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As Good as It Gets

1997, comedy, drama, love

139 minutes

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...

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Cast

Jack Nicholson

Jack Nicholson

Melvin Udall

Helen Hunt

Helen Hunt

Carol Connelly

Greg Kinnear

Greg Kinnear

Simon Bishop

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Frank Sachs

Shirley Knight

Shirley Knight

Beverly Connelly

Jesse James

Jesse James

Spencer Connelly

Yeardley Smith

Yeardley Smith

Jackie Simpson

Lupe Ontiveros

Lupe Ontiveros

Nora Manning

Skeet Ulrich

Skeet Ulrich

Vincent Lopiano

Harold Ramis

Harold Ramis

Dr. Bettes

Bibi Osterwald

Neighbor Woman

Jaffe Cohen

Partygoer

Laurie Kilpatrick

Partygoer

Alice Vaughn

Partygoer

Kristi Zea

Kristi Zea

Mother at Table

Annie Tippe

Daughter at Table

Patricia Childress

Cafe 24 Waitress

Rebekah Johnson

Cafe 24 Waitress

Missi Pyle

Missi Pyle

Cafe 24 Waitress

Leslie Stefanson

Leslie Stefanson

Cafe 24 Waitress

Tara Subkoff

Tara Subkoff

Cafe 24 Waitress

Shane Black

Shane Black

Cafe 24 Manager

Peter Jacobson

Peter Jacobson

Man at Table

Lisa Edelstein

Lisa Edelstein

Woman at Table

Stan Bly

Cafe 24 Customer

Randall Batinkoff

Randall Batinkoff

Carol's Date

Jamie Kennedy

Jamie Kennedy

Street Hustler

Justin Herwick

Street Hustler

Maya Rudolph

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

Lawrence Kasdan

Dr. Green

Alison Rose

Psychiatric Patient

Kathryn Morris

Kathryn Morris

Psychiatric Patient

Wood Harris

Wood Harris

Cafe 24 Busboy

Linda Gehringer

Publisher

Julie Benz

Julie Benz

Receptionist

Kaitlin Hopkins

Woman in Lobby

Jimmy Workman

Jimmy Workman

Sean from the Bakery

Todd Solondz

Todd Solondz

Man on Bus

Tom McGowan

Tom McGowan

Maitre D'

Matt Malloy

Matt Malloy

Men's Store Salesman

Paul Greenberg

Bar Waiter

Kirk Ringberg

Food Waiter

Dave Hawthorne

Bartender

Alex Ballar

Flower Store Customer (uncredited)

Dunya Djordjevic

Art Dealer (uncredited)

Frank Slaten

Miffed Party Goer (uncredited)

Laura Mayes Byrnes

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Oriana Nicole Tavoularis

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Roger Ferreira

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Jason Campbell

Valet (uncredited)

Amy Anzel

Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Eliza Harris

Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Eddie L. Fauria

NYC Transit Cop (uncredited)

Bronwyn Cornelius

Bartender (uncredited)

Maurice LaMarche

Maurice LaMarche

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

Crew

Art

Philip Toolin

Art direction

Masako Masuda

Assistant art director

Bill Brzeski

Bill Brzeski

Production design

Mark Wade

Property master

Clay A. Griffith

Set decoration

Camera

Michael Stone

Camera operator

Ralph Nelson Jr.

Still photographer

Costume and make-up

Molly Maginnis

Costume design

Joy Zapata

Hairstylist

Carrie Angland

Makeup artist

Stacye P. Branche

Makeup artist

Crew

William B. Doane

Special effects coordinator

Walter Scott

Walter Scott

Stunt coordinator

Ken Fritz

Stunt coordinator

Julia Davis

Julia Davis

Stunt coordinator,

Directing

James L. Brooks

James L. Brooks

Director

Aldric La'Auli Porter

Aldric La'Auli Porter

First assistant director

Ray Quiroz

Script supervisor

William M. Connor

Second assistant director

Editing

Richard Marks

Richard Marks

Editor

Lighting

Production

Aldric La'Auli Porter

Aldric La'Auli Porter

Associate producer

Maria Kavanaugh

Associate producer

Owen Wilson

Owen Wilson

Associate producer

Karen E. Etcoff

Casting

Richard Marks

Richard Marks

Co-producer

John D. Schofield

Co-producer, unit production manager

Richard Sakai

Executive producer

Laura Ziskin

Executive producer

Laurence Mark

Executive producer

Ralph Coleman

Location manager

Bridget Johnson

Producer

Kristi Zea

Kristi Zea

Producer

James L. Brooks

James L. Brooks

Producer

Jake Jacobson

Unit production manager

Sound

Don Coufal

Boom operator

Zigmund Gron

Music editor

Adam Milo Smalley

Music editor

Hans Zimmer

Hans Zimmer

Original music composer

Patrick Drummond

Sound effects editor

Cindy Marty

Sound effects editor

Mark Smith

Sound re-recording mixer

Ron Bartlett

Ron Bartlett

Sound re-recording mixer

Chris Jenkins

Sound re-recording mixer

Rudy Pi

Sound recordist

Matt Colleran

Sound recordist

Dennis Drummond

Supervising sound editor

David Giammarco

Supervising sound editor

Writing

Visual effects

Tim McGovern

Tim McGovern

Visual effects supervisor

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