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Release Date:
20 December 2002 (USA)
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Tagline:
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. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars.
Another 19 wins
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29 nominations
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(68 articles)
Decade in Review: 2004 Top Ten
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This decade’s film: 2000-2004
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(From FilmExperience. 14 December 2009, 6:56 PM, PST)
This decade’s film: 2000-2004
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simply beautiful
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Jack Nicholson | ... | Warren 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 |
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Rated R for some language and brief nudity.
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125 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Malaysia:U |
Portugal:M/12 (original rating) |
Finland:K-3 |
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)
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Once the filmmakers bought the rights to the Louis Begley novel, they kept the title and the main character but changed just about everything else. In the book, the main character lived in the Hamptons and his daughter was about to marry a lawyer.
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Errors in geography: Scenes showing the University of Kansas are obviously not filmed in Kansas. The real Kansas buildings have red roofs with beige brick.
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Jeannie Schmidt:
All of a sudden you're taking an interest in what I do? You have an opinion about my life *now*? Okay, you listen to me. I am getting married the day after tomorrow and you are going to come to my wedding and you are going to sit there and enjoy it and support me or else you can just turn right around right now and go back to Omaha.
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Sentimental Lady
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I was dubious when my 65 year old father picked this DVD up from the shelf at Blockbuster. "Great choice dad!", secretly wondering why I let him pick 2 films out of the 3 in the special offer they had going. You see, my father has a penchant for Woody Allen and anybody who has a rather dry sense of humour, this includes Nicholson.
We sat down tonight, and the first thing that hit me was the way that the film was shot. It is shot using rather blue and green hues, so the film is rather subdued. Secondly, the music stands out. Instead of using a typical 'boohoo' orchestra, the film uses beautiful wandering piano and marimba sounds.
The characters, I could easily relate to. Helen, the faithful wife who is excited about getting to spend a new chapter of her life with her husband. The husband, who obeys his wife but secretly resents it. A sudden change which causes a rethink in everything he has done up until that point.
At first, this appeared to be a comedy, but it was soon revealed to be a beautifully poignant film. Throughout, it questions mortality, what you can achieve in life, and how to cope with loss, or change. I don't think I have ever cried as much in 2 hours as I did during this film, and yet at the same time laughed so hard that my sides were splitting.
I would thoroughly recommend anybody to watch this film. It will stay with you for a long time.