| About Schmidt (2002)
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| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| Jack Nicholson |
Warren Schmidt
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| Hope Davis |
Jeannie
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| Dermot Mulroney |
Randall Hertzel
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| Kathy Bates |
Roberta Hertzel
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| Len Cariou |
Ray
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| Howard Hesseman |
Larry
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| June Squibb |
Helen Schmidt
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| Cheryl Hamada |
Saundra
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| Harry Groener |
John Rusk
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| Connie Ray |
Vicki Rusk
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| Mark Venhuizen |
Duncan Hertzel
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| Plot |
| Jack Nicholson plays retiring insurance actuary Warren Schmidt in Alexander Payne 's About Schmidt . Schmidt has settled into a dormant life. He has an unfulfilling marriage to Helen ( June Squibb ), and conspires to spend as much time away from her as possible. Schmidt's daughter Jeannie ( Hope Davis ) is engaged to Randall Hertzel ( Dermot Mulroney ), a man Schmidt believes is entirely unworthy of his daughter. When Helen unexpectedly dies, Warren is adrift until he discovers old love letters sent to his wife from his best friend. This inspires Warren to make a valiant effort to stop his daughter's wedding. His plans start to go awry when he meets Randall's extroverted mother, Roberta ( Kathy Bates ). About Schmidt was screened at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival where many were surprised that Nicholson did not take home the Best Actor award. — Perry Seibert |
| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Comedy; Drama |
| Director |
Alexander Payne |
| Producer |
Michael Besman; Harry Gittes |
| Writer |
Louis Begley; Alexander Payne; Jim Taylor |
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| Studio |
New Line Cinema |
| Country |
USA
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
R |
| Running Time |
124 mins |
| Movie Release Date |
12/20/2002 |
| Color |
Color |
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| Personal Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
180 |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
| Purchase Date |
8/8/2003 |
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| Product Details |
| Region |
 Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
 1.85:1 |
| Layers |
Single Side, Single Layer |
| UPC (Barcode) |
794043631924 |
| Chapters |
26 |
| Release Date |
2004 |
| Subtitles |
Spanish |
| Packaging |
Keep Case |
| Audio Tracks |
English Dolby Digital 2.0 |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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Extra Features
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| Widescreen Dolby DTS Surround Sound |
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