Cinematic background from About Schmidt 2002 - A recently retired man embarks on a journey to his estranged daughter's wedding, only to discover more about himself and life than he ever expected.

About Schmidt

2002

Drama

Directors:
Alexander Payne
Writers:
Jim Taylor, Alexander Payne, Louis Begley
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Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – Many stuffed animals in this basket; Extreme Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – A man leaning against a refrigerator looking out of the freezer; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – A woman in a wedding dress holding a bouquet of flowers in front of two men; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – A man sitting on a bed in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – A man standing in front of a display case in a grocery store; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – A man with a blanket wrapped around his head; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – A man standing in front of a gas station talking on a phone; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – A man and a woman talking to each other outside; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – A group of people sitting around a table with food; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – An older man wearing a tuxedo and a bow tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – An older man with grey hair looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – A man in a suit is holding a microphone in front of a group of people; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – Looking up at a tall building from the ground up; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – Two men in tuxedos clapping at a formal event; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – A man wrapped in a blanket sitting on top of a skateboard; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – A man and a woman hugging each other in an airport; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – An older man sitting in front of a store window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – A man and a woman sitting at a dinner table; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – An older man sitting in a chair in a living room next to a couch; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – A man sitting in a car looking out the window at dusk; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – An older man wearing a coat and sweater; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – An older man and a younger woman sleeping in a bed; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – A person with long brown hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – A person looking out of a car window; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – A woman in a hot tub with pink lights; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – An older man wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – A man and a woman in a wedding dress; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – An older man wearing a suit and a tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – An older man in a suit and tie looking directly at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – A man in a tuxedo standing in front of a group of people; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – A woman in a wedding dress with a veil; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – A picture of a young girl in a picture frame on top of a bookshelf; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – An older man is reading a book in a chair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – A person laying in a bed with a book; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – A baby being bathed in a bath tub by an adult; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – A man walking in front of a painting of a mountain; Extreme Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – A man in a hot tub with candles around him; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – A man in a tuxedo is holding a microphone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – A man holding a piece of paper while standing in front of a group of people; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – An older man is looking into the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – A man in a suit and tie looking at the camera; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – A person with a beard looking in a mirror; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – An older man writing on a piece of paper at a desk; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – A man in a suit is giving a speech to a group of people; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – Two people hugging each other in front of a mirror; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – A group of people sitting around a table eating food; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – An older man sitting at a dining room table; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – A man holding a banana in his hand; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – An older man is relaxing in a hot tub; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – A woman in a red and black kimono; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – An older man wearing a trench coat looking out a window; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – A man helping another man who is laying on the ground; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – A man and a woman are hugging in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – An older man with a goatee looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – A man in a white dress shirt is looking at clothes on hangers in a closet; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – A man sitting on a chair in a dark room; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – A police car parked in front of a restaurant; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – A man sitting at a table in front of other people at a restaurant; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – A man sitting in a car with his hand on the steering wheel of a bus; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – A man and a woman are standing in a hallway; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – An older man holding a tie in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – A man standing in front of a parking garage; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – A man standing in front of a window in a store; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – A man standing in front of an rv at night; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – A man walking in front of a house at night; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – An older man wearing glasses looking at a paper; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – A man walking down a street next to a gas station; Extreme Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – A man and a woman are talking in a kitchen; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – A man standing next to a red and white structure; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – An older man is looking at a newspaper; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – An older man standing in front of a bed in a bedroom; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – A man and a woman hugging in a living room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – A woman talking to two men in front of a door; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – A person standing on top of a building at night; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “About Schmidt” (2002), directed by Alexander Payne – A person's face with his eyes wide open; Close Up shot, Overhead angle