As Good as It Gets (1997)
Overview
Melvin Udall, a cranky, bigoted, obsessive-compulsive writer of romantic fiction, is rude to everyone he meets, including his gay neighbor, Simon. After Simon is hospitalized, Melvin finds his life turned upside down when he has to look after Simon's dog. In addition, Carol, the only waitress at the local diner who will tolerate him, must leave work to care for her sick son, making it impossible for Melvin to eat breakfast.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $50,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $314,178,011.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 23.687 |
Directed By
James L. Brooks
Crew
James L. Brooks
Mark Andrus
James L. Brooks
Bruce Gregory
David LeBell
Felipe Savahge
Phil O'Dell
Armen Ksajikian
Mark Wade
Ray Quiroz
Walter Scott
Maria Kavanaugh
Aldric La'Auli Porter
Kristi Zea
Laurence Mark
Richard Sakai
John D. Schofield
Richard Marks
Laura Ziskin
Bridget Johnson
Ken Fritz
William M. Connor
John Maskovich
David Giammarco
Jake Jacobson
Aldric La'Auli Porter
John D. Schofield
Masako Masuda
Brana Rosenfeld
John Hammer Maxwell
John Naehrlich
Scott G. Jones
Michael Stone
Bart C. Hubenthal
Donald E. Thorin Jr.
Michael Martinez
Nicholas Korda
Patrick Drummond
Cindy Marty
Renée Tondelli
Matt Colleran
Galen Goodpaster
Don Coufal
Jonathan Klein
Rudy Pi
Mark Smith
Andy Malcolm
William B. Doane
Mary Elizabeth Still
Martin Charles
Yvonne Yaconelli
Dale E. Grahn
Elaine Ramires
Michael M. Krevitt
Donna Casey-Aira
Gary Deaton
Christopher Flick
Kira Edmunds
Ron Bartlett
Zigmund Gron
Bill Ward
Chris Jenkins
Jeffrey Pollack
Jeff Wexler
David Burnett
Gary Holland
Richard Duarte
Adam Milo Smalley
Thomas Wazney
Michael Connors
Thomas J. O'Connell
Mike Moyer
Jeff Gomillion
Theresa Repola Mohammed
Joy Zapata
James Lapidus
Linda Arnold
Ralph Coleman
Michèle Burke
Stacye P. Branche
George Merkert
Darrell Redleaf-Fielder
S. Todd Christensen
John Bailey
Susan Perlman
Bruce Fowler
Richard Marks
Gena Bleier
Ralph Nelson Jr.
Clay A. Griffith
Hans Berggren
Michael Besman
Karen E. Etcoff
Julie Ansell
Francine Maisler
Philip Toolin
Bill Brzeski
Owen Wilson
Carrie Angland
Molly Maginnis
Chester E. Tripp III
Dennis Drummond
Greg Addison
Mark Andrus
Gene LeBell
Hans Zimmer
Julia Davis
Julia Davis
BJ Davis
Hilary Schroeder
Jeffrey Ford
Denise Lynne Roberts
Barbara Harris
Pablo Ferro
Tim McGovern
James L. Brooks
TOP CAST
Jack Nicholson
Melvin Udall
Helen Hunt
Carol Connelly
Greg Kinnear
Simon Bishop
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Frank Sachs
Shirley Knight
Beverly Connelly
Jesse James
Spencer Connelly
Yeardley Smith
Jackie Simpson
Lupe Ontiveros
Nora Manning
Skeet Ulrich
Vincent Lopiano
Harold Ramis
Dr. Bettes
Bibi Osterwald
Neighbor Woman
Ross Bleckner
Carl
Bernadette Balagtas
Caterer
Jaffe Cohen
Partygoer
Laurie Kilpatrick
Partygoer
Alice Vaughn
Partygoer
Brian Doyle-Murray
Handyman
Kristi Zea
Mother at Table
Annie Maginnis Tippe
Daughter at Table
Patricia Childress
Cafe 24 Waitress
Rebekah Johnson
Cafe 24 Waitress
Missi Pyle
Cafe 24 Waitress
Leslie Stefanson
Cafe 24 Waitress
Tara Subkoff
Cafe 24 Waitress
Shane Black
Cafe 24 Manager
Peter Jacobson
Man at Table
Lisa Edelstein
Woman at Table
Stan Bly
Cafe 24 Customer
Randall Batinkoff
Carol's Date
Jamie Kennedy
Street Hustler
Justin Herwick
Street Hustler
Maya Rudolph
Policewoman
John F. O'Donohue
Detective Ray
David A. Kipper
Hospital Doctor
Mary Elizabeth Still
Nurse Receptionist
Chloe Brooks
Child at Cafe 24
Cooper Brooks
Child at Cafe 24
Sharon L. Alexander
Female Passerby
Holly Denys
Female Passerby
Lawrence Kasdan
Dr. Green
Alison Rose
Psychiatric Patient
Kathryn Morris
Psychiatric Patient
Wood Harris
Cafe 24 Busboy
Linda Gehringer
Publisher
Julie Benz
Receptionist
Antonia Jones
Nurse
Kaitlin Hopkins
Woman in Lobby
Jimmy Workman
Sean from the Bakery
Todd Solondz
Man on Bus
Tom McGowan
Maitre D'
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