As Good as It Gets
As Good as It Gets
Release: 1997-12-19
·Runtime: 139m
·★ 7.4
Drama
Comedy
Romance
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 Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
TriStar Pictures
Gracie Films
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Peter Jacobson
as Man at Table
Kathryn Morris
as Psychiatric Patient
Tom McGowan
as Maitre'd
Lupe Ontiveros
as Nora Manning
Bibi Osterwald
as Neighbor Woman
Rebekah Johnson
as Cafe 24 Waitress
Wood Harris
as Cafe 24 Busboy
Ava Lee Scott
as New Yorker
Yeardley Smith
as Jackie Simpson
Todd Solondz
as Man on Bus
Maurice LaMarche
as Fred Bishop - Simon's Dad on Phone (voice) (uncredited)
Jack Nicholson
as Melvin Udall
Helen Hunt
as Carol Connelly
Jesse James
as Spencer Connelly
Leslie Stefanson
as Cafe 24 Waitress
Linda Gehringer
as Publisher
Antonia Jones
as Nurse
Danielle Brisebois
as Singer
Patricia Childress
as Cafe 24 Waitress
Tara Subkoff
as Cafe 24 Waitress
Randall Batinkoff
as Carol's Date
Justin Herwick
as Street Hustler
Dr. David A. Kipper
as Hospital Doctor
Kaitlin Hopkins
as Woman in Lobby
Greg Kinnear
as Simon Bishop
Shirley Knight
as Beverly Connelly
Lawrence Kasdan
as Dr. Green
Jamie Kennedy
as Street Hustler
Danielle Spencer
as Veterinarian
Bernadette Balagtas
as Caterer
Jimmy Workman
as Sean from the Bakery
Frank Slaten
as Miffed Party Goer (uncredited)
Cuba Gooding Jr.
as Frank Sachs
Brian Doyle-Murray
as Handyman
Missi Pyle
as Cafe 24 Waitress
Shane Black
as Cafe 24 Manager
Lisa Edelstein
as Woman at Table
Harold Ramis
as Dr. Bettes
Matt Malloy
as Men's Store Salesman
Ross Bleckner
as Carl
Alice Vaughn
as Partygoer
Skeet Ulrich
as Vincent Lopiano
Annie Maginnis Tippe
as Daughter at Table
Maya Rudolph
as Policewoman
Julie Benz
as Receptionist
Kristi Zea
as Mother at Table
Amy Anzel
as Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Paul Greenberg
as Bar Waiter
Crew
John Bailey
Director of Photography
Declan Baldwin
Location Manager
Richard Sakai
Executive Producer
Denise Lynne Roberts
Stunts
Felipe Savahge
Stunts
Pablo Ferro
Title Designer
Mike Moyer
Chief Lighting Technician
Michèle Burke
Makeup Supervisor
Richard Marks
Co-Producer, Editor
Laura Ziskin
Executive Producer
Chester E. Tripp III
Stunts
Gene LeBell
Stunts
Harry Gregson-Williams
Conductor
Miriam Schapiro
Assistant Production Coordinator
Julia Davis
Stunt Coordinator, Stunt Double
Ron Bartlett
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Tim McGovern
Visual Effects Supervisor
Francine Maisler
Casting
Owen Wilson
Associate Producer
BJ Davis
Stunt Double
Dr. David A. Kipper
Medical Consultant
Julie Ansell
Thanks
Hans Zimmer
Original Music Composer
Barbara Harris
ADR Voice Casting
James L. Brooks
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Jeffrey Ford
First Assistant Editor
Darren King
Dialogue Editor
Armen Ksajikian
Musician
Laurence Mark
Executive Producer
Bill Brzeski
Production Design
Kristi Zea
Producer
Donna Casey-Aira
Assistant Costume Designer
Pete Turner
Stunts