About Schmidt - Production

Production

Although About Schmidt is set across the states of Nebraska and Colorado, much of the movie was filmed in Omaha, mostly around Dundee, Millard, and the downtown area.

Locations used during production include:

  • Woodmen of the World is an actual building in Omaha shown as Schmidt's previous workplace.
  • Schmidt's house is located in the Dundee area of Omaha where Payne's previous films, Citizen Ruth and Election, were also filmed.
  • The Dairy Queen restaurant is located at 5071 South 136th Street, in the Milliard suburb of Omaha.
  • The camping scene was filmed at Louisville State Park approximately 12 miles south of Omaha, along the Platte River.
  • The Tires Plus store that stands on the site of Schmidt's childhood home in Holdrege, Nebraska, was actually filmed in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
  • The gas station Schmidt calls his daughter from, is located about 7 miles North of Nebraska city on highway 75.
  • University of Nebraska–Lincoln served as the campus for the University of Kansas.
  • Great Platte River Road Archway Monument is an actual museum in Kearney, Nebraska. Like Schmidt does, one must wear headphones to tour the museum so they can listen to the voice-activated displays.
  • The former First Christian Church served as the exterior church scene where Jeannie and Randall are married. The Usonion styled building is located at 950 28th Street in Boulder, Colorado. It appeared very briefly in the film just prior to the wedding rehearsal scene.

With the exception of the driving scenes, many of the locations used for Denver were actually filmed in Omaha. This includes Roberta's house, Messiah Lutheran Church where the wedding was filmed, and the Dance City Centre used for the wedding reception.

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