel to Alexander Payne, because Payne not only likes the flawed characters, but also the two protagonists in the story. Of the same age. At that time, Payne had just finished "The Merry Teacher, Thunder Girl" and was working on "About Schmidt". In his free time, Payne adapted the novel into a script, and rushed to Santa Barbara County to taste the wine and taste the cup in person. Life of wine.
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Extended Reading
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Jack: Speak for yourself. I get chicks lookin' at me all the time. All ages. Dudes too.
Miles Raymond: Well, it's not worth it. You pay too big a price. It's never free.
Jack: You need to get laid, Miles. You know what? That's going to be my best man gift to you this week. I'm gonna get you laid.
Miles Raymond: Wonderful.
Jack: I'm not gonna get you a gift certificate or a pen knife or any of that other horse shit.
Miles Raymond: I'd rather have a knife.
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Maya: You know, can I ask you a personal question, Miles?
Miles Raymond: Sure.
Maya: Why are you so in to Pinot?
Miles Raymond: [laughs softly]
Maya: I mean, it's like a thing with you.
Miles Raymond: [continues laughing softly]
Miles Raymond: Uh, I don't know, I don't know. Um, it's a hard grape to grow, as you know. Right? It's uh, it's thin-skinned, temperamental, ripens early. It's, you know, it's not a survivor like Cabernet, which can just grow anywhere and uh, thrive even when it's neglected. No, Pinot needs constant care and attention. You know? And in fact it can only grow in these really specific, little, tucked away corners of the world. And, and only the most patient and nurturing of growers can do it, really. Only somebody who really takes the time to understand Pinot's potential can then coax it into its fullest expression. Then, I mean, oh its flavors, they're just the most haunting and brilliant and thrilling and subtle and... ancient on the planet.