Continuity mistake: When Jack and Miles pull up to the house to retrieve the wallet, one of the drapes is pulled back in the front window. When Miles walks up to the house, both drapes are drawn over the window.
Sideways (2004)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: Alexander Payne
Starring: Paul Giamatti, Virginia Madsen, Thomas Haden Church, Sandra Oh
Feeling used after discovering that Jack is getting married in a week, Stephanie furiously clobbers him with her bike helmet and breaks his nose. He hooks up next with an overweight waitress. When her enraged husband catches them in bed, Jack flees, leaving behind his wallet with the wedding rings in it. He persuades Miles to go back and get it. Miles sneaks into the house and finds the wallet on the bedroom dresser. Miles is caught by the husband,runs to his car and he and Jack speed off. To explain his broken nose to his fianc
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Jack: Do not drink too much. Do you hear me? I don't want you passing out or going in the dark side. No going in the dark side.
Miles Raymond: Okay.
Trivia: When Miles is stealing money from his mother he looks at the pictures on her dresser. One of the pictures is of Miles and his Dad. It is actually Miles real dad. Miles is played by Paul Giamatti and his dad is Bart Giamatti former Commissioner of Baseball. That is who is in the picture smiling with Miles.
Question: After Miles accidentally mentioned the rehearsal dinner to Maya, she asked him who's getting married and obviously (though not on camera), he told her Jack, thus starting a big fight with each other. Why did Miles tell her Jack instead of making up a random stranger he could say they knew since already slipping out info about the dinner? She would not have ever known, no fight would have taken place, and Jack would have saved face - literally.
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Answer: Miles himself answers this question in the film. He tells Maya that he could have made something up, but chose to tell her the truth because he respected her and didn't want to lie.