Warren Schmidt isiaboutito experienceia bittersweet slice of life. Newly retired, he andihis wife Helen have big plansito see America-but an unexpected twist changes everything.

Now Schmidt isideterminedito stop his daughter’s weddingito an underachieving waterbed salesman. From meeting theigroom’s eccentric parentsito sponsoringia Tanzanian foster child, Schmidt sets off onihis mission...and gets lost along theiroadito self-discovery.