Directed by:
Alexander PayneCinematography:
James GlennonComposer:
Rolfe KentCast:
Jack Nicholson, Hope Davis, Dermot Mulroney, Kathy Bates, June Squibb, Howard Hesseman, Harry Groener, Len Cariou, Angela Lansbury, Matt Winston, Connie Ray (more)Plots(1)
Recently retired insurance actuary Warren Schimdt (Jack Nicholson) is struggling to adjust to his newfound freedom and finds his wife Helen extremely irritating. When she suddenly dies, Warren discovers some letters indicating that she once had an affair with his friend Ray and was therefore also unhappy in the marriage. This spurs Warren to take to the road and he sets out on a two week journey across country to reluctantly attend his daughter's wedding; he idolises his daughter and thinks she is marrying beneath her. However, when he arrives at his destination, he not only has to deal with his doubts about the marriage, but also has to take on the groom's hippy mother Roberta (Kathy Bates). (Entertainment in Video)
(more)Cast
Jack Nicholson
USA
Best movies:
One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
The Shining (1980)
The Departed (2006)
Hope Davis
USA
Best movies:
Home Alone (1990)
Disconnect (2012)
Mildred Pierce (2011) (series)
Dermot Mulroney
USA
Best movies:
Living in Oblivion (1995)
Box of Moon Light (1996)
Zodiac (2007)
Kathy Bates
USA
Best movies:
Titanic (1997)
Misery (1990)
High Stakes (1989)
June Squibb
USA
Best movies:
Scent of a Woman (1992)
Soul (2020)
Inside Out 2 (2024)
Howard Hesseman
USA
Best movies:
Silent Movie (1976)
The Sunshine Boys (1975)
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
Harry Groener
West Germany
Best movies:
Brubaker (1980)
Oppenheimer (2023)
Road to Perdition (2002)
Len Cariou
Canada
Best movies:
Prisoners (2013)
When They See Us (2019) (series)
Spotlight (2015)
Angela Lansbury
UK
Best movies:
Sweeney Todd (1982) (TV movie)
Gaslight (1944)
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
Matt Winston
Best movies:
Fight Club (1999)
Zodiac (2007)
Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
Connie Ray
USA
Best movies:
Thank You for Smoking (2005)
My Fellow Americans (1996)
About Schmidt (2002)
Michael Tolochko
USA
Best movies:
About Schmidt (2002)
The Dead Next Door (1989)
James M. Connor
USA
Best movies:
Watchmen (2009)
About Schmidt (2002)
Kong: Skull Island (2017)