from New Line Cinemas
Directed by
Alexander Payne
Starring
Jack Nicholson (Warren Schmidt)
Hope Davis (Jeannie)
June Squibb (Helen)
Kathy Bates
Howard Hesseman
Dermot Mulroney (Randall)
Len Cariou
Written by
Alexander Payne
Jim Taylor
Rated:
(for some language and brief nudity) |
 Warren
Schmidt (Jack Nicholson) has arrived at several of life's crossroads
all at the same time. To begin with, he is retiring from a lifetime
of service as an actuary for Woodmen of the World Insurance Company,
and he feels utterly adrift. Furthermore, his only daughter Jeannie
(Hope Davis) is about to marry a boob. And his wife Helen (June
Squibb) dies suddenly after 42 years of marriage. He sets out
on journey of self-discovery, exploring his roots across Nebraska
in the 35-foot motor home in which he had planned to drive around
the country with his late wife. His ultimate destination is Denver,
where he hopes to bridge the gulf between himself and his somewhat
estranged daughter by arriving early to help with her wedding
preparations. Unfortunately, he hates the groom-to-be Randall
(Dermot Mulroney), and is appalled by the free-spirited nature
and boorish behavior of his soon-to-be in-laws (Kathy Bates and
Howard Hesseman). Warren grows swiftly convinced that his new
purpose in life is to stop his daughter's marriage. During this
darkly comic and painful odyssey, Warren details his adventures
and shares his observations with an unexpected new friend and
confessor -- Ndugu Umbo, a six-year-old Tanzanian orphan whom
he sponsors for $22 a month through an organization that advertises
on TV. From these long letters filled with a lifetime of things
unsaid, Warren begins -- perhaps for the first time -- to glimpse
himself and the life he has lived.
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