About Schmidt - Schmidt's Final Letter

[freedombear79]

Wonderful movie! About Schmidt inspired me to reflect on what I have contributed to other peoples' lives and to strive to do more for others.

[MPaulHolmes]

This was powerful.

[johnny67448]

It's a great film & it's rare to see Jack playing a character more befitting of his age.

[fernandoamato]

5 dislikes, people that can't sleep in a water mattress

[rojocjohnson]

finest moment of the movie .. makes me think want i did with my life to others ...Jack Nicholson sounds touching human soul, backing back ground score nd expression reflecting on face especially through eyes. marvellous actor ever seen in my entire life.. non can replace him in another ten decades ..

[rojocjohnson]

finest moment of the movie .. makes me think want i did with my life to others ...Jack Nicholson sounds touching human soul, backing back ground score nd expression reflecting on face especially through eyes. marvellous actor ever seen in my entire life.. non can replace him in another ten decades ..

[wreckedpc]

I think predators guy won best actor against Jack because he acted in a holocaust movie made by polanski. Both things hollwood people like most.

[gmoore9449]

We should all have someone like Ndugu.

[Fannondelekhan]

@gmoore9449 well there r enough i guess

[withnail555]

One of my favourite films of the last 10 years. A brilliant take on the human condition.

[billywizzisbest]

I can't believe this clip stops, right at the pay-off to the whole scene! What was the point? You only had to let it play for about another 2 minutes or so??

[zenmoon3]

Compassion and love for others will bring meaning to your life.

[Guigley]

One of Nicholson's finest hours. The moments where he writes to the boy are just so, so good. People easily put Nicholson in a box as an actor, but the man is amazingly talented. His skill as an artist is matched by few.

[Soundnous]

The ending was incredibly touching. Imagine going your entire life thinking you're a worthless shit, then getting that letter.

[flanker2020]

@Soundnous i suffered in silence with a learning disabiity to get through college and am now considering pursuit of a career as an actuary like the character nicholson played and this movie scares the shit out of me because actuaries make good money but not outstanding, have great job security, and basically live a safe, comfortable life, but what difference can a person make who is dedicated to neither extreme achievement nor selfless servitude like mother theresa? makes me wanna joinPeaceCorp

[MondoBeno]

@flanker2020 It's not about "what difference has my life made to anyone?" like he talk about. Schmidt's problem is that his life made no difference to HIMSELF. This guy had no hobbies, probably never read a book for liesure, and never did anything with his wife.

Some men become "captains of industry" and never see their kids. Some men have mediocre jobs and lots of fun when they're home, and enjoy retirement.

Schmidt did neither.

[MondoBeno]

@flanker2020 It's not "what difference has his life made." Schmidt's problem is that his life means nothing to HIM.

He's probably never read a book for liesure, no hobbies, and he and his wife did nothing together. Therefore, he has no idea what to do when retired.

Some men become corporate titans and never see their kids. Some men have mediocre jobs and lots of fun when they're home.

Schmidt did neither.

[sachibbsr]

Astonishingly talented!

[MrDoable]

it was so boring

[saqib100a]

Such a greatest message!

[gohma9]

This made me think...

What in the world is better because of me?

[BananaSandwich1]

have you ever helped someone? even if just cheering someone up it counts

[chakrachaser]

This movie has deep, but hidden Buddhist messages. Buddha said many times that our lives are like the endless waves on the oceans, they come and go, come and go unendlingly. Buddha and his message to the world was "Compassion to all beings? "The thought manifest as the word, the word manifests as the deed, the deed hardens into character. So, watch the thought carefully, and let it spring from love for all beings"

[2cutthroatterrorist]

Dear Ndugu...

[suisseTKD]

reality

[LathamGammorin]

About Shit

[petestrat07]

By the way, in my opinion it would be better if you included Ndugu's letter also. This film is a masterpiece on so many levels.

[petestrat07]

One of the most moving yet misunderstood films of all time.

[lenavanheusden]

Is this in fact the last scene of the movie or is there still something coming after he throws the books on his desk? Great cliffhanger really.

If it wasn't for Jack Nicholson though, i guess all of it would be much less interesting..

[Charrie1994]

@lenavanheusden No, it isnt the last scene! In the last scene he gets a letter back of that kid:) You have to type: about schmidt Ndugu's letter, and then the first! really touching scene..

[ejdf870]

Except for the shameless and crass advertising (e,g "heck, a degree from Drake ought to be worth something!") this movie was a masterpiece, with somber introspect offset by funny moments.

[xyPERSON]

Solitary Man with Michael Douglas can easily compare to this movie, simply because it is also about the pains of growing old and alone and coming to the realization that you really have not done much in life to be proud of.

[ejdf870]

@xyPERSON I haven't seen Solitary Man; I've only seen the trailer. It just seems too upbeat and commercialized compared with the somber "About Schmidt".

[xyPERSON]

@ejdf870 You should see it at least once. Trust me, Micheal Douglas's character is so sad and pitiful he ultimately earns sympathy from the viewers.

[ejdf870]

@xyPERSON ok, I will take your word for it and not go by the trailer. After I see "The American" I will see Solitary Man. Maybe in a larger context this movie really is profound.

I guess if a trailer composed of cherry-picked funny scenes from About Schmidt were made it would also seem shallow.

[xvoy2002]

I think this was Jack`s most ``real`` movie. 

[blublaw]

i feel asleep halfway through. goddamn it sucked

[Juliabb245]

@GratefulDogZX aww! I read this and it broke my heart!

[mongolenpup]

Damn...this shit makes you think about your own mortality and what you have done in your life...kind of ties a very strange knot in your stomache

[jrizle86]

this is such a sad movie , im must suck to old and alone , this movie gave me a different prespective on life!

[shawnedell]

You should have played the video a bit longer, the point the final reading was trying to make is he did make a difference in someone's life, the little boy that he faithfully was sending money to in another country so the little boy could get an education and live a more fruitfull life. This ending clip meant nothing if you didn't bother to show the most important part. The part that was left out was Jack reading a letter he received from the little boy.

[gregapugh124]

man a fantastic comady and incredbly moving it is so wonderfull that jack did help someone with his life in the end

[happysappy21]

@GratefulDogZX mate, if there's one lesson this lesson can teach us is that it's never too late to start making some kind of difference to the world. "Ndugu's letter" will have already come if you start giving of yourself to others who truly need you.

[loulacious]

In "About Schmidt", Warren Schmidt writes to a little boy he's sponsored in a land far, far away - Ndugu.

[fermerwuvu]

why did he cry:(..was it because of happieness (i mean in the end..)

[fermerwuvu]

@GratefulDogZX i agree..

[blublaw]

soo bad

[joseittan]

One of the best movies i have ever seen.Awesome screenplay.Awesome performance by Jack.

[irish89055]

you need to see more movies....

[xvoy2002]

Have to admit I did find it depressing. Especially the part where he says.. "When I'm dead, and everyone i know is dead, it will be like I never existed." Very real for sure. I think many of us feel that way.

[TuRdSandwitch18]

oh cheer up u miserable biatch!

[xvoy2002]

Thats a really stupid comment. But, I could tell you were from the Uk before even lookin at your profile. You guys can't event insult someone without it sounding gay!

[TuRdSandwitch18]

oh i think that was a slightly more tard comment, all english people r gay? y dont u move 2 the uk then : )

[WishesSailorMoon]

@xvoy2002 very true

[nateclarke5]

Hope things are fine with you.. :(

[septip123]

0:12 - about 75% of how I act and feel at weddings.

[tinotrivino]

this movie should make americans filmmakers proud cause tis european like ,it was soooo smart, beautifukl and full of cinematography!!!!!

[SentriDoodi]

This, Groundhog Day, and Up in the Air are the three most poignant and insightful comedies about the human condition. Brilliant.

[xvoy2002]

Got to agree with you on Groundhog Day.. That movie was brilliant.

[scoofield007]

Amazing film with a mix of laughs and tears.jack Nicholson is incredible.I just watched this movie online at BigOnlineMovies . c o m

[MrAleTerra]

I always cry on that part

[92ladderley]

Yeah this scene really gets to me too.

[philia12]

It is, in the full sense, poetry

[Edhallick]

I don`t know why when they mention greatest actors DeNiro and Brando always come up at #1. Those 2 fools can`t even hold a candle to Nicholson. Jack is the greatest, period. Nobodys even in the same universe never mind the same room as that guy.

[xmAdmAx57]

true true true

[JaxxDaemon]

This film was terrible, my brother picked out for me and my family to watch one night and we havnt to this day stop mocking him in his awful choice.

dont watch this film, its god awful. Put me to sleep

[xmAdmAx57]

I hope you weren't asleep when randall's family shows up, the Hertzels. People like you, you should like it :)

[liger432]

Great movie.Jack nicholson is amazing in this movie.This movie really touched my heart.

[felsner1]

Amazing film with just as many laughs as tears...

[boomboxstick]

love jacko

[paxtonfettel2]

a little embarassed to say I flat out misunderstood this movie on the first watching. if you watch the movie as a comedy, there's no doubt it's hilarious at times, but the movie is actually about existentialism.  this closing scene basically summarizes/confirms that idea. great movie, very underrated.

[Ken14Z]

Agreed paxtonfettel2. The problem is... it's one of those movies that's not for everyone. Everyone in my family claims it is a "weird" movie, and they didn't like it, but it is just dark and more real than they were expecting. "Real" is definitely a rule breaker for your average movie... especially one that is disguised as a comedy.

[xmAdmAx57]

BUT, what would it be without Nichoslon?

Good question.

[SuperHeroMania]

sad movie

[no288]

Thanks for this clip. I was watching the movie last night, but missed the ending 'cus i fell asleep...not because it was a bad movie, but it was on so damn late.- l think its a great movie...and i hope next time it willl be on telly it will be in the evening instead of night, 'cus l would love to see it again!... l'm an older guy now (45) and now the movie means more to me than it did when l first saw it.. - Jack is btw great in this role!

[Fellfrost]

Un film bouleversant.

[QAndJMovies]

i love this movie

[jworley11]

00:38 velvet on my ears

[petestrat07]

By the way Jack Nicholson is such a legend.. One of those few actors truly dedicated and gifted in their craft.

[Zargonite200]

Touching movie

[Brinah]

the movie was so sad!

[Artokaas]

what a beautiful movie. Cannot put it in words other than those.

[mollusck]

whats the song playing in the background in the first 25 seconds.

[SgtFluffyMcFay]

Takin' Care of Business.

[ausrusland]

Certainly you people don't give a fuck about me. But anyway.

I never had a wife, I was never rich, nor had I a nice car... But for some reason I truly understand how Warren Schmidt felt.

[petestrat07]

I'm the same... This movie moves me like know other. I am single 32 and would love to have a family oneday. Everyone I advise to watch this movie says it "boring."They truly missed the point of the entire film...Except ONE of my movie fanatical friends who is also single and adopted...The end of film makes him all teary eyed like myself everytime I watch it. This is a "mans"movie.. one of the deepest movies I've ever come across which questions the meaning of life in such an honest way. *****

[Jifcrunch79]

no I understand, I truly understand how he felt too, and i'm young, have a boyfriend and friends and family....yet i know exactly how he feels.

[Mintsauce27]

im with you there - i had a wee cry & this scene :)

[WKRPinCINN]

..."hope things are fine with you"... this is the driest, darkest comedy ever made... i dont think that most people realize how cynical the humor of the film is.

[MickeyLove01]

The ending is the best and saddest ever. It's not included here?  jeez, what were you thinking??

[bobbelheadedmidget]

I love this movie. Thanks for posting. My favorite scene is at the wedding when Jack talks about how he "really feels" on mic to the crowd.

"That item you showed me was so very artistic". I love from that speech to the end. Always gets me laughing then crying.

[Otium83]

great movie, great Jack

[TheNarz]

you should include the letter at the end, the scene without it is unbalanced.

[rosemontag]

jack Nicholson is the man!

[kohatencl]

one of my favourite movies, I can understand why nicholson is considered one of the best actors ever

[poet418]

One of the many things I love about this movie is that it--in a sense--occurs post-mortum. Schmidt says it best himself. "Soon I will be dead." He says, to paraphrase, Maybe I'll die in twenty years, maybe tomorrow. It doesn't matter. But in the end love breaks through the resignation for just a moment.

[liberal185]

this movie was too underrated and should have gotten alot more credit. Genius! I love it!

[SgtFluffyMcFay]

How was it underrated? Nicholson was nominated for best actor for this role.

[felsner1]

Yes - and he was bloody robbed. THAT'S how it was under-rated.

[SgtFluffyMcFay]

I don't think Nicholson was robbed at all. While this is my favorite movie - by far - I think Adrien Brody was absolutely amazing in The Pianist and deserved that Oscar just as much. Nicholson was amazing in this movie and deserved and Oscar, but so did Brody.

[kingcaesar5]

what about the most memorable performance from that year, the one that would go down in the record books as one of the great performances and one of the greatest movie characters of all time, I think that guy has a righful claim to that Oscar. Brody won for two simple reasons, Jack and that guy split the votes, and the pianist was a better movies than theirs.

[LibertyWaxlips]

@SgtFluffyMcFay The Pianist was a piece of shit movie compared to this.

[MeshmanCoulcil]

best actor ever, the shining best horror ever. anger management the best comedy, the contrast of this mans ability is astounding. about shmidt... ''WOW'' its like living a entire lifetime in the course of 1 film.

[ThatUJohnWayne]

You forgot  One Who Flew Over The Cocoos Nest. =P

[MickeyLove01]

This is the saddest ending ever, Nicholson's tears seem real. The way his selfishness is brought down to earth with a great thud as he reads this boy's genuine open and honest words for the first time, it is very moving. To be included in Ndugu's picture, to be in his thoughts and the fact that Schmidt is accepted regardless....

[Schismhead]

can you put Ndugu's letter up please. For me thats the most moving scene of the film.

[panathinaikosforeva]

this movie made me realise that life can be sad if u make it sad..it is life changing and made me realise many things

[kimedes007]

I haven't seen the movie. But I have heard a lot about this. And after seeing these clips, it makes me regret even more why I don't have a copy yet:(

[davidthemoose]

this movie made me cry

[musicmancanjam]

an amazing movie! what an array of events that take a toll over such a short period of this man's life. This movie is truly life changing.

[Nimnoms]

This movie made me feel uniquely angry/depressed. Anyone felt similarly?

[musicmancanjam]

me, its one ofo those movies i watch to bring me bac to earth

[musicfreaky13]

right...me too!

[damnimtiiight]

This is one of the most moving films I've ever seen. As a 21 year old guy, it's sort of engrained in us not to cry. To not think about life like this. To value money and booze and women. But, life is deeper than that. I can't help but cry when I see this. A testiment to why Jack is my favorite actor. Truly a life-changing film.

[Brandon26acdcfan]

this movie sucked so hard damn! haha but i still love ya Jack.

[zappyzappyzappy]

dear ndungu

[vinkevin28]

definitely very LIFE changing movie.

[nicegirlfromiceland]

yes, it inspired me to start sponsoring a child, and me starting sponsoring a child inspired some of my family members to sponsor children too! Now there are 7 children being sponsored!! :)

[IAWINDTALKER]

this movie made me rethink my life

[utubesucks2003]

The film that shows what Jack would have been like as an everyman if he didn't make it in Hollywood.

[nichlsonstu]

a great movie. very touching, Jack Nicholsons a great actor

[staceyannec]

i agree

[Intravert]

this movie is the real masterpiece.

[usmanzone]

Absolutely awesome scene..

cant help crying when he says.. We are all pretty small in the scheme of things.. coz thats true ... but plus we can make small differences anytime everywhere.

[MondoBeno]

I loved this movie because Jack Nicholson played against his type. He's playing a pot-bellied old man, which Robert Redford, Woody Allen, and Paul Newman would never do. He's not afraid to play his age.

[NoveltySocks]

This movie is so sad. Jack Nicholson looks exactly like my dad, so it was even worse...

[nicegirlfromiceland]

the final scene of this movie made me sponsor a child

[felsner1]

Me too! And I still hold on to my very on "Ndugu" in Tanzania.

[PC3900]

The complete final scene of this film is amazing.

[richmahogany]

Without him reading the letter and the fantastic end scene, it's just not complete.

[FBooth]

gowest, I don't think the message is that bleak.

Yes, we struggle and mostly fail, but it is often the simplest things we do that can have the most profound effect.

[Darrentu]

Yes, please put up the final scene!

[gowest272004]

Great clip! So sad yet so profound! A very powerful message... I think it defines the meaning of our lives. We come; we fight to survive; we argue our young; and we die... very simplistic.

[jeangeniex3]

yes please put up the whole clip!

[corvettesassy]

you got to put up the entire ending

[shuis]

awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww­wwwwww

[53die9storno]

I'm glad you didn't show Ndugu's letter, because then I'd start to cry again. The end of this movie is so sad...

[nicegirlfromiceland]

sad? i thought it was the happiest ending i had seen in years, he was crying because he saw he had actually made a difference in this world and he would be rememberred,, it made me sponsor a child and i have been sponsoring for 4 years now :)

[53die9storno]

yeah, actually it IS a happy ending but nevertheless I can't stop crying :)

[kenrubes]

that's probably true nicegirl..although I think it's a little more of a complex set of emotions than that. When I first watched the very last scene, I'm completely lost it.