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As Good as It Gets

New York City. Melvin Udall, a cranky, bigoted, obsessive-compulsive writer, finds his life turned upside down when neighboring gay artist Simon is hospitalized and his dog is entrusted to Melvin. In addition, Carol, the only waitress who will tolerate him, must leave work to care for her sick son, making it impossible for Melvin to eat breakfast.

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Tagline
A comedy from the heart that goes for the throat.
Release date
1997-12-06
Runtime
2h 19m
IMDb
tt0119822
Genres
ComedyDramaRomance
Languages
English
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Global rating
6.0 (1 users)

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Director

  1. James L. Brooks

Writer

  1. James L. Brooks
  2. Mark Andrus

Cast

  1. Harold Ramis
    Dr. Bettes
  2. Maya Rudolph
    Policewoman
  3. Cuba Gooding Jr.
    Frank Sachs
  4. Greg Kinnear
    Simon Bishop
  5. Maurice LaMarche
    Fred Bishop - Simon's Dad on Phone (voice) (uncredited)
  6. Missi Pyle
    Cafe 24 Waitress
  7. Matt Malloy
    Men's Store Salesman
  8. Brian Doyle-Murray
    Handyman
  9. Shane Black
    Cafe 24 Manager
  10. Lawrence Kasdan
    Dr. Green
  11. Jamie Kennedy
    Street Hustler
  12. Jack Nicholson
    Melvin Udall
  13. Peter Jacobson
    Man at Table
  14. Wood Harris
    Cafe 24 Busboy
  15. Tom McGowan
    Maitre D'
  16. Helen Hunt
    Carol Connelly
  17. Julie Benz
    Receptionist
  18. Kathryn Morris
    Psychiatric Patient
  19. Leslie Stefanson
    Cafe 24 Waitress
  20. Yeardley Smith
    Jackie Simpson
  21. Jesse James
    Spencer Connelly
  22. Shirley Knight
    Beverly Connelly
  23. Lupe Ontiveros
    Nora Manning
  24. Lisa Edelstein
    Woman at Table
  25. David A. Kipper
    Hospital Doctor
  26. Skeet Ulrich
    Vincent Lopiano
  27. Randall Batinkoff
    Carol's Date
  28. Linda Gehringer
    Publisher
  29. Jimmy Workman
    Sean from the Bakery
  30. Kaitlin Hopkins
    Woman in Lobby
  31. John F. O'Donohue
    Detective Ray
  32. Kristi Zea
    Mother at Table
  33. Todd Solondz
    Man on Bus
  34. Tara Subkoff
    Cafe 24 Waitress
  35. Paul Greenberg
    Bar Waiter
  36. Bernadette Balagtas
    Caterer
  37. Stan Bly
    Cafe 24 Customer
  38. Frank Slaten
    Miffed Party Goer (uncredited)
  39. Roger Ferreira
    Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
  40. Alice Vaughn
    Partygoer
  41. Amy Anzel
    Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
  42. Annie Tippe
    Daughter at Table
  43. Jason Thomas Campbell
    Valet (uncredited)
  44. Danielle Spencer
  45. Bibi Osterwald
    Neighbor Woman
  46. Danielle Brisebois
    Singer
  47. Patricia Childress
    Cafe 24 Waitress
  48. Rebekah Johnson
    Cafe 24 Waitress
  49. Justin Herwick
    Street Hustler
  50. Mary Elizabeth Still
    Nurse Receptionist
  51. Bronwyn Cornelius
    Bartender (uncredited)
  52. Chloe Brooks
    Child at Cafe 24
  53. Sharon L. Alexander
    Female Passerby
  54. Alex Ballar
    Flower Store Customer (uncredited)
  55. Alison Rose
    Psychiatric Patient
  56. Antonia Jones
    Nurse
  57. Cooper Brooks
    Child at Cafe 24
  58. Dave Hawthorne
    Bartender
  59. Dunya Djordjevic
    Art Dealer (uncredited)
  60. Eddie L. Fauria
    NYC Transit Cop (uncredited)
  61. Eliza Harris
    Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
  62. Holly Denys
    Female Passerby
  63. Jaffe Cohen
    Partygoer
  64. Kirk Ringberg
    Food Waiter
  65. Laura Mayes Byrnes
    Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
  66. Laurie Kilpatrick
    Partygoer
  67. Oriana Nicole Tavoularis
    Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
  68. Ross Bleckner
    Carl

Composer

  1. Hans Zimmer

Producer

  1. Owen Wilson
  2. James L. Brooks
  3. Laurence Mark
  4. Laura Ziskin
  5. Aldric La'Auli Porter
  6. Richard Sakai
  7. Bridget Johnson
  8. Kristi Zea
  9. Maria Kavanaugh

Director of Photography

  1. John Bailey

Editor

  1. Richard Marks