About Schmidt is a 2002 English-language Comedy Drama movie written by Louis Begley, Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor. The movie is directed by Alexander Payne and produced by Michael Besman and Harry Gittes under the banner of New Line Cinema. A man upon retirement embarks on a journey to his estranged daughter's wedding only to discover about himself and life than he ever expected. About schmidt stars Jack Nicholson in the title role along with an ensemble cast including Hope Davis, Dermot Mulroney, Kathy Bates, June Squibb, Howard Hesseman and Harry Groener. The screenplay is written by Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor which is inspired from About Schmidt by Louis Begley. The music was composed by Rolfe Kent. Cinematography was done by James Glennon and editing by Kevin Tent. The motion picture has a running time of 124 minutes. It was released on 27th February 2003. The Film was successful at box office. About Schmidt was made on a budget of $30 million and it was a super hit at box office gross of $105 million. Distribution rights for the movie were acquired by New Line Cinema.