Warren Schmidt is about to taste a not-so-sweet slice of life. When he retired, he and his wife, Helen, had big plans. However, an unexpected twist changes everything. Now, all of Schmidt's attention is focused on his daughter's upcoming wedding to a loser waterbed salesman. From meeting the groom's hippie parents to sponsoring a Tanzanian foster child, Schmidt embarks on a search for answers, only to discover that life is full of trick questions.
About Schmidt
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Warren Schmidt, recently retired and widowed is unsure about his future. He is trying to come to terms with his daughter's marriage to a man that he does not like, and finds out that while trying to run her life, he has wasted his. Based on Louis Begley.
Schmidt, just retired, but unexpected changes stop his plans for seeing America. Determined to stop his daughter's wedding, he sets off on his mission and gets lost along the road to self-discovery.
Warren Schmidt is forced to deal with an ambiguous future as he enters retirement. Soon after, his wife passes away and he must come to terms with his daughter's marriage to a man he does not care for and the failure that his life has become.
Na een succesvolle loopbaan wil Warren Schmidt met zijn vrouw gaan reizen met de camper. Als zijn vrouw plotseling overlijdt wordt hij op zichzelf teruggeworpen maar besluit toch op reis te gaan.
Humour fiction
With no job (he's about to retire), no wife (she's just died suddenly), and no family (his only daughter is getting married), Warren Schmidt is desperate to find something meaningful in his thoroughly unimpressive life. So he sets out in a 35-foot motor home on a journey of self-discovery, exploring his roots across Nebraska.
Film adaptations
About Schmidt (Motion picture)
"Warren Schmidt (Jack Nicholson) has arrived at several of life's crossroads all at the same time. To begin with, he is retiring from a lifetime of service as a vice president of the World Insurance Company, and he feels utterly adrift. Furthermore, his only daughter Jeannie (Hope Davis) is about to marry a ponytail-wielding, pyramid scheme-vending man. And his wife Helen (June Squibb) dies suddenly after 42 years of marriage."--Container.
Na een succesvolle loopbaan wil Warren Schmidt met zijn vrouw gaan reizen met de camper. Als zijn vrouw plotseling overlijdt wordt hij op zichzelf teruggeworpen, maar besluit toch op reis te gaan.
Comedy films
Newly retired, Warren Schmidt and his wife have big plans to see America - but an unexpected twist changes everthing. Now Schmidt is determined to stop his daughter's wedding to an underachieving waterbed salesman. From meeting the groom's eccentric parents to sponsoring a Tanzanian foster child, Schmidt sets off on a mission and gets lost along the road to self-discovery.
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Warren Schmidt is about to taste the not-so-sweet slice of life. When he retired, he and his wife, Helen, had big plans - but an unexpected twist changes everything. Now, all of Schmidt's attention is focused on his daughter's upcoming wedding to a loser waterbed salesman. From meeting the groom's hippie parents to sponsoring a Tanzanian foster child, Schmidt embarks on a search for answers, only to discover that life is full of trick questions.
Warren Schmidt ist an einem Wendepunkt seines Lebens angekommen. Frisch pensioniert, hat er mit seiner Frau Helen grosse Pläne. Sie wollen gemeinsam Amerika im Wohnmobil bereisen. Aber ein schwerer Schicksalsschlag ändert alles. Nun ist Schmidt wild entschlossen, die Hochzeit seiner einzigen Tochter Jeannie mit einem erfolglosen Wasserbett-Verkäufer zu verhindern. Vom Treffen der exzentrischen Familie des Bräutigams bis zur neuen Patenschaft für einen Waisenjungen aus Tansania - Schmidt ist auf einer Mission ... und geht verloren auf der Strasse der Selbsterkenntnis.
Warren Schmidt is recently retired and widowed and is unsure about his future. He is trying to come to terms with his daughter's marriage to a man that he does not like, and finds out that while trying to run her life, he has wasted his.
Fiction
Warren Schmidt (Nicholson) is about to taste a not so sweet slice of life. When he retired, he and his wife Helen had big plans, but an unexpected twist changed everything. Now, all of Schmidt's attention is focused his daughter's upcoming wedding to a loser waterbed salesman. From meeting hippie parents to sponsoring a Tanzanian foster child, Schmidt embarks on a search for answers...and discovers that life is full of trick questions. DVD Features: DVD ROM Features Deleted Scenes Theatrical Trailer: Deleted Scenes - 9 scenes Woodmen Sequences Theatrical Trailer - 16X9 Widescreen More theatrical trailers from New Line: Unconditional Love I Am Sam Link to Original Website Childreach.org link.
Warren Schmidt is about the taste the not-so-sweet slice of life. When he retired, he and his wife, Helen, had big plans - but an unexpected twist changes everything. Now, all of Schmidt's attention is focused on his daughter's upcoming wedding to a loser waterbed salesman. From meeting the groom's hippie parents to sponsoring a Tanzanian foster child, Schmidt embarks on a search for answers, only to discover that life is full of trick questions.
"Warren Schmidt is about to experience a bittersweet slice of life. Newly retired, he and his wife Helen have big plans to see America - but an unexpected twist changes everything. Now Schmidt is determined to stop his daughter's wedding to an underachieving waterbed salesman. From meeting the groom's eccentric parents to sponsoring a Tanzanian foster child, Schnidt sets off on his mission ... and gets lost along the road to self-discovery."--Cover.
Warren Schmidt is a man at the crossroads of his life; retired and restless. He takes to the road to try and save his estranged daughter from marrying a loser but what he really embarks on is a journey of discovery.
Peu après avoir pris sa retraite, un actuaire perd subitement sa femme puis tente d'empêcher sa fille d'épouser un incapable.
Feature films
A Warren Schmidt is about the taste the not-so-sweet slice of life. When he retired, he and his wife, Helen, had big plans - but an unexpected twist changes everything. Now, all of Schmidt's attention is focused on his daughter's upcoming wedding to a loser waterbed salesman. From meeting the groom's hippie parents to sponsoring a Tanzanian foster child, Schmidt embarks on a search for answers, only to discover that life is full of trick questions.
The pledge: On the eve of his retirement, Nevada homicide detective Jerry Black is drawn into the most horrifying crime of his life.
Gerade wurde Versicherungsaktuar Warren Schmidt aufs Rentnergleis abgeschoben, als ihn der nächste Schicksalsschlag ereilt: Der Tod seiner Frauund die Entdeckung, dass diese eine Affäre hatte, lässt den ewig Unzufriedenen jeglichen Halt verlieren - bis er sich in einem Wohnmobil auf eine missionarische Reise macht, um seiner Tochter im entfernten Denver die geplante Heirat auszureden.
Confesiones de Schmidt
On his retirement Warren Schmidt is uncertain about his future but when he loses his wife he has to come to terms with a son-in-law he dislikes and the waste he has made of his life.
Motion pictures
Warren Schmidt está a punto de conocer el trozo no-tan-dulce de la vida. Cuando se jubiló, él y su esposa Helen tenían planes grandes - pero un giro inesperado cambia todo. Ahora, toda la atención de Schmidt se centra en la boda próxima de su hija con un inútil vendedor de camas de aguas. Desde conocer a los padres hippie del novio hasta patrocinar a un niño de acogida tanzano, Schmidt emprende una búsqueda de respuestas, y descubre que la vida está llena de preguntas de trampa.
About Schmidt: Warren Schmidt is a man at the crossroads of his life; retired and restless. He takes to the road to try and save his estranged daughter from marrying a loser but what he really embarks on is a journey of discovery.
Warren Schmidt is at sea after being left a widower shortly after retiring from a lifetime as an actuary at Woodmen of the World Insurance in Omaha, Nebraska. He matter-of-factly explains that, since he is 67, retired, and a widower, he should be dead within nine years--this in a letter to the African boy he is sponsoring through a charitable relief organization. As daughter Jeannie's wedding to waterbed salesman fiancé Randall looms, Warren sets out for Denver in his Winnebago Adventurer to attend, and discovers along the way that slavish devotion to an insurance company hasn't exactly made for a life well spent.
Gleich in mehrfacher Hinsicht ist Warren Schmidt (Jack Nicholson) an einem Wendepunkt angekommen: Als er von seinem Arbeitgeber in den Ruhestand gezwungen wird, fühlt er sich völlig entwurzelt. Außerdem hat sich seine einzige Tochter Jeannie (Hope Davis) in den Kopf gesetzt, einen Dummkopf zu heiraten. Und dann stirbt plötzlich Warrens Frau Helen (June Squibb) - nach 42 Ehejahren. Was soll Warren nun mit seinem eintönigen Leben anfangen? Er entscheidet sich für eine Tour mit seinem riesigen Wohnmobil, das schon lange auf ihn wartet. Sein mittelfristiges Ziel ist Denver, wo er sich mit Jeannie aussöhnen möchte. Doch als er ihren Bräutigam und dessen Bohemien-Familie dort erlebt, fasst er einen Entschluss: Jeannies Hochzeit muss unbedingt verhindert werden. Die tragikomischen Abenteuer auf dieser schmerzlichen Odyssee vertraut Warren einem unerwarteten neuen Freund an: Ndugu Umbo ist ein sechsjähriges Waisenkind in Tansania, dessen Patenschaft Warren für 22 Dollar im Monat übernimmt. Warren schreibt lange Briefe an Ndugu - und allmählich beginnt er darin, erstmals ehrlich Rechenschaft über sein Leben abzulegen.
Gerade wurde Versicherungsaktuar Warren Schmidt aufs Rentnergleis abgeschoben, als ihn der nächste Schicksalsschlag ereilt: Der Tod seiner Frauund die Entdeckung, dass diese eine Affäre hatte, lässt den ewig Unzufriedenen jeglichen Halt verlieren - bis er sich in einem Wohnmobil auf eine missionarische Reise macht, um seiner Tochter im entfernten Denver die geplante Heirat auszureden. (Quelle: cede.ch).
Warren Schmidt, recently retired and widowed is unsure about his future. He is trying to come to terms with his daughter's marriage to a man that he does not like, and finds out that while trying to run her life, he has wasted his.
Newly retired Warren Schmidt sets out to stop his daughter's marriage and ends up taking a journey of self discovery along the way.
Monsieur Schmidt
Fiction films
Comedy
On his retirement Warren Schmidt is uncertain about his future but when he loses his wife he has to come to terms with a son-in-law he dislikes and the waste he has made of his life. One of the best films of 2003 so far, with a fantastic performance fromJack Nicholson.
Warren Schmidt, newly retired, with his wife Helen have big plans to see America. But an unexpected twist changes everthing. Now Schmidt is determined to stop his daughter's wedding to an underachieving waterbed salesman.
About Schmidt Monsieur Schmidt
Drama
A forcibly retired, and newly widowed, man finds himself with mixed feelings about his life and his daughter's impending marriage.