It’s easy to presume that About Schmidt isn’t much of a movie, since its protagonist, Warren Schmidt, isn’t much of anything. He’s portrayed by Jack Nicholson, but the actor is actually someone who ...
Jack Nicholson, right, plays Warren Schmidt, a Nebraska retiree in Alexander Payne's "About Schmidt." Actress Kathy Bates is at left. SHERITHA JONES Film director Alexander Payne returned home to ...
IN "ABOUT Schmidt," a 35-foot motor home waits silently outside the Nebraska home of insurance executive Warren Schmidt (Jack Nicholson) and his wife, Helen (June Squibb). The Schmidts intend to drive ...