History Characters / AboutSchmidt

** After trapping his own brother into a PyramidScheme and costing $800 for it, Randall claims that his brother simply didn't stay long enough to earn profits or recruit enough "quality representatives" despite how Randall introduced the cycle to him.

* PyramidScheme: While his fiancee Jeannie is working hard as a customer service representative, his idea of having a job is running around trying to find suckers for a pyramid scheme that he fell for and is now stuck in debt to the pyramid operators. His only option left was to try and scam Warren, who rejected it (Warren being an actuary knows about bad investments).

* MyCarHatesMe: A case of RealityEnsues since he's been driving the same car for many years to cut costs and refused to replace it. It's a fortunate coincidence that Helen bought the Winnebago [=RV=] just 2 days before his car broke down.

* StayInTheKitchen: He wants Jeannie to start cooking for and taking care of him after Helen passes.

Randall's father.

* {{Manchild}}: An elderly one, as he acts like a child and Roberta even calls him a little boy.

* AffairLetters: He wrote a bunch of love letters to Helen having had an extramarital affair with her despite Ray having his own wife about 20 years before the film happens. Warren discovered these letters, and then gave Ray a good pounding after "returning" those letters.

* [[spoiler: YourCheatingHeart: Cheated on him with Ray Nichols about a few decades ago]].

* YourCheatingHeart: He not only had an affair with Helen, he wrote box loads of love letters to her (it is implied that he wanted Helen to throw them out secretly). Warren gets mad at Ray and starts pounding his fists on Ray, who tries to apologize. Warren later on forgives Ray and tries reconnecting with Ray, [[RejectedApology but to no success]].

* YourCheatingHeart: He not only had an affair with Helen, he wrote box loads of love letters to her (it is implied that he wanted Helen to throw them out secretly). Warren gets mad at Ray and starts pounding his fists on Ray, who tries to apologize. Warren later on forgives Ray and tries reconnecting with Ray, but to no success.

* MyCarHatesMe: He's been driving the same car for many years to cut costs and refused to replace it. It's a fortunate coincidence that Helen bought the Winnebago [=RV=] just 2 days before his car broke down.

* MoneyIsNotPower: Warren concludes at the end of the movie that all his money and retiring in luxury still hasn't brought him any happiness and he feels the world isn't better off because of him. What's ironic is that throughout the whole movie he's been very frugal about his finances.
* MyCarHatesMe: He's been driving the same car for many years (to cut costs) and refused to replace it. It's a fortunate coincidence that his wife bought the Winnebago [=RV=] just 2 days before his car broke down.

* MoneyIsNotPower: Warren concludes at the end of the movie that all his money and retiring in luxury still hasn't brought him any happiness and he feels the world isn't better off because of him.

* RebelliousPrincess: She isn't very respectful to her father, and twice lashes out at him when he tried to stop her marriage to Randall from happening.

* BasementDweller: We don't know if he's employed or not, but he's over age 40 and still lives with his parents. And seeing he eats doggy treats, that's not a good sign he or his parents are financially prospering.

* {{Miser}}: Schmidt is a rich man, but generally avoids spending money whenever possible. He splurges a lot of money on fast food like pizza, ice cream and sandwiches but definitely does not like to spend money on things that aren't edible such as his dead wife's casket or his daughter's honeymoon and wedding expenses. He also strongly disapproved of his wife spending his money on antiques and stuffed plush dolls, or egging him to try every new restaurant that opens in Omaha. He even mentions he's considering selling his large 2-story house for a small condo though it could be that he's not comfortable staying in the same house his wife died in rather than he could use the money from selling it off. He also refused to pay fully for the Winnebago [=RV=] that Helen wanted, only paying up half the price. Sure, he does adopt that Tanzanian child but it's just a $27 per month package.

* RichBoredom: After retiring from being an actuary and Assistant Vice President of Woodmen, he has nothing to do all day but watch [=TV=] prompting him to start writing memoirs of his life. He even tries returning to work, but his younger replacement rejects his help.

* {{Yandere}}: She gains a romantic interest in Warren and starts pursuing him, but Warren rejects her.

* PyramidScheme: While his fiancee Jeannie is working hard as a customer service representative, his idea of having a job is running around trying to find suckers for a pyramid scheme that he fell for and is now stuck in debt to the pyramid operators. His only option left was to try and scam Warren, who rejected it as a junk investment.

* YourCheatingHeart: He not only had an affair with Helen, he wrote box loads of love letters to her. Warren gets mad at Ray and starts pounding his fists on Ray, who tries to apologize. Warren later on forgives Ray and tries reconnecting with Ray, but to no success.

* BigNo: Vicki repeatedly screams "GO! GO! GO!" when ordering Warren to leave after he kisses her without consent.