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About Schmidt (2002)

R 12/13/2002 (US) Drama, Comedy 2h 5m

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Overview

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

Director, Screenplay
Louis Begley

Author
Jim Taylor

Writer

Top Billed Cast

Jack Nicholson

Warren Schmidt
Kathy Bates

Roberta Hertzel
Hope Davis

Jeannie Schmidt
Dermot Mulroney

Randall Hertzel
June Squibb

Helen Schmidt
Howard Hesseman

Larry Hertzel
Harry Groener

John Rusk
Connie Ray

Vicki Rusk
Len Cariou

Ray Nichols
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A review by Wuchak

70%

Written by Wuchak on April 5, 2020

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.

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