DVD

About Schmidt / New Line Cinema presents a Michael Besman/Harry Gittes production ; produced by Harry Gittes and Michael Besman ; screenplay by Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor ; directed by Alexander Payne.

Payne, Alexander, 1961- (film director,, screenwriter.). Taylor, Jim, 1962- (screenwriter.). Besman, Michael, (film producer.). Gittes, Harry, (film producer.). Nicholson, Jack, (actor.). Davis, Hope, 1967- (actor.). Mulroney, Dermot, (actor.). Cariou, Len, (actor.). Hesseman, Howard, (actor.). Bates, Kathy, 1948- (actor.). Squibb, June, 1929- (actor.). Winston, Matt, (actor.). Groener, Harry, (actor.). Ray, Connie, 1956- (actor.). Reeves, Phil, (actor.). Connor, James M., 1960- (actor.). Glennon, James, 1942-2006 (director of photography.). Tent, Kevin, (editor of moving image work.). Kent, Rolfe, (composer.). Chuck, Wendy, (costume designer.). Stewart, Jane Ann, (production designer.). Begley, Louis. Motion picture adaptation of (work): About Schmidt. (Added Author). New Line Cinema Corporation, (presenter.). New Line Productions, Inc., (publisher.). New Line Home Entertainment (Firm), (film distributor.). Jack Nicholson, Hope Davis, Dermot Mulroney, Len Cariou, Howard Hesseman, Kathy Bates, June Squibb, Matt Winston, Harry Groener, Connie Ray, Phil Reeves, James Michael Connor. (Cast).

Summary:

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.

Record details

ISBN: 0780642716
ISBN: 9780780642713
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (125 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [New York, New York] : New Line Productions, [2003]
Distributor: [New York, New York] : New Line Home Entertainment, [2003]
Copyright: ©2003

Content descriptions

General Note:	Based on the novel by Louis Begley. Originally produced as an American motion picture in 2002. Special features: Deleted scenes (31 min.); Trailers (8 min.); Woodmen Tower sequences [short films] (14 min.); DVD-ROM content [requires a DVD-ROM drive and InterActual Player, included on disc].
Formatted Contents Note:	Very rich man -- Call from Jeannie -- Whole new chapter -- Keeping busy -- Dear Ndugu -- Dilly-dallying -- Very special lady -- Randall's proposition -- Heart to heart -- Mortality rates -- Under new management -- Hitting the road -- Retracing his footsteps -- Ahoy there! -- I've done a bad thing -- Sign from above -- Drink with Roberta -- Warren's new family -- In Randall's room -- More soup? -- Rehearsal -- Squid attack! -- Let no man tear asunder -- Little foggy -- Back to Omaha -- Letter from afar.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, James Glennon ; edited by Kevin Tent ; music by Rolfe Kent ; production designer, Jane Ann Stewart ; costume designer, Wendy Chuck.
Participant or Performer Note:	Jack Nicholson, Hope Davis, Dermot Mulroney, Len Cariou, Howard Hesseman, Kathy Bates, June Squibb, Matt Winston, Harry Groener, Connie Ray, Phil Reeves, James Michael Connor.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: Rated R for some language and brief nudity.
System Details Note:	DVD; Region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround sound, DTS Surround, stereo surround sound; widescreen presentation preserving the original theatrical 1.85:1 aspect ratio; enhanced for widescreen televisions.
Language Note:	In English with optional subtitles in English or Spanish; closed-captioned.
Awards Note:	Winner, 2003 Golden Globes [USA] for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture-Drama: Jack Nicholson, and Best Screenplay-Motion Picture: Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor