About Schmidt (2002)
A recently retired man embarks on a journey to his estranged daughter's wedding, only to discover more about himself and life than he ever expected.
- Alexander Payne
- Rebecca Robertson
- Alexander Payne
- Louis Begley
- Jim Taylor
Rating: 6.8/10 by 1226 users
Alternative Title:
Monsieur Schmidt - FR
Schmidt története - HU
Las confesiones del Sr. Schmidt - AR
关于施密特 - CN
心的方向 - CN
薯唛先生 - CN
As Confissões de Schmidt - BR
Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 02 hour 05 minutes
Budget: $30,000,000
Revenue: $105,834,556
Plot Keyword: husband wife relationship, wedding, channel surfing, mullet, spiritual journey, life changing, pioneer village, family gathering
***Quietly amusing meditation on one’s life post 9:00-to-5:00 grind*** Warren Schmidt (Jack Nicholson) retires from an insurance agency in Omaha and takes a road trip in his new RV, hoping maybe to reconnect with his daughter (Hope Davis) during her wedding in Denver. The distinguishing bracket for the story revolves around Warren honestly writing his new sponsor-child in Tanzania. June Squibb plays his wife, Dermot Mulroney his imminent son-in-law and Kathy Bates the latter’s mother. Howard Hesseman also shows up. “About Schmidt” (2002) is a coming-of-old-age road flick, far superior to the similar “Everybody’s Fine” (2009) with De Niro. You can’t help but think of Thoreau’s observation “The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.” But, unlike the dull De Niro film, this one has a sense of humor amidst the melancholic-but-insightful proceedings. It’s a lesson on the negative side of giving up your life to the grind for a good paycheck and nice house in the ’burbs. Yet, also, that it’s never too late to live again, as well as realize & perhaps make up for your sincere, but sincerely wrong shortcomings. The movie runs 2 hours, 5 minutes, and was shot in Nebraska and surrounding points. GRADE: B
Jack Nicholson proved he's not just an interesting face.
