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 | 14.305 |
Directed By
James L. Brooks
Crew
James L. Brooks
Mark Andrus
James L. Brooks
James L. Brooks
Felipe Savahge
Bruce Gregory
Phil O'Dell
David LeBell
Armen Ksajikian
Mark Wade
Ray Quiroz
Walter Scott
Aldric La'Auli Porter
Maria Kavanaugh
John D. Schofield
Richard Marks
Richard Sakai
Laurence Mark
Laura Ziskin
Bridget Johnson
Kristi Zea
Ken Fritz
Jake Jacobson
John D. Schofield
Aldric La'Auli Porter
William M. Connor
David Giammarco
Masako Masuda
Brana Rosenfeld
John Naehrlich
John Hammer Maxwell
Bart C. Hubenthal
Scott G. Jones
John Maskovich
Michael Stone
Donald E. Thorin Jr.
Michael Martinez
Renée Tondelli
Patrick Drummond
Cindy Marty
Nicholas Korda
Jonathan Klein
Christopher Flick
Zigmund Gron
Galen Goodpaster
Kira Edmunds
Bill Ward
Chris Jenkins
Ron Bartlett
Mark Smith
Andy Malcolm
Richard Duarte
Thomas J. O'Connell
Jeff Gomillion
Rudy Pi
Matt Colleran
Jeffrey Pollack
Adam Milo Smalley
Jeff Wexler
Don Coufal
Gary Holland
Mike Moyer
David Burnett
Michael M. Krevitt
Thomas Wazney
Michael Connors
William B. Doane
Donna Casey-Aira
Elaine Ramires
Mary Elizabeth Still
James Lapidus
Michèle Burke
Stacye P. Branche
Darrell Redleaf-Fielder
Linda Arnold
Joy Zapata
Ralph Coleman
S. Todd Christensen
Gary Deaton
Yvonne Yaconelli
Martin Charles
George Merkert
Theresa Repola Mohammed
Dale E. Grahn
Owen Wilson
John Bailey
Richard Marks
Francine Maisler
Bill Brzeski
Philip Toolin
Clay A. Griffith
Molly Maginnis
Carrie Angland
Hans Berggren
Susan Perlman
Karen E. Etcoff
Julie Ansell
Michael Besman
Bruce Fowler
Gena Bleier
Ralph Nelson Jr.
Chester E. Tripp III
Dennis Drummond
Greg Addison
Mark Andrus
Gene LeBell
Hans Zimmer
BJ Davis
Julia Davis
Julia Davis
Hilary Schroeder
Jeffrey Ford
Denise Lynne Roberts
Barbara Harris
Pablo Ferro
Tim McGovern
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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