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The Resource About Schmidt [videorecording]/, 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

About Schmidt [videorecording]/, 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

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Contributor
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 fiancâe 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
Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • spa
  • eng
  • eng
Work
Publication
Extent
1 videodisc (125 min.)
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]
Contents
  • 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
Isbn
9780780642713
Instance
Label
About Schmidt [videorecording]/
Title
About Schmidt [videorecording]/
Statement of responsibility
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
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Contributor
Actor
Costume designer
Director of photography
Editor of moving image work
Film director
Film distributor
Film producer
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Production designer
Publisher
Screenwriter
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • spa
  • eng
  • eng
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 fiancâe 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
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
Cataloging source
TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
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About Schmidt (Motion picture)
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Credits note
Director of photography, James Glennon ; edited by Kevin Tent ; music by Rolfe Kent ; production designer, Jane Ann Stewart ; costume designer, Wendy Chuck
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
MPAA rating: Rated R for some language and brief nudity
Language note
In English with optional subtitles in English or Spanish; closed-captioned
LC call number
  • PN1995.9.C55
  • PN1995.9.S6
LC item number
  • A36 2003
  • A36 2003
PerformerNote
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
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  • 1961-
  • 1962-
  • 1967-
  • 1948-
  • 1929-
  • 1956-
  • 1960-
  • 1942-
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  • Payne, Alexander
  • Taylor, Jim
  • Besman, Michael
  • Gittes, Harry
  • Nicholson, Jack
  • Davis, Hope
  • Mulroney, Dermot
  • Cariou, Len
  • Hesseman, Howard
  • Bates, Kathy
  • Squibb, June
  • Winston, Matt
  • Groener, Harry
  • Ray, Connie
  • Reeves, Phil
  • Connor, James M.
  • Glennon, James
  • Tent, Kevin
  • Kent, Rolfe
  • Chuck, Wendy
  • Stewart, Jane Ann
  • Begley, Louis
  • New Line Cinema Corporation
  • New Line Productions, Inc
  • New Line Home Entertainment (Firm)
Runtime
125
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  • Begley, Louis
  • Retirement
  • Weddings
  • Interpersonal relations
  • Fathers and daughters
  • Man-woman relationships
  • Omaha (Neb.)
  • Fathers and daughters
  • Padre e hijas
  • Begley, Louis
  • Black humor
  • Fathers and daughters
  • Interpersonal relations
  • Man-woman relationships
  • Retirement
  • Weddings
  • Nebraska
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Label
About Schmidt [videorecording]/, 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
Instantiates
Publication
Distribution
Copyright
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]
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
mixed
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
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
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Extent
1 videodisc (125 min.)
Isbn
9780780642713
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
794043631924
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
N6319
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)51909746
System details
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
Video recording format
DVD
Label
About Schmidt [videorecording]/, 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
Publication
Distribution
Copyright
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]
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
mixed
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
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
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Extent
1 videodisc (125 min.)
Isbn
9780780642713
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
794043631924
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
N6319
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)51909746
System details
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
Video recording format
DVD

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