About Schmidt
Filmfest 2015
USA 2002
Original version with German subtitles
(Original: English)
Director: Alexander Payne
Shortly after retiring from a lifetime of service as an insurance company actuary, Warren Schmidt's wife dies, leaving him feeling desperately alone. Trying to put his life back together, he embarks on a road trip to Denver, where his only daughter is preparing to marry an underachieving waterbed salesman. Warren decides he must save his daughter from making the biggest mistake of her life. Throughout his journey, Warren shares his experiences in the letters he writes to a 6-year old Tanzanian orphan whom he sponsors and Warren begins to catch a glimpse of who he really is.
Warner Bros.
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Kathy Bates, Hope Davis, Dermot Mulroney, June Squibb
Credits
Screenplay: Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor
Original Material: Louis Begley
Director of Photography: James Glennon
Film Editor: Kevin Tent
Composer: Rolfe Kent
Production Designer: Jane Ann Stewart
Costume Design: Wendy Chuck
Sound: Unsun Song
Producer: Michael Besman, Harry Gittes
Production Company: New Line Cinema
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures Germany
Director: Alexander Payne
