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Mar 7, 2021 · 197. 31K views 3 years ago. No description has been added to this video. ...more. Kathy Bates and Jack Nicholson star in this scene from About Schmidt (2002).
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Warren Schmidt is retiring from his position as an actuary with Woodmen of the World, a life insurance company in Omaha, Nebraska. After a retirement dinner, Schmidt finds it hard to adjust to his new life, feeling useless. Warren sees a television advertisement about a foster program for African children, Plan USA, and decides to sponsor a child. ...
Payne's script to About Schmidt was initially an original screenplay written years before Begley's novel was published. 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— The Graduate at age sixty-five." Payne’s original script was titled The Coward. Payne c...
Box office
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.
Critical response
About Schmidt drew praise from a number of critics, who singled out the performances of Jack Nicholson and Kathy Bates. Film website Rotten Tomatoes 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." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 85 out of 100, based on 40 critics, indicating "universal ac...
Awards and nominations
Upon accepting his Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Drama, Nicholson stated, "I'm a little surprised. I thought we made a comedy." It was also part of the Official Competition Selection at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival.
About Schmidt was released on DVD and VHS on June 3, 2003.It was released on Blu-ray for the first time on February 3, 2015.
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Oct 21, 2020 · Scene from Alexander Payne's movie 'About Schmidt' (2002) with Jack Nicholson and Kathy Bates
May 29, 2003 · In one memorable scene, Nicholson shares a hot tub with Kathy Bates, both are naked and it turns out to be a giant middle finger to all the empty hardbodies crowding onto the screen in...
Jan 3, 2003 · About Schmidt: Directed by Alexander Payne. With Jack Nicholson, Kathy Bates, Hope Davis, Dermot Mulroney. A recently retired man embarks on a journey to his estranged daughter's wedding, only to discover more about himself and life than he ever expected.
Feb 24, 2003 · Popular on Variety. What they said: “Kathy Bates is a nonstop pleasure as Randall’s full-bodied mom, a force of nature who drops her clothes to jump in a hot tub with Schmidt, the one scene ...
