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Watch the official trailer for About Schmidt on Apple TV. Release date: December 13, 2002
Dec 17, 2013 · Just as Warren Schmidt (Nicholson) retires, his wife of 42 years suddenly dies. Unhappy with the choices his daughter is making, he sets out in his motor home on a journey of self discovery.
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About Schmidt is a 2002 American comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Alexander Payne and starring Jack Nicholson in the title role. The film also stars Hope Davis, Dermot Mulroney, and Kathy Bates. It is loosely based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Louis Begley.
About Schmidt. Warren Schmidt is about to experience a bittersweet slice of life. Newly retired, he and his wife Helen have big plans to see America - but an unexpected twist changes everything. Now Schmidt is determined to stop his daughter's wedding to an underachieving waterbed salesman.
- Alexander Payne
- 125 min
- Jack Nicholson, Hope Davis, Dermot Mulroney
About Schmidt. Warren Schmidt is retiring from a lifetime of service and he feels utterly adrift: his only daughter is about to marry a boob and his wife dies suddenly after 42 years of marriage. Warren is desperate to find something meaningful in his unimpressive life.
Trailer for About Schmidt Streaming now Following the sudden death of his wife, an aimless retiree (Jack Nicholson, Batman ) sets out to stop his daughter's wedding, learning about himself along the way.
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Jack Nicholson stars as Warren Schmidt, a man who is set adrift following retirement and the sudden death of his wife. Uncertain about his future as well as his past, Warren packs up his 30-foot Winnebago to set out on a journey across the Nebraska plains to attend his daughter's (Hope Davis) wedding to a waterbed salesman (Dermot Mulroney).