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The reason? Warren Schmidt is about as far from Jack Nicholson as any two people could be. And Jack pulls it off with style. “I sort of un-Jacked myself,” he told Entertainment Weekly. “Schmidt is a depressed guy and I was playing him 12 to 14 hours a day … so I let myself go completely physically.” And emotionally.
Screenshots. About Schmidt (2002) In director Alexander Payne's existential character study and nihilistic black comedy - it told about a retired, recent widower seeking to find meaning: 66 year-old Warren Schmidt (Oscar-nominated Jack Nicholson) was introduced as a reluctant, about-to-retire Omaha, Nebraska insurance actuary who viewed his ...
Brief Synopsis. Read More. Warren Schmidt is a retired insurance salesman, who at age 66, has no particular plans other than to drive around in the motor home his wife insisted they buy. He's not altogether bitter, but not happy either, as everything his wife does annoys him, and he disapproves of the man his daughter is about to marry.
Dec 13, 2002 · 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.
Dec 13, 2002 · Once Warren leaves Omaha, ''About Schmidt'' becomes a robust anecdotal road movie interspersed with voice-overs in which Warren composes letters to Ndugu, a 6-year-old Tanzanian boy he is ...
Dec 13, 2002 · Summary Warren Schmidt (Nicholson) has arrived at several of life's crossraods all at the same time. With no job, no wife, and no family, he is desperate to find something meaningful in his thoroughly unimpressive life. He sets out on a journey of self-discovery, exploring his roots across Nebraska in a 35-foot motor home. (New Line Production...
Dec 13, 2002 · 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.
