About Schmidt
by Alexander Payne
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Actor: Dermot Mulroney, Hope Davis, Jack Nicholson, June Squibb, Kathy BatesDirector: Alexander Payne
Writer: Alexander Payne
Producer: Bill Badalato
Producer: Harry Gittes
Producer: Michael Besman
Producer: Rachael Horovitz
Writer: Jim Taylor
Writer: Louis Begley
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0; Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 125 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-06-03
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: New Line Home Entertainment
Movie Reviews of About Schmidt
Movie Review: Brilliant film
Summary: 5 Stars
This film actually didn't leave much of an impression on me the first time I saw it, but I recently re-watched it and decided it was quite brilliant. It is a dark, existential meditation on the mostly pointless life of a retired insurance executive, Jack Nicholson, whose only honest communications are with an orphaned six year-old boy he is sponsoring through an international aid agency. I was struck by the care that went into every scene and the understated humor which, while often cruel, really struck a chord. The characters are wonderfully quirky and well conceived (Kathy Bates is a total riot) and some brilliant makeup artist made Dermot Mulroney so unattractive as to be unrecognizable. The camera often lingers mercilessly on Nicholson's face, which is made (or allowed) to look as puffy and creased as possible, and with this palate of aging flesh he is a master painter of facial expressions. Nicholson's road trip across Nebraska also incorporates brilliant bits of Americana. The deleted scenes are interesting, and accompanied by very revealing director's commentary. Make sure to watch the one in which Jack Nicholson orders breakfast and the server tells him "no substitutions," echoing the iconic scene from Five Easy Pieces. And while the film is quite bleak, it is not without redemptive qualities.
Summary of About Schmidt
Warren Schmidt (Nicholson) is about to taste a not so sweet slice of life. When he retired, he and his wife Helen had big plans, but an unexpected twist changed everything. Now, all of Schmidt's attention is focused his daughter's upcoming wedding to a loser waterbed salesman. From meeting hippie parents to sponsoring a Tanzanian foster child, Schmidt embarks on a search for answers...and discovers that life is full of trick questions.DVD Features:
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Theatrical Trailer:Deleted Scenes - 9 scenes Woodmen Sequences Theatrical Trailer - 16X9 Widescreen More theatrical trailers from New Line: Unconditional Love I Am Sam Link to Original Website Childreach.org link
While confirming Jack Nicholson's status as an American national treasure, About Schmidt is sure to provoke polarized reactions. Stoked by the success of Election, director Alexander Payne and cowriter Jim Taylor have altered Louis Begley's novel to suit their comedic agenda, turning Nicholson's titular character into a 66-year-old, newly retired Omaha insurance actuary, weary from decades of drudgery and passionless marriage. When his wife suddenly dies, he attempts to reclaim his life in a king-sized Winnebago, desperate to convince his daughter (Hope Davis) not to marry the Denver dimwit (Dermot Mulroney) whose mother (Kathy Bates) has her own baggage of peculiar peccadilloes. Nicholson perfectly (and often hilariously) nails the seething anger beneath his character's fa?ade of resignation, but Payne and Taylor convey cold-hearted contempt for these Midwestern malcontents. Think of this as Ikiru with bleaker humanity, until Schmidt finds meaning--and some small reward--in a quiet gesture of goodwill. Love it or hate it, About Schmidt is a movie you won't soon forget. --Jeff Shannon
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