Warren Schmidt is retiring from his position as an actuary with Woodmen of the World, a life insurance company in Omaha, Nebraska. After a retirement dinner, Schmidt finds it hard to adjust to his new life, feeling useless. Warren sees a television advertisement about a foster program for African children, Plan USA, and decides to sponsor a child.

Warren Schmidt (Jack Nicholson) has led a safe, predictable life working in the insurance industry in Omaha, Nebraska for many years, yet now faces retirement. At the same time, he is forced to take a hard look at his wife, his life, and his relationship with his estranged daughter.

Dec 13, 2002 · After years as an executive in what he calls the “insurance game,” Warren Schmidt has reached the age of retirement and, like the packed boxes stacked next to him, he’s about to get junked.

With About Schmidt, filmmaking’s foremost social satirist Alexander Payne makes a moving, reflective and ultimately very personal film. Scott Macaulay talks with the writer-director.

66 year-old Warren Schmidt (Oscar-nominated Jack Nicholson) was introduced as a reluctant, about-to-retire Omaha, Nebraska insurance actuary who viewed his entire life as disappointing

Dec 20, 2002 · When Schmidt gets into his 35-foot Winnebago Adventurer, which he and his wife Helen thought to use in his retirement, it is not an act of curiosity but of desperation: He has no place else to turn.

Movie About Schmidt starring Jack Nicholson. This is the scene when he is at his retirement dinner and his best friend gives a great speech.

About Schmidt is a 2002 American comedy-drama film. A man upon retirement, embarks on a journey to his estranged daughter's wedding, only to discover more about himself and life than he ever expected. Warren Schmidt is retiring from his position as …

Nov 2, 2023 · In his 80s, he had to retire but still felt "needed" so he volunteered doing PT at nursing homes until his death at 88. He loved his family but the usual retirement hobbies didn't appeal to him, so he found his fulfillment and purpose in this volunteering. He was never a part of corporate America, and neither were DH and I.