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href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%85%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%9F_%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9F" title="অ্যাবাউট শ্মিট – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="অ্যাবাউট শ্মিট" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BD%D0%BE_%D0%A8%D0%BC%D0%B8%D0%B4" title="Относно Шмид – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Относно Шмид" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/About_Schmidt" title="About Schmidt – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="About Schmidt" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/O_Schmidtovi" title="O Schmidtovi – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="O Schmidtovi" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/About_Schmidt" title="About Schmidt – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="About Schmidt" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rundt_om_Schmidt" title="Rundt om Schmidt – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Rundt om Schmidt" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/About_Schmidt_(Film)" title="About Schmidt (Film) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="About Schmidt (Film)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A3%CF%87%CE%B5%CF%84%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%AC_%CE%BC%CE%B5_%CF%84%CE%BF%CE%BD_%CE%A3%CE%BC%CE%B9%CE%BD%CF%84" title="Σχετικά με τον Σμιντ – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Σχετικά με τον Σμιντ" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/About_Schmidt" title="About Schmidt – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="About Schmidt" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/About_Schmidt" title="About Schmidt – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="About Schmidt" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/About_Schmidt" title="About Schmidt – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="About Schmidt" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87_%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%AA" title="درباره اشمیت – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="درباره اشمیت" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hif mw-list-item"><a href="https://hif.wikipedia.org/wiki/About_Schmidt" title="About Schmidt – Fiji Hindi" lang="hif" hreflang="hif" data-title="About Schmidt" data-language-autonym="Fiji Hindi" data-language-local-name="Fiji Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Fiji Hindi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsieur_Schmidt" title="Monsieur Schmidt – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Monsieur Schmidt" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%96%B4%EB%B0%94%EC%9B%83_%EC%8A%88%EB%AF%B8%ED%8A%B8" title="어바웃 슈미트 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="어바웃 슈미트" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gospodin_Schmidt_(2002.)" title="Gospodin Schmidt (2002.) – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Gospodin Schmidt (2002.)" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/About_Schmidt" title="About Schmidt – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="About Schmidt" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_proposito_di_Schmidt" title="A proposito di Schmidt – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="A proposito di Schmidt" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%95%D7%93%D7%95%D7%AA_%D7%A9%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%93%D7%98" title="אודות שמידט – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="אודות שמידט" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%A8%E1%83%9B%E1%83%98%E1%83%93%E1%83%A2%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%A8%E1%83%94%E1%83%A1%E1%83%90%E1%83%AE%E1%83%94%E1%83%91" title="შმიდტის შესახებ – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="შმიდტის შესახებ" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ht mw-list-item"><a href="https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsieur_Schmidt" title="Monsieur Schmidt – Haitian Creole" lang="ht" hreflang="ht" data-title="Monsieur Schmidt" data-language-autonym="Kreyòl ayisyen" data-language-local-name="Haitian Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kreyòl ayisyen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/About_Schmidt_(pellicula)" title="About Schmidt (pellicula) – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="About Schmidt (pellicula)" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Par_%C5%A0mitu" title="Par Šmitu – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Par Šmitu" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schmidt_t%C3%B6rt%C3%A9nete_(film)" title="Schmidt története (film) – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Schmidt története (film)" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%82_%D0%A8%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%82_(%D1%84%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%BC)" title="Господинот Шмит (филм) – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Господинот Шмит (филм)" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B9%D9%86_%D8%B4%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%AA" title="عن شميدت – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="عن شميدت" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/About_Schmidt" title="About Schmidt – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="About Schmidt" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%90%E3%82%A6%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%E3%83%9F%E3%83%83%E3%83%88" title="アバウト・シュミット – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="アバウト・シュミット" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hva_ang%C3%A5r_Schmidt" title="Hva angår Schmidt – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Hva angår Schmidt" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schmidt_(film)" title="Schmidt (film) – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Schmidt (film)" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/As_Confiss%C3%B5es_de_Schmidt" title="As Confissões de Schmidt – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="As Confissões de Schmidt" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Totul_despre_Schmidt_(film)" title="Totul despre Schmidt (film) – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Totul despre Schmidt (film)" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E_%D0%A8%D0%BC%D0%B8%D0%B4%D1%82%D0%B5" title="О Шмидте – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="О Шмидте" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/About_Schmidt" title="About Schmidt – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="About Schmidt" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schmidtov_pr%C3%ADbeh" title="Schmidtov príbeh – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Schmidtov príbeh" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/About_Schmidt" title="About Schmidt – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="About Schmidt" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li 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Kent">Rolfe Kent</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Production<br />company</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="vertical-align: middle;"><a href="/wiki/New_Line_Cinema" title="New Line Cinema">New Line Cinema</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Distributed by</th><td class="infobox-data">New Line Cinema</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; white-space: normal;">Release dates</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist film-date"> <ul><li>May 22, 2002<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2002-05-22</span>)</span> (<a href="/wiki/2002_Cannes_Film_Festival" title="2002 Cannes Film Festival">Cannes</a>)</li> <li>December 13, 2002<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2002-12-13</span>)</span> (United States)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; white-space: normal;">Running time</div></th><td class="infobox-data">124 minutes</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Language</th><td class="infobox-data">English</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Budget</th><td class="infobox-data">$30 million<sup id="cite_ref-numbers_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-numbers-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Box office</th><td class="infobox-data">$105.8 million<sup id="cite_ref-numbers_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-numbers-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>About Schmidt</b></i> is a 2002 American <a href="/wiki/Comedy-drama" class="mw-redirect" title="Comedy-drama">comedy-drama</a> film co-written and directed by <a href="/wiki/Alexander_Payne" title="Alexander Payne">Alexander Payne</a> and starring <a href="/wiki/Jack_Nicholson" title="Jack Nicholson">Jack Nicholson</a> in the title role. The film also stars <a href="/wiki/Hope_Davis" title="Hope Davis">Hope Davis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dermot_Mulroney" title="Dermot Mulroney">Dermot Mulroney</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Kathy_Bates" title="Kathy Bates">Kathy Bates</a>. It is loosely based on the 1996 novel of the same name by <a href="/wiki/Louis_Begley" title="Louis Begley">Louis Begley</a>. After it was released in theaters by <a href="/wiki/New_Line_Cinema" title="New Line Cinema">New Line Cinema</a> on December 13, 2002, the film enjoyed both critical and commercial success, earning $105.8 million on a $30 million budget. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Plot">Plot</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=About_Schmidt&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Plot"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Warren Schmidt is retiring from his position as an <a href="/wiki/Actuary" title="Actuary">actuary</a> with <a href="/wiki/WoodmenLife" title="WoodmenLife">Woodmen of the World</a>, a life insurance company in <a href="/wiki/Omaha,_Nebraska" title="Omaha, Nebraska">Omaha, Nebraska</a>. After a retirement dinner, Schmidt finds it hard to adjust to his new life, feeling useless. </p><p>Warren sees a television advertisement about a foster program for African children, <a href="/wiki/Plan_USA" title="Plan USA">Plan USA</a>, and decides to sponsor a child. He soon receives an information package with a photo of his foster child, a small <a href="/wiki/Tanzania" title="Tanzania">Tanzanian</a> boy named Ndugu Umbo, to whom he relates his life in a series of candid, rambling letters. </p><p>Schmidt visits his young successor at the life insurance company to offer his help, but he is politely declined. As he leaves the building, Schmidt sees the contents and files of his office, his entire career, set out for the garbage. He describes to Ndugu his longtime alienation from Helen, his wife, who dies from a <a href="/wiki/Thrombus" title="Thrombus">blood clot</a> in her brain just after their purchase of a <a href="/wiki/Winnebago_Industries" title="Winnebago Industries">Winnebago</a> Adventurer motor home. </p><p>Jeannie, their daughter, and her fiancé, Randall Hertzel, a <a href="/wiki/Waterbed" title="Waterbed">waterbed</a> salesman, arrive from <a href="/wiki/Denver,_Colorado" class="mw-redirect" title="Denver, Colorado">Denver</a>. Consoling him at the funeral, she later berates him for taking his wife for granted, refusing to fully pay for the Winnebago (he wanted the cheaper model) and getting her a cheap casket. He asks her to move back to take care of him, but she refuses. Meanwhile, Randall tries to rope him into a <a href="/wiki/Pyramid_scheme" title="Pyramid scheme">pyramid scheme</a>. </p><p>Schmidt feels his daughter could do better than Randall. After they leave, Schmidt is overcome by loneliness. He stops showering, sleeps in front of the television, and goes shopping with a coat over pajamas to load up on frozen foods. When he discovers hidden love letters disclosing Helen's long-ago affair with Ray, a mutual friend, Schmidt collects all her possessions and dumps them unceremoniously next to a clothing donations bin. He then confronts Ray for his betrayal. </p><p>Deciding to take a journey in the new Winnebago to visit his daughter and convince her not to marry Randall, he tells her he is coming early for the wedding. She makes it clear she does not want him there until right before the ceremony, so Schmidt visits places from his past, including his college campus and fraternity at <a href="/wiki/University_of_Kansas" title="University of Kansas">University of Kansas</a> and his hometown in <a href="/wiki/Holdrege,_Nebraska" title="Holdrege, Nebraska">Holdrege, Nebraska</a>. His childhood home is now a tire shop. </p><p>At a trailer campground, he is invited to dinner by a friendly and sympathetic couple, John and Vicki Rusk. When John goes for beer, Schmidt makes a pass at Vicki, who tells him to leave immediately. Sitting on the roof of his RV on a starry night, Schmidt forgives his departed wife for her affair, apologizing to her for his own failings. At that moment, he is amazed to see a bright meteor streak across the sky, taking it as a possible sign from Helen. </p><p>Feeling full of purpose and energetic renewal, Schmidt arrives in Denver, where he stays at the home of Roberta, Randall's mother. He is appalled by her eccentric, odd, lower-middle-class family and cannot dissuade Jeannie from the marriage. Schmidt throws out his back after sleeping on Randall's waterbed, infuriating Jeannie. Roberta assures him that a soak in her hot tub will help his back, but he flees after she makes a pass at him in the tub. The next day, Schmidt, exhausted from a restless night, attends the wedding and delivers a kind speech at the reception, hiding his disapproval. </p><p>On his way home, Schmidt composes a letter to Ndugu. He questions his life's accomplishments, lamenting that he will soon be dead, that his life has made no difference to anyone, and that eventually it will be as if he has never existed at all. </p><p>A pile of mail is waiting for him at home. Schmidt opens a letter from Tanzania. It is from a nun, who writes that Ndugu is six and unable to read and reply to Schmidt's letters on his own, but appreciates them and Schmidt's financial support very much. An enclosed simple crayon drawing, of Ndugu and Schmidt holding hands on a sunny day, moves Schmidt to tears. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cast">Cast</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=About_Schmidt&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Cast"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 25em;min-width: min(25em, 100%);"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Nicholson" title="Jack Nicholson">Jack Nicholson</a> as Warren R. Schmidt</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kathy_Bates" title="Kathy Bates">Kathy Bates</a> as Roberta Hertzel</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hope_Davis" title="Hope Davis">Hope Davis</a> as Jeannie Schmidt</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dermot_Mulroney" title="Dermot Mulroney">Dermot Mulroney</a> as Randall Hertzel</li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_Squibb" title="June Squibb">June Squibb</a> as Helen Schmidt</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howard_Hesseman" title="Howard Hesseman">Howard Hesseman</a> as Larry Hertzel</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_Groener" title="Harry Groener">Harry Groener</a> as John Rusk</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Connie_Ray" title="Connie Ray">Connie Ray</a> as Vicki Rusk</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Len_Cariou" title="Len Cariou">Len Cariou</a> as Ray Nichols</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Winston" title="Matt Winston">Matt Winston</a> as Gary Nordin, Warren's successor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phil_Reeves" title="Phil Reeves">Phil Reeves</a> as Minister in Denver</li></ul></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Production">Production</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=About_Schmidt&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Production"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Alexander Payne's script to <i>About Schmidt</i> was initially an original screenplay written years before Louis Begley's novel was published.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Konigsberg_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Konigsberg-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to Payne, his script was about "an old guy who retires, and realizes how much he’s wasted his life, and wants somehow to start anew— <i><a href="/wiki/The_Graduate" title="The Graduate">The Graduate</a></i> at age sixty-five."<sup id="cite_ref-Talbot_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Talbot-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Payne’s original script was titled <i>The Coward</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Payne completed the script in 1991 and offered it to <a href="/wiki/Universal_Pictures" title="Universal Pictures">Universal Pictures</a>, but the studio rejected it. Following the publication of Begley's novel in 1996, Payne decided to combine his script with the plot of the novel, thus making it an adaptation.<sup id="cite_ref-Talbot_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Talbot-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Payne made many changes<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources"><span title="Statement needs to be more specific about the content to which it refers.">specify</span></a></i>]</sup> from the book, though Begley commented in an essay in <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i> that "my most important themes were treated with great intelligence and sensitivity" and felt the movie was "a gem of original filmmaking."<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Filming began in March 2001 and took place in several Nebraska cities, including Omaha, <a href="/wiki/Nebraska_City" class="mw-redirect" title="Nebraska City">Nebraska City</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minden,_Nebraska" title="Minden, Nebraska">Minden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kearney,_Nebraska" title="Kearney, Nebraska">Kearney</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Lincoln,_Nebraska" title="Lincoln, Nebraska">Lincoln</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Konigsberg_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Konigsberg-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Trib_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Trib-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Omaha was chosen because it was where Payne grew up. At least one scene was filmed in Denver where Jack Nicholson's character is driving in front of the famous Ogden Theater located at 935 E Colfax. Filming concluded in May 2001.<sup id="cite_ref-Trib_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Trib-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Before agreeing to the nude hot tub scene, <a href="/wiki/Kathy_Bates" title="Kathy Bates">Kathy Bates</a> said she hashed out with director Payne exactly what part of her anatomy would be shown and what wouldn't. "I battled to make myself comfortable, and he battled to get what he wanted. We met in the middle."<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reception">Reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=About_Schmidt&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Box_office">Box office</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=About_Schmidt&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Box office"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the United States, the film grossed $8,533,162 on its opening weekend. Its total U.S. box office gross stands at $65,005,217, while total worldwide gross totals $107,054,484.<sup id="cite_ref-numbers_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-numbers-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Critical_response">Critical response</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=About_Schmidt&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Critical response"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>About Schmidt</i> drew praise from a number of critics, who singled out the performances of <a href="/wiki/Jack_Nicholson" title="Jack Nicholson">Jack Nicholson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kathy_Bates" title="Kathy Bates">Kathy Bates</a>. Film website <a href="/wiki/Rotten_Tomatoes" title="Rotten Tomatoes">Rotten Tomatoes</a> reported an approval rating of 85% based on 203 reviews, with an average rating of 7.71/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "In this funny, touching character study, Nicholson gives one of the best performances of his career."<sup id="cite_ref-rottentomatoes.com_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rottentomatoes.com-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On <a href="/wiki/Metacritic" title="Metacritic">Metacritic</a>, the film has a <a href="/wiki/Weighted_average" class="mw-redirect" title="Weighted average">weighted average</a> score of 85 out of 100, based on 40 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Audiences polled by <a href="/wiki/CinemaScore" title="CinemaScore">CinemaScore</a> gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Roger_Ebert" title="Roger Ebert">Roger Ebert</a> gave <i>About Schmidt</i> three-and-a-half out of four stars and wrote the following for the <i><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Sun-Times" title="Chicago Sun-Times">Chicago Sun-Times</a></i>: <i>About Schmidt</i> "is essentially a portrait of a man without qualities, baffled by the emotions and needs of others. That Jack Nicholson makes this man so watchable is a tribute not only to his craft, but to his legend: Jack is so unlike Schmidt that his performance generates a certain awe. Another actor might have made the character too tragic or passive or empty, but Nicholson somehow finds within Schmidt a slowly developing hunger, a desire to start living now that the time is almost gone."<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Michael Rechtshaffen of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Hollywood_Reporter" title="The Hollywood Reporter">The Hollywood Reporter</a></i> wrote: "It's a commanding Jack Nicholson lead performance that puts it into a sublime league of its own."<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Paul Clinton of <a href="/wiki/CNN.com" class="mw-redirect" title="CNN.com">CNN.com</a> wrote: "<i>About Schmidt</i> is undoubtedly one of the finest films of the year. If you're not deeply touched by this movie, check your pulse."<sup id="cite_ref-Clinton_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Clinton-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_nominations">Awards and nominations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=About_Schmidt&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Awards and nominations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Award </th> <th scope="col">Category </th> <th scope="col">Recipient </th> <th scope="col">Result </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/75th_Academy_Awards" title="75th Academy Awards">75th Academy Awards</a><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Actor" title="Academy Award for Best Actor">Best Actor</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jack_Nicholson" title="Jack Nicholson">Jack Nicholson</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress" title="Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress">Best Supporting Actress</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kathy_Bates" title="Kathy Bates">Kathy Bates</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/56th_British_Academy_Film_Awards" title="56th British Academy Film Awards">56th British Academy Film Awards</a><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/BAFTA_Award_for_Best_Actor_in_a_Leading_Role" title="BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role">Best Actor</a> </td> <td>Jack Nicholson </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/60th_Golden_Globe_Awards" title="60th Golden Globe Awards">60th Golden Globe Awards</a><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Motion_Picture_%E2%80%93_Drama" title="Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama">Best Motion Picture – Drama</a> </td> <td> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Director" title="Golden Globe Award for Best Director">Best Director</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Payne" title="Alexander Payne">Alexander Payne</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Screenplay" title="Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay">Best Screenplay</a> </td> <td>Alexander Payne and <a href="/wiki/Jim_Taylor_(writer)" title="Jim Taylor (writer)">Jim Taylor</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Actor_%E2%80%93_Motion_Picture_Drama" class="mw-redirect" title="Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama">Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama</a> </td> <td>Jack Nicholson </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress_%E2%80%93_Motion_Picture" title="Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture">Best Supporting Actress</a> </td> <td>Kathy Bates </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/7th_Golden_Satellite_Awards" title="7th Golden Satellite Awards">7th Satellite Awards</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Satellite_Award_for_Best_Actor_%E2%80%93_Motion_Picture" class="mw-redirect" title="Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture">Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama</a> </td> <td>Jack Nicholson </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Satellite_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress_%E2%80%93_Motion_Picture" class="mw-redirect" title="Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture">Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture Drama</a> </td> <td>Kathy Bates </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Upon accepting his Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Drama, Nicholson stated, "I'm a little surprised. I thought we made a comedy."<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It was also part of the Official Competition Selection at the <a href="/wiki/2002_Cannes_Film_Festival" title="2002 Cannes Film Festival">2002 Cannes Film Festival</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-festival-cannes.com_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-festival-cannes.com-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Home_media">Home media <span class="anchor" id="DVD"></span><span class="anchor" id="Video"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=About_Schmidt&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Home media"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>About Schmidt</i> was released on DVD and VHS on June 3, 2003 by <a href="/wiki/New_Line_Home_Entertainment" title="New Line Home Entertainment">New Line Home Entertainment</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was released on Blu-ray for the first time on February 3, 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=About_Schmidt&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fictional_actuaries" class="mw-redirect" title="Fictional actuaries">Fictional actuaries</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 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Fire</a></i> (1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Missing_(1982_film)" title="Missing (1982 film)">Missing</a></i> (1982)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_King_of_Comedy_(film)" title="The King of Comedy (film)">The King of Comedy</a></i> (1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Paris,_Texas_(film)" title="Paris, Texas (film)">Paris, Texas</a></i> (1984)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Purple_Rose_of_Cairo" title="The Purple Rose of Cairo">The Purple Rose of Cairo</a></i> (1985)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Room_with_a_View_(1985_film)" title="A Room with a View (1985 film)">A Room with a View</a></i> (1986)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hope_and_Glory_(film)" title="Hope and Glory (film)">Hope and Glory</a></i> (1987)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/House_of_Games" title="House of Games">House of Games</a></i> (1988)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Distant_Voices,_Still_Lives" title="Distant Voices, Still Lives">Distant Voices, Still Lives</a></i> (1989)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Crimes_and_Misdemeanors" title="Crimes and Misdemeanors">Crimes and Misdemeanors</a></i> (1990)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Thelma_%26_Louise" title="Thelma & Louise">Thelma & Louise</a></i> (1991)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Unforgiven" title="Unforgiven">Unforgiven</a></i> (1992)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Piano" title="The Piano">The Piano</a></i> (1993)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Schindler%27s_List" title="Schindler's List">Schindler's List</a></i> (1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Babe_(film)" title="Babe (film)">Babe</a></i> (1995)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Fargo_(1996_film)" title="Fargo (1996 film)">Fargo</a></i> (1996)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/L.A._Confidential_(film)" title="L.A. 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style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Dog_Day_Afternoon" title="Dog Day Afternoon">Dog Day Afternoon</a></i> / <i><a href="/wiki/One_Flew_Over_the_Cuckoo%27s_Nest_(film)" title="One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (film)">One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest</a></i> (1975)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Network_(1976_film)" title="Network (1976 film)">Network</a></i> / <i><a href="/wiki/Rocky" title="Rocky">Rocky</a></i> (1976)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars_(film)" title="Star Wars (film)">Star Wars</a></i> (1977)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Coming_Home_(1978_film)" title="Coming Home (1978 film)">Coming Home</a></i> (1978)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Kramer_vs._Kramer" title="Kramer vs. Kramer">Kramer vs. Kramer</a></i> (1979)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Raging_Bull" title="Raging Bull">Raging Bull</a></i> (1980)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_City_(1980_film)" title="Atlantic City (1980 film)">Atlantic City</a></i> (1981)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/E.T._the_Extra-Terrestrial" title="E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial">E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial</a></i> (1982)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Terms_of_Endearment" title="Terms of Endearment">Terms of Endearment</a></i> (1983)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Amadeus_(film)" title="Amadeus (film)">Amadeus</a></i> (1984)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Brazil_(1985_film)" title="Brazil (1985 film)">Brazil</a></i> (1985)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Hannah_and_Her_Sisters" title="Hannah and Her Sisters">Hannah and Her Sisters</a></i> (1986)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Hope_and_Glory_(film)" title="Hope and Glory (film)">Hope and Glory</a></i> (1987)</span></li> <li><span 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