About Schmidt (2002)

Regisseur:

Alexander Payne

Drehbuchautoren (WGA):

Louis Begley (novel)
Alexander Payne (screenplay) ...

Premierendatum:

20. Dezember 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Komödie | Drama

Werbezeile:

Schmidt Happens

Plot:

Warren Schmidt is a man in his 60's. While trying to run his daughter's life, he realizes that he wasted his.

Plot Keywords:

Son In Law | Golden Age | Reflection | Motor Home | Irreverent

Filmpreise:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 19 wins & 28 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

The poetry of deceit and loneliness

Besetzung

Jack Nicholson	...	Warren R. Schmidt
Kathy Bates	...	Roberta Hertzel
Hope Davis	...	Jeannie Schmidt
Dermot Mulroney	...	Randall Hertzel
June Squibb	...	Helen Schmidt
Howard Hesseman	...	Larry Hertzel
Harry Groener	...	John Rusk
Connie Ray	...	Vicki Rusk
Len Cariou	...	Ray Nichols
Mark Venhuizen	...	Duncan Hertzel
Cheryl Hamada	...	Saundra
Phil Reeves	...	Minister in Denver
Matt Winston	...	Gary Nordin - Warren's Replacement
James M. Connor	...	Randall's Best Man (as James Micheal Connor)
Jill Anderson	...	Bridesmaid Reading St. Paul

Alternativ:

About Schmidt (Deutschland) [de]

MPAA:

Rated R for some language and brief nudity.

Länge:

125 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Altersfreigabe:

Malaysia:U | Finland:K-3 | Portugal:M/12 (original rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | Canada:14A | France:U | Germany:6 (bw) | Hong Kong:IIA | Iceland:L | Netherlands:AL | New Zealand:M | Norway:7 | Peru:14 | Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:12 | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:12 (canton of the Grisons) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #38731)

Drehorte:

Boulder, Colorado, USA

Firma:

New Line Cinema

Dies und das:

Melissa Hanna, who plays "Dairy Queen Employee", is an actual employee of the Dairy Queen in Omaha, Nebraska where her scene was filmed.

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: When Warren returns home from his journey to Denver which has presumably taken several weeks, you can see a vase of fairly fresh-looking flowers at the top left of the shot.

Dialogzitate:

Warren Schmidt: I'd like a blizzard with vanilla ice cream.
Dairy Queen Employee: Ok. What would you like on it?
Warren Schmidt: Uhh... I'll have the Reese's Pieces... and some cookie dough.
Dairy Queen Employee: And what size?
Warren Schmidt: ...medium.

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Soundtrack:

Quetrième Gnossiennes

The poetry of deceit and loneliness

This film must be watched very carefully. If you're not paying enough attention to it, you would miss it (some did). It's in the frames, the atmosphere, the tiny details, the situations, the acting, everything. But it's not that obvious, unless you enter that world. Simple story? Sure. Life is simple. So is great art. All in all, "About Schmidt" is a really great film. Bitter humor, all-pervading lie, the infinite sadness of loneliness and failure, sincere egoism, everyday dullness, desperate and quiet hope - this is life, and in a non-blatant, nor melodramatic manner. But you're going to weep (and smile) at the ending (I did!). And one more question: is The Mulholland Man the greatest actor ever or not?