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Dear Ndugu,
We just saw this movie that we thought you might enjoy, it's About Schmidt. We are enclosing a little something extra this week in case you get near
a theatre and want to check it out.
Love,
The
Movie Chicks
Warren Schmidt (Jack Nicholson) wants to make a difference with his life,
but time's running out. After years of working in the insurance business,
he's reached retirement and starts thinking about his future. When Helen
(June Squibb), his wife of 42 years, passes away, Warren sets out on a
cross-country trip is his new Winnebago to visit his daughter, Jeannie
(Hope Davis), and reestablish a relationship with her before her upcoming
marriage.
Warren's plans change when he meets his future son-in-law, Randall (Dermot
Mulroney), and his wacky parents (Kathy Bates, Howard Hesseman). Randall
sells waterbeds and sports a mullet, not exactly prime son-in-law material
- Warren makes it his goal to stop Jeannie from marry into this family.
The only solace he finds are the letters he writes to his adopted pen-pal,
Ndugu, a boy he's sponsoring in Tanzania - through these letters he takes
a reflective look back at his life.
Painfully real moments are mixed with humorous, light-hearted bits and
whenever the movie needs a pick-me-up, all Schmidt has to say is two words
- Dear Ndugu. Yes this movie plays with your emotions, but who cares. It
also has a little warning about the hazards of growing old (collecting
figurines is a bad sign, along with thinking you look good with a massive
comb-over).
As an actuary, Warren Schmidt was into numbers - so let's break this movie
down by the expenses:
$22 |
The cost of sponsoring a child for a month (much less expensive than therapy) |
Approx. $700 |
The next-to-least expensive casket for your wife (at least it wasn't a pine box) |
$100-$3000 |
One Hummel figurine (unless you pick them up at garage sales collecting these can be an expensive hobby, but they are treasures) |
$100,000 |
Brand new 35-foot Winnebago (the only way to travel cross-country to stop
your only daughter from marrying a loser, especially if you want to trace
your roots along the way) |
$7-$10 |
Price of a ticket to see this movie (worth it) |
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