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About Schmidt is an American film comedy-drama first released in 2002,
directed by Alexander Payne.
The film stars Jack Nicholson, Kathy Bates, Hope Davis, Dermot Mulroney and June Squibb.
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Credits
- Director: Alexander Payne
- Script: Louis Begley, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor
- Photo: James Glennon
- Music: Rolfe Kent
- Cast: 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), Jill Anderson (Bridesmaid Reading St. Paul), Vaughan Wenzel (Man Mourning Helen), Judith Kathryn Hart (Woman Mourning Helen), Marilyn Tipp (Neighbor Lady (scenes deleted)), Robert Kem (Priest in Omaha), Melissa Hanna (Dairy Queen Employee), Tung Ha (Frat Kid), James J. Crawley (Other Frat Kid), Mary Beth Nelson (Bartender), Steve 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), Chris Huse (Chuck Woodard), Joe Kunze (Partygoer #1), Angela Lansbury (Herself), Mark J. O’Leary (Bartender), Michael Tolochko (Surly Denver Neighbor Taking Trash Out)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 125 min
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