About Schmidt (2002)
- Starring:
- Jack Nicholson, Hope Davis, (more)
- Director(s):
- Alexander Payne
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
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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, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 124 mins
Complete Cast of About Schmidt
- Jack Nicholson - Warren Schmidt
- Dermot Mulroney - Randall Hertzel
- Len Cariou - Ray
- June Squibb - Helen Schmidt
- Hope Davis - Jeannie
- Kathy Bates - Roberta Hertzel
- Howard Hesseman - Larry
- Cheryl Hamada - Saundra
- Director(s):
- Alexander Payne
- Writer(s):
- Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor
- Producer(s):
- Michael Besman, Harry Gittes
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Profanity, Brief Nudity, Adult Humor, Not For Children, Adult Situations)
- 2002 - American Film Institute - Top Ten Movie of the Year
- 2002 - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Screenplay
- 2002 - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
- 2002 - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Screenplay
- 2002 - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Picture
- 2002 - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Screenplay
- 2002 - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Actor
- 2002 - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Supporting Actress (Runner-up)
- 2002 - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Screenplay
- 2002 - National Board of Review - Best Supporting Actress
- 2002 - Toronto Film Critics Association - Best Supporting Actress [Runner-up]
- 2002 - Toronto Film Critics Association - Best Actor - Runner-up
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