Jack Nicholson competed for an Oscar for Best Actor for his excellent performance in this sensitive drama by director Alexander Payne (Sideways). He is Warren Schmidt, a 60-year old recently retired widower who comes face to face with an uncertain future. To make his sorrow worse, his only daughter, Jeannie, is about to marry a man he despises (Dermot Mulroney). Determined to find a new sense to his tasteless life, Schmidt decides to go on a self-knowledge trip on board a trailer. In Denver, he meets his son-in-law’s family and comes to detest him even more after being the victim of the strange behavior of the eccentric mother (Kathy Bates, who was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress for her performance)., 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., Retiring from his stolid insurance job, Warren Schmidt (Nicholson excellent in an uncharacteristic role) struggles to find meaning in his life when his wife dies. He embarks on a journey to make peace with his daughter and expresses his feelings in letters to an African boy whom he sponsors., Warren Schmidt is trapped in an unfulfilling marriage. When his wife dies, he’s surprised to discover she’d been having an affair. The revelation inspires him to drive cross-country in an RV to stop his daughter from entering her own humdrum marriage to a man he deems unfit for her., Funny and poignant character study about a retiree at a crossroads who travels cross-country in a Winnebago to stop his daughter’s wedding to a waterbed salesman., FilmFour premiere. Oscar-nominee Jack Nicholson is a quiet ex-insurance actuary unhappily married to June Squibb and brooding over the forthcoming wedding of daughter Hope Davis to Dermot Mulroney. When Squibb suddenly dies and he finds love letters to her from his best friend, he is inspired to try and stop the wedding but standing in his way is Mulroney’s feisty mother (Oscar-nominee Kathy Bates) and, slowly, he realises he must make the most of his remaining life in Alexander Payne’s bitter-sweet comedy., Retiring from his stolid insurance job, Warren Schmidt struggles to find meaning in his life when his wife dies. He embarks on a journey to make peace with his daughter and expresses his feelings in letters to an African boy whom he sponsors.
Q&A :
Q: Who are the main cast members in “About Schmidt ” ?
A: The main cast includes Jack Nicholson,Kathy Bates,Hope Davis,Dermot Mulroney,June Squibb,Howard Hesseman,Harry Groener,Connie Ray,Len Cariou,Mark Venhuizen,Cheryl Hamada,Phil Reeves,Matt Winston,James Michael Connor,Jill Anderson,Vaughan Wenzel,Judith Kathryn Hart,Marilyn Tipp,Robert Kem,Melissa Hanna,Tung Ha,James J. Crawley,Mary Beth Nelson,Stephen Heller,Lester KillsCrow,Thomas Michael Belford,McKenna Gibson,Stephanie Curtis,Beth Heimann,Linda Wilmot,James M. Connor,Steve Heller,Chris Huse,Robert Kingston Phillips Green,Pat Tagliaferro,Lisa Beach,Kevin Tent,Jeanne Van Phue,Bill Badalato,T.K. Kirkpatrick,Jim Taylor,Wendy Chuck,Arthur Rochester,Frank Gaeta,Erik Henry,Rachael Horovitz,Jane Ann Stewart,Rachel Horovitz,Alexander Payne,James Glennon,Sarah Katzman,Tim Kirkpatrick,John Jackson.
Q: When Did the “About Schmidt” Released?
A: The Movie “About Schmidt” originally aired on 2002-12-12 and released in the year of 2002.
Q: What Languages are available to watch “About Schmidt” ?
A: Is also available in eng language.
Q: Where to watch “About Schmidt” ?
A: “About Schmidt” is Avaiable on Netflix. as its Netflix Originals.
