About Schmidt

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	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
	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

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Director	Alexander Payne
Writer	Louis Begley, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor
Producer	Bill Badalato, Michael Besman, Harry Gittes, Rachael Horovitz
Musician	Rolfe Kent
Photography	James Glennon

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Story Synopsis:
After retiring from a career as an insurance company actuary, Warren Schmidt (Nicholson) finds himself wondering what to do with the rest of his life. Although bored with his life and his wife, he finds himself depressed and lonely after she suddenly dies, so Warren decides to take a trip to visit his daughter Jeannie (Davis) who is engaged to marry Randall (Mulroney), a man whom Warren doesn’t feel is worthy of his only daughter. After meeting Randall’s mother Roberta (Bates), Warren not only learns more than he ever wanted to know about his daughter’s relationship with Randall, but he discovers something “About Schmidt“ that he hadn’t known before. Based on the novel by Louis Begley. (Tricia Littrell)

DVD Picture:
The anamorphically enhanced 1.85:1 DVD exhibits a picture that is generally sharp and detailed, though some scenes can have a slightly soft focus or appear somewhat smeared in the backgrounds. Colors are richly saturated, with accurate fleshtones and deep blacks. Contrast and shadow delineation are perfectly balanced for a very natural appearance. There is some minor edge enhancement that can be noticed in certain scenes, and pixelization is also quite limited. Overall, this DVD is quite natural looking with a clean, solid picture that is more than suitable for the storytelling. (Suzanne Hodges)

Soundtrack:
The 5.1 audio presentations are reserved in spatial soundstaging character. Fidelity is very impressive, though. The music, like many other movies, essentially carries the dimensionality for this soundtrack. It has been very well-recorded and has an engaging, panoramic presence across the screen with subtle depth into the surrounds. There’s also a palpable low-end foundation. The dialogue, which predominates the sound mix, sounds slightly forward but otherwise is abundantly natural-sounding. The DTS® Digital Surround™ audio version seemed to be a bit more definite in spatial resolution, yet the Dolby® Digital audio sounded a little fuller in the low-end. (Perry Sun)

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