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ABOUT SCHMIDT (2002)

VISUAL AIDS
POSTERS AND COVER ART



THE BACK OF THE BOX
WHAT THE STUDIO WANTS YOU TO KNOW

    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, Schmidt sets off on his mission... and gets lost along the road to self-discovery.

STARRING:

Jack Nicholson: Warren Schmidt
Hope Davis: Jeannie Schmidt
Dermot Mulroney: Randall Hertzel
Kathy Bates: Roberta Hertzel

SCREENWRITER: Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor

DIRECTOR: Alexander Payne

RUNNING TIME: 124 minutes

STUDIO: New Line

Average Hollywood Guys Rating: C

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GIGGLES, GLOBES AND OSCARS
AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

ACADEMY AWARDS
(2 nominations and 0 wins)

Best Actor - Jack Nicholson
(nominated)

Best Supporting Actress - Kathy Bates
(nominated)

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GOLDEN GIGGLES

No awards or nominations given to this film.

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GOLDEN GLOBES
(5 nominations and 2 wins)

Best Picture (Drama)
(nominated)

Best Actor (Drama) - Jack Nicholson
(winner)

Best Supporting Actress - Kathy Bates
(nominated)

Best Director - Alexander Payne
(nominated)

Best Screenplay - Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor
(winner)

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THE GEEK BOX
TRIVIA TO IMPRESS YOUR EASILY IMPRESSED FRIENDS

• This movie is based on the book of the same name written by Louis Begley.
• If you look closely there is a marquee shown in this movie with the word "Sideways" on it. Sideways is the title of the director of this film Alexander Payne's next film.
• The organization that Schmidt uses to adopt his foster child is called Childreach. This is a real organization, and the company has used posters and stills from the movie in many of it's advertising campaigns and company literature since this film's release. Ndugu, the boy that was adopted in the film, is an actual little boy named Abdallah Mtulu that was adopted by the film crew through the organization. They set up a lifetime endowed scholarship in his name.

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