Director: Alexander Payne

Writers: Alexander Payne; Jim Taylor

From novel: About Schmidt by Louis Begley

Music by: Rolfe Kent

Producers: Harry Gittes; Michael Besman

Keywords: Dark Comedy, Wedding, Road Trip

Multiple calamities befall an insurance salesman Warren Schmidt: his retirement, the death soon after of his wife, his discovery evidence of her long past infidelity, and the upcoming marriage of his daughter to riff-raff. Schmidt ventures forth in a van on a road trip to the wedding, revisiting of his life as those landmarks are encountered. Poignant tale of a man unfulfilled and alienated. Received Oscar nominations for Best Actor and Best Actress; named AFI Movie of the Year.

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Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Kathy Bates	Actor	28-Jun-1948		Misery
Len Cariou	Actor	30-Sep-1939		Sweeney Todd
Hope Davis	Actor	23-Mar-1964		American Splendor
Howard Hesseman	Actor	27-Feb-1940		Dr. Johnny Fever on WKRP in Cincinnati
Dermot Mulroney	Actor	31-Oct-1963		Young Guns
Jack Nicholson	Actor	22-Apr-1937		Chinatown
June Squibb	Actor	6-Nov-1929		Nebraska

CAST

Jack Nicholson	...   Warren Schmidt
Hope Davis	...   Jeannie Schmidt
Dermot Mulroney	...   Randall Hertzel
Len Cariou	...   Ray Nichols
Howard Hesseman	...   Larry Hertzel
and
Kathy Bates	...   Roberta Hertzel
June Squibb	...   Helen Schmidt
Matt Winston	...   Gary Nordin (Warren's Replacement)
Harry Groener	...   John Rusk
Connie Ray	...   Vicki Rusk
Phil Reeves	...   Minister in Denver
James Micheal Connor	...   Randall's Best Man
Mark Venhuizen	...   Duncan Hertzel
Cheryl Hamada	...   Saundra
Jill Anderson	...   Bridesmaid Reading St. Paul
Vaughan Wenzel	...   Man Mourning Helen
Judith Kathryn Hart	...   Woman Mourning Helen
Marilyn Tipp	...   Neighbor Lady
Rev. Robert Kem	...   Priest in Omaha
Melissa Hanna	...   Dairy Queen Employee
Tung Ha	...   Frat Kid
James J. Crawley	...   Other Frat Kid
Mary Beth Nelson	...   Bartender
Stephen Heller	...   Tire Store Employee
Lester Kills Crow	...   Native American Cashier
Thomas Michael Belford	...   Funeral Director
McKenna Gibson	...   Six-Year-Old Jeannie
Emily McNaughton	...   Twelve-Year-Old Jeannie
Beth Heimann	...   Wedding Singer #1
Linda Wilmot	...   Wedding Singer #2

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