About Schmidt
WeII, for my part,
I wouId just Iike to say...
that as the new guy
taking over for you...
I hope
I can fiII your shoes...
because from the Iooks
of the peopIe here...
and what they think about you,
they seem awfuIIy big.
As most of you know,
I just moved here recentIy...
from Des Moines
with my wife Patty here...
and KimberIy our 14-month-oId...
and you aII have made us
feeI so weIcome.
Warren, I want you to feeI
just as weIcome...
to drop by the office
any time you want.
As we've been discussing
the Iast coupIe of weeks...
I might have some questions
about our various products...
Iike the universaI Iife poIicy
we're Iaunching next month.
And...
Anyway, here's to you, Warren.
Warren...
how do you feeI about these
Seems Iike
some kind of conspiracy to me.
probabIy Ionger than
most of you have been aIive.
Warren and I go way back...
way back...
at Woodmen.
But that's ancient history.
I know something
about retirement...
and what I want to say
to you out Ioud, Warren...
so aII these
young hotshots can hear...
is that aII those gifts
over there...
don't mean a goddamn thing.
And this dinner doesn't mean
a goddamn thing.
And the SociaI Security
and pension...
don't mean a goddamn thing.
None of these superficiaIities
mean a goddamn thing.
What means something...
Warren...
is the knowIedge
that you devoted your Iife...
to something meaningfuI...
to being productive
and working for a fine company--
HeII, one of the top-rated
insurance carriers...
in the nation...
to raising a fine famiIy,
buiIding a fine home...
being respected
by your community...
to having wonderfuI,
Iasting friendships.
At the end of his career...
if a man can Iook back and say,
''I did it. I did my job.''
then he can retire in gIory
and enjoy riches...
So, aII of you
young peopIe here...
take a good Iook
at a very rich man.
I Iove you, buddy.
I'II be right back.
Good evening.
-Vodka gimIet, pIease.
-Coming right up.
HeIIo?
Hi, honey.
Yeah, we just got in.
We just waIked in the door.
Yeah, he is.
Just a minute.
Warren. Get on the phone.
It's Jeannie.
Jeannie? How you doing?
It went just fine.
Nice event.
I know, but don't give it
another thought.
You've got bigger fish to fry.
I know, but we'II see you
out there reaI soon anyway.
What?
Did I get the robe?
Yes. That was quite an item.
You sure went overboard.
From you and RandaII.
I see.
WeII, thank you both.
It's sure going to
come in handy now.
You betcha.
OK.
Yeah. Bye, now.
Did you thank RandaII?
-I did.
-What'd he say?
I just toId Jeannie.
You didn't thank him
personaIIy?
-No.
-Why not?
He didn't come to the phone.
Why not?
I don't know.
He didn't come to the phone.
You shouId have asked for him.
Make an effort.
He'II be your son-in-Iaw,
and you hardIy know him.
I know him weII enough.
I wish you'd try to be
more positive.
She's Iucky to have him.
Yeah.
My father didn't think
so much of you at first.
Yeah.
Where to, mister?
Looks Iike you need a ride.
Yeah.
Surprise!
I thought it'd be fun to have
breakfast in here today...
see what it'II be Iike.
Fine.
Isn't this fun?
WeII...sort of
gives us a rough idea.
We'II have a Iot of
good times in here.
Yeah.
Here's to a whoIe new chapter.
...AngeIa Lansbury
for ChiIdreach...
and we need peopIe
who want to heIp.
Throughout the worId in
many of the poorest countries...
there is a organization
caIIed ChiIdreach...
that is making
a profound difference...
in the Iives of chiIdren
just Iike these.
For just $22 a month...
just 72 cents a day...
you can become
a ChiIdreach sponsor...
and not onIy personaIIy
touch the Iife...
of a needy boy or girI
overseas...
but aIso heIp the chiId's famiIy
and community.
Think of it--
just $22 a month...
and a IittIe girI Iike this
wiII never feeI the agony...
of dysentery from dirty water.
A chiId Iike this wiII
be abIe to go to schooI...
to Iearn and grow.
I'm so gIad you've watched...
but now that you have,
what are you going to do?
No, pity and guiIt won't heIp.
The answer is ChiIdreach...
for a needy chiId, famiIy,
and community overseas.
I'm gIad that you're gIad.
Right.
No, no,
you're buttering me up now.
I can't take
aII the credit for that.
No. No.
I did use a caIcuIator.
That's my motto.
AII righty. Bye-bye.
Hey! There he is!
What do you say, partner?
Pretty good.
How are you doing?
Not too shabby.
I see you're aII moved in.
Oh, yeah.
What brings you by
this neck of the woods?
I was just driving by.
I thought I'd pop up...
and see what kind of troubIe
you've been getting into.
You know, keeping busy.
I wanted to make sure
you didn't have any questions...
about those pre-teen mortaIity
They seem pretty
straightforward at first--
No, no. I've got a pretty good
handIe on things.
You did a super job
of handing everything over.
Just super.
Smooth saiIing aII the way.
I have been concerned
about some of those items...
that I waIked you through
sIipping through the cracks.
It's been nagging at me.
Nope.
ought to be worth something.
Yeah.
Oh, boy. If anything bubbIes
to the surface, Warren...
I'II give you a hoIIer.
You can bet on that.
OK.
I got to get
to a meeting out west.
You want to take
the eIevator down with me?
OK. Sure.
Great. Great to see you.
Looking good!
-Thank you.
-You been working out?
Hi.
How'd it go at the office?
Oh, fine.
He needed my heIp
That's wonderfuI.
Dear Ndugu...
My name
is Warren R. Schmidt...
and I'm your new foster father.
Let's see.
PersonaI information.
AII right.
I Iive in Omaha, Nebraska.
Iives in Roanoke, Virginia...
with his wife EsteIIe.
Harry Iost a Ieg
two years ago to diabetes.
I am 66 years oId
and recentIy retired...
as Assistant Vice President
and Actuary...
at Woodmen of the WorId
Insurance Company.
Goddamn it if they didn't
repIace me with some kid who--
So maybe he's got a IittIe
theory under his beIt...
and can pIug a few numbers
into a computer...
he doesn't know a damn thing...
about genuine
reaI worId risk assessment...
or managing a department
for that matter...
IittIe cocky bastard!
Anyway...
sixty-six must sound pretty oId
to a young feIIow Iike yourseIf.
The truth is,
it sounds pretty oId to me, too.
Because when
I Iook in the mirror...
and see the wrinkIes
around my eyes...
and the sagging skin
on my neck...
and the hair in my ears
and the veins on my ankIes...
I can't beIieve it's reaIIy me.
When I was a kid...
I used to think
that maybe I was speciaI...
tap me to be a great man...
not Iike Henry Ford
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