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As Good as It Gets

19977.4 / 10139 min

Drama, Comedy, Romance

Overview

A comedy from the heart that goes for the throat. Brace yourself for Melvin.

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.

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

Tom McGowan

Maitre'd

Danielle Brisebois

Singer

Matt Malloy

Men's Store Salesman

Paul Greenberg

Bar Waiter

Kirk Ringberg

Food Waiter

Dave Hawthorne

Bartender

Dunya Djordjevic

Art Dealer (uncredited)

Alex Ballar

Flower Store Customer (uncredited)

Jason Thomas Campbell

Valet (uncredited)

Amy Anzel

Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Eliza Harris

Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Eddie L. Fauria

NYC Transit Cop (uncredited)

Frank Slaten

Miffed Party Goer (uncredited)

Laura Mayes Byrnes

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Oriana Nicole Tavoularis

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Roger Ferreira

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Bronwyn Cornelius

Bartender (uncredited)

Maurice LaMarche

Fred Bishop - Simon's Dad on Phone (voice) (uncredited)

Ava Lee Scott

New Yorker

Crew

James L. Brooks

Director

Mark Andrus

Screenplay

James L. Brooks

Screenplay

Felipe Savahge

Stunts

Phil O'Dell

Stunts

Armen Ksajikian

Musician

Mark Wade

Property Master

Ray Quiroz

Script Supervisor

Walter Scott

Stunt Coordinator

Aldric La'Auli Porter

Associate Producer

Maria Kavanaugh

Associate Producer

John D. Schofield

Co-Producer

Richard Marks

Co-Producer

Richard Sakai

Executive Producer

Laurence Mark

Executive Producer

Laura Ziskin

Executive Producer

Bridget Johnson

Producer

Kristi Zea

Producer

Ken Fritz

Stunt Coordinator

John 'Jake' Jacobson

Unit Production Manager

John D. Schofield

Unit Production Manager

Aldric La'Auli Porter

First Assistant Director

William M. Connor

Second Assistant Director

David Giammarco

Supervising Sound Editor

Masako Masuda

Assistant Art Director

Brana Rosenfeld

Assistant Set Decoration

John Naehrlich

Leadman

John H. Maxwell

Set Dresser

Bart C. Hubenthal

Set Dresser

Scott G. Jones

Set Dresser

John Maskovich

Set Dresser

Renée Tondelli

ADR Supervisor

Patrick Drummond

Sound Effects Editor

Cindy Marty

Sound Effects Editor

Nicholas Korda

ADR Editor

Jonathan Klein

Foley Editor

Christopher Flick

Foley Editor

Zigmund Gron

Music Editor

Galen Goodpaster

First Assistant Sound Editor

Kira Edmunds

Assistant Sound Editor

Bill Ward

Assistant Sound Editor

Chris Jenkins

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Ron Bartlett

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Mark Smith

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Andy Malcolm

Foley Artist

Richard Duarte

Foley Mixer

Thomas J. O'Connell

ADR Mixer

Jeff Gomillion

ADR Mixer

Rudy Pi

Sound Recordist

Matt Colleran

Sound Recordist

Jeffrey Pollack

Music Supervisor

Jeff Wexler

Sound Mixer

Don Coufal

Boom Operator

Gary Holland

Cableman

Mike Moyer

Chief Lighting Technician

David Burnett

Assistant Chief Lighting Technician

Michael M. Krevitt

Key Grip

Thomas Wazney

Best Boy Grip

Michael Connors

Dolly Grip

William B. Doane

Special Effects Coordinator

Donna Casey-Aira

Assistant Costume Designer

Elaine Ramires

Wardrobe Supervisor

Mary Elizabeth Still

Costumer

James Lapidus

Costumer

Michèle Burke

Makeup Supervisor

Linda Arnold

Hair Supervisor

Ralph Coleman

Location Manager

S. Todd Christensen

Assistant Location Manager

Gary Deaton

Construction Coordinator

Yvonne Yaconelli

Production Office Coordinator

Martin Charles

Graphic Designer

George Merkert

Visual Effects Producer

Theresa Repola Mohammed

Negative Cutter

Dale E. Grahn

Color Timer

Owen Wilson

Associate Producer

John Bailey

Director of Photography

Richard Marks

Editor

Francine Maisler

Casting

Bill Brzeski

Production Design

Philip Toolin

Art Direction

Clay A. Griffith

Set Decoration

Carrie Angland

Makeup Artist

Susan Perlman

Other

Karen E. Etcoff

Casting

Julie Ansell

Thanks

Michael Besman

Thanks

Bruce Fowler

Orchestrator

Gena Bleier

Assistant Editor

Ralph Nelson Jr.

Still Photographer

Chester E. Tripp III

Stunts

Dennis Drummond

Supervising Sound Editor

Greg Addison

Lighting Technician

Mark Andrus

Story

Gene LeBell

Stunts

Hans Zimmer

Original Music Composer

BJ Davis

Stunt Double

Julia Davis

Stunt Coordinator

Julia Davis

Stunt Double

Hilary Schroeder

Assistant Editor

Denise Lynne Roberts

Stunts

Barbara Harris

ADR Voice Casting

Pablo Ferro

Title Designer

Tim McGovern

Visual Effects Supervisor

Molly Maginnis

Costume Designer

James L. Brooks

Producer

Bryce Gregory

Stunts

B.J. Davis

Stunts

Pete Turner

Stunts

Lori C. Ingle

Associate Editor

Denise Sirkot

Executive In Charge Of Production

Todd Jacques

Set Dresser

Gary Rizzo

Set Dresser

Rochelle S. Allen

Art Department Assistant

Jeffrey Machala

Assistant Property Master

Rick Tschudin

"B" Camera Operator

Richard Turner

"B" Camera Operator

Paul Plannette

First Assistant "B" Camera

Steve Craft

Second Assistant "B" Camera

Michael Stone

"A" Camera Operator

Donald E. Thorin Jr.

First Assistant "A" Camera

Michael Martinez

Second Assistant "A" Camera

Jeffrey Ford

First Assistant Editor

Sarah Thiessen

Assistant Editor

Heather Hughes

Assistant Editor

Tony Solomons

Assistant Editor

Laura Congleton

Assistant Editor

Marisa Morabito

Editorial Production Assistant

Kim Haves

Dialogue Editor

Darren King

Dialogue Editor

George Campos

Apprentice Sound Editor

Adam Milo Smalley

Music Editor

Harry Gregson-Williams

Conductor

Lucas Richman

Conductor

Alan Meyerson

Scoring Mixer

Felix Ojeda

Compositor

Megan Omi

Compositor

Guy T. Wiedmann

Visual Effects Editor

Hal Miles

Rotoscoping Artist

Lisa Kahatriya

Rotoscoping Artist

Mark Dornfeld

Imaging Science

Kathryn Eisenstein

Casting Associate

Karen R. Jones

Unit Publicist

Vince del Castillo

Transportation Captain

Richard McLaughlin

Transportation Co-Captain

Shari Hanger

Second Second Assistant Director

Marguerite Rowland

Production Accountant

Giela Fredman

Assistant Accountant

George A. Davis

Production Secretary

Amy Herman

Unit Production Manager

Deirdre Cook

Production Coordinator

Miriam Schapiro

Assistant Production Coordinator

James Bartolomeo

Second Assistant Camera

Gábor Kövér

"B" Camera Operator

Jeff Hand

First Assistant "B" Camera

Al Rodgers

Second Assistant "B" Camera

Allen Weisinger

Makeup Artist

Heidi Shulman

Costume Supervisor

Daniel J. Adkins

Costume Supervisor

Greg Addison

Chief Lighting Technician

John Dolan

Key Grip

Declan Baldwin

Location Manager

Trish Adlesic

Assistant Location Manager

Jerome R. Vitucci

Sound Mixer

Kathleen King

Boom Operator

Al Griswold

Special Effects Coordinator

Teresa Carriker-Thayer

Art Direction

Robert Griffon Jr.

Property Master

Jacqueline Jacobson Scarfo

Set Decoration

Philip Canfield

Leadman

Edward O'Donnell

Transportation Captain

Patrick King

Transportation Co-Captain

Karen E. Etcoff

Extras Casting

Demmie Todd

Still Photographer

Mike Revell

Production Accountant

Susanna Horng

Production Secretary

David Yang

Producer's Assistant

Petra Alexandria

Executive Producer's Assistant

Felicia Nalivansky

Executive Producer's Assistant

Diane Krakower

Actor's Assistant

Stacey Berns

Actor's Assistant

Debbie Modrow

Actor's Assistant

Shawn Suttles

Actor's Assistant

Dr. David A. Kipper

Medical Consultant

Scott Meyers

Production Assistant

Kristen Ploucha

Production Assistant

Michael Tubre

Production Assistant

Chad Ahrendt

Production Assistant

Brian Black

Production Assistant

Ted Sroka

Production Assistant

Chad Woelki

Production Assistant

Eric Mention

Production Assistant

Chris Palzis

Production Assistant

Andy Mensing

Production Assistant

Jason Rubenstein

Production Assistant

John Shaw

Production Assistant

Alex Fernandez

Production Assistant