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 | 19.757 |
Directed By
James L. Brooks
Crew
James L. Brooks
James L. Brooks
Mark Andrus
Bruce Gregory
Phil O'Dell
David LeBell
Felipe Savahge
Armen Ksajikian
Mark Wade
Ray Quiroz
Walter Scott
Aldric La'Auli Porter
Richard Marks
Bridget Johnson
Maria Kavanaugh
John D. Schofield
Laura Ziskin
Laurence Mark
William M. Connor
Brana Rosenfeld
Richard Sakai
Kristi Zea
Jake Jacobson
Aldric La'Auli Porter
John Naehrlich
John D. Schofield
Masako Masuda
Ken Fritz
David Giammarco
Michael Stone
John Hammer Maxwell
John Maskovich
Bart C. Hubenthal
Scott G. Jones
Cindy Marty
Michael Martinez
Donald E. Thorin Jr.
Renée Tondelli
Patrick Drummond
Nicholas Korda
Jonathan Klein
Rudy Pi
Kira Edmunds
Mark Smith
Adam Milo Smalley
Jeff Wexler
Andy Malcolm
Don Coufal
Elaine Ramires
Christopher Flick
Chris Jenkins
Thomas J. O'Connell
Jeff Gomillion
Zigmund Gron
Richard Duarte
Ron Bartlett
Gary Holland
Jeffrey Pollack
Galen Goodpaster
Bill Ward
Matt Colleran
Mike Moyer
Michael M. Krevitt
Stacye P. Branche
Gary Deaton
David Burnett
Donna Casey-Aira
Ralph Coleman
Theresa Repola Mohammed
S. Todd Christensen
Thomas Wazney
Linda Arnold
Joy Zapata
William B. Doane
Mary Elizabeth Still
Darrell Redleaf-Fielder
Dale E. Grahn
Michèle Burke
James Lapidus
Yvonne Yaconelli
George Merkert
Martin Charles
Michael Connors
Hans Berggren
Clay A. Griffith
Francine Maisler
Owen Wilson
Gena Bleier
John Bailey
Karen E. Etcoff
Susan Perlman
Michael Besman
Richard Marks
Bruce Fowler
Ralph Nelson Jr.
Bill Brzeski
Molly Maginnis
Carrie Angland
Philip Toolin
Julie Ansell
Chester E. Tripp III
Dennis Drummond
Greg Addison
Mark Andrus
Gene LeBell
Hans Zimmer
Julia Davis
BJ Davis
Julia 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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