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 brutally attacked and 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, leaves work to care for her chronically ill 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 | 26.945 |
Directed By
James L. Brooks
Crew
James L. Brooks
Mark Andrus
James L. Brooks
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
John 'Jake' Jacobson
Aldric La'Auli Porter
John D. Schofield
Masako Masuda
Brana Rosenfeld
John H. Maxwell
John Naehrlich
Scott G. Jones
Bart C. Hubenthal
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
Thomas Wazney
Michael Connors
Thomas J. O'Connell
Mike Moyer
Jeff Gomillion
Theresa Repola Mohammed
James Lapidus
Linda Arnold
Ralph Coleman
Michèle Burke
George Merkert
S. Todd Christensen
John Bailey
Susan Perlman
Bruce Fowler
Richard Marks
Gena Bleier
Ralph Nelson Jr.
Clay A. Griffith
Michael Besman
Karen E. Etcoff
Julie Ansell
Francine Maisler
Philip Toolin
Bill Brzeski
Owen Wilson
Carrie Angland
Chester E. Tripp III
Dennis Drummond
Greg Addison
Mark Andrus
Gene LeBell
Hans Zimmer
Julia Davis
Julia Davis
BJ Davis
Hilary Schroeder
Denise Lynne Roberts
Barbara Harris
Pablo Ferro
Tim McGovern
Molly Maginnis
James L. Brooks
Bryce Gregory
B.J. Davis
Pete Turner
Lori C. Ingle
Denise Sirkot
Todd Jacques
Gary Rizzo
Rochelle S. Allen
Jeffrey Machala
Rick Tschudin
Richard Turner
Paul Plannette
Steve Craft
Michael Stone
Donald E. Thorin Jr.
Michael Martinez
Jeffrey Ford
Sarah Thiessen
Heather Hughes
Tony Solomons
Laura Congleton
Marisa Morabito
Kim Haves
Darren King
George Campos
Adam Milo Smalley
Harry Gregson-Williams
Lucas Richman
Alan Meyerson
Felix Ojeda
Megan Omi
Guy T. Wiedmann
Hal Miles
Lisa Kahatriya
Mark Dornfeld
Kathryn Eisenstein
Karen R. Jones
Vince del Castillo
Richard McLaughlin
Shari Hanger
Marguerite Rowland
Giela Fredman
George A. Davis
Amy Herman
Deirdre Cook
Miriam Schapiro
James Bartolomeo
Gábor Kövér
Jeff Hand
Al Rodgers
Allen Weisinger
Heidi Shulman
Daniel J. Adkins
Greg Addison
John Dolan
Declan Baldwin
Trish Adlesic
Jerome R. Vitucci
Kathleen King
Al Griswold
Teresa Carriker-Thayer
Robert Griffon Jr.
Jacqueline Jacobson Scarfo
Philip Canfield
Edward O'Donnell
Patrick King
Karen E. Etcoff
Demmie Todd
Mike Revell
Susanna Horng
David Yang
Petra Alexandria
Felicia Nalivansky
Diane Krakower
Stacey Berns
Debbie Modrow
Shawn Suttles
Dr. David A. Kipper
Scott Meyers
Kristen Ploucha
Michael Tubre
Chad Ahrendt
Brian Black
Ted Sroka
Chad Woelki
Eric Mention
Chris Palzis
Andy Mensing
Jason Rubenstein
John Shaw
Alex Fernandez
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
Lawrence Kasdan
Dr. Green
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
Dr. 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
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
Danielle Spencer
Veterinarian
Todd Solondz
Man on Bus
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