Describing his original concept for the film as “THE GRADUATE at age 65,” co-writer/director Alexander Payne brought ABOUT SCHMIDT (2002) to the screen with AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Jack Nicholson embodying the title role. The film earned an AFI AWARD, recognizing it as one of the year’s most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image. According to the official rationale, “ABOUT SCHMIDT puts a new face on film satire, embodied in a towering performance by Jack Nicholson. The movie presents America’s heartland with a richness of detail that brings a unique light to this funny, sad and always captivating tale.”
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