""Blisteringly funny and equally moving." -Michael Rechtshaffen Hollywood ReporterWarren Schmidt is about to experience a bittersweet slice of life. Newly retired he and his wife Helen have big plans to see America-but an unexpected twist changes everything. Now Schmidt is determined to stop his daughter`s wedding to an underachieving waterbed salesman. From meeting the groom`s eccentric parents to sponsoring a Tanzanian foster child Schmidt sets off on his mission...and gets lost along the road to self-discovery."