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