cork

In one of the film’s most memorable scenes, the cork comes out of the bottle as Rita lets him have it in the street.

The bottle stopper was cork, which had expanded over time and stuck to the glass, while the wire which held it in place had rusted away.

"We use wood - cork - on the re-entry, outer shell of vessels of spacecraft to help them survive re-entry into Earth's atmosphere."

But there was no popping of champagne corks.

Like a released champagne cork, laughter exploded and bubbled over, and the chemistry in the car changed from frigid temps to cozy and comfortable.