As Good As It Gets (1997)

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PG-13 | 2 hr 18 mins | Comedy, Drama, Romance | Released: 12/23/1997 |Box Office Total: $147.6M

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Synopsis:

Melvin Udall is a sarcastic writer who lives alone in an apartment, eats at the same restaurant each day, is afraid of germs, and generally hates people. His neighbor, Simon, is a gay artist whose dog is constantly becoming entangled in Melvin's life annoying Melvin and giving rise to much anti-homosexual sentiment on his part. Carol is a waitress at Melvin's usual eating spot who is trying to take care of an asthmatic son and has to suffer Melvins obnoxious behavior. However, the door to Melvin's self-awakening is opened by Simon's dog who Melvin has to watch after Simon is brutally mugged. He comes to love the dog and respect Simon, and to see that Carol's son receives much-needed medical care.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
12/23/1997

Director	Credit
James L. Brooks	Director
Cast	Credit
Jack Nicholson	Melvin Udall
Helen Hunt	Carol Connelly
Greg Kinnear	Simon Bishop
Cuba Gooding Jr	Frank Sachs
Skeet Ulrich	Vincent
Shirley Knight	Beverly
Yeardley Smith	Jackie
Lupe Ontiveros	Nora
Jill	Verdell--the Dog
Timer	Supporting Dog
'Billy' MOP	Supporting Dog
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
Jesse James	Spencer Connelly
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
Harold Ramis	Dr Bettes
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
Production Credits	Credit
Aldric Porter	Associate Producer
John D Schofield	Co-Producer
Richard Sakai	Executive Producer
James L. Brooks	Producer
Bridget Johnson	Producer
Richard Marks	Co-Producer
Maria Kavanagh	Associate Producer
Laurence Mark	Executive Producer
Kristi Zea	Producer
Laura Ziskin	Executive Producer
Owen Wilson	Associate Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Gracie Films	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
TriStar Pictures	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Columbia TriStar Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
Sony Pictures Releasing International (SPRI)	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Los Angeles, California, USA
New York, New York, USA
Writer	Credit
Mark Andrus	Screenplay
Mark Andrus	From Story
James L. Brooks	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Marge Rowland	Production Accountant
Giela Fredman	Assistant Accountant
Mike Revell	Production Accountant
Animal Training Handling	Credit
Roger Schumacher	Animal Trainer - head animal trainer
Ray Beal	Animal Trainer
Mathilde DeCagny	Animal Trainer
Art Department	Credit
John H Maxwell	Set Dresser
Billy Sullivan	Art Department - Simon's artwork
John Naehrlich	Leadman
Brana Rosenfeld	Assistant Set Decorator
Masako Masuda	Assistant Art Director
Bill Brzeski	Production Designer
Philip Toolin	Art Director
Clay A Griffith	Set Decorator
Rochelle S Allen	Art Assistant - art department assistant
Philip Canfield	Lead Person - leadman
Teresa Carriker-Thayer	Art Director
John Nava	Art Department - artwork
Gary H Rizzo	Set Dresser
Jacqueline Jacobson-Scarfo	Set Decorator
Bart C Hubenthal	Set Dresser
Stephen Douglas	Art Department - artwork
Scott G Jones	Set Dresser
Joan Semmel	Art Department - artwork
Richard Shebairo	Art Department - artwork provider
Todd Jacques	Set Dresser
John D Maskovich	Set Dresser
Casting	Credit
Francine Maisler	Casting
Katherine Eisenstein	Casting Associate
Karen E Etcoff	Extras Casting
Film Camera	Credit
Ralph Nelson	Photography - still photographer
John Bailey	Director of Photography
John Bickford	Dailies - dailies timer
Michael L Stone	Camera Operator
Mike Moyer	Lighting Technician
Paul Plannette	Camera Assistant - "B" camera 1st assistant
Dale E Grahn	Color Timer
Michael Martinez	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
James Bartolomeo	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Steve Craft	Camera Assistant - "B" camera 2nd assistant
Greg Addison	Lighting Technician
Richard F Tschudin	Camera Operator - "B" camera operator
Demmie Todd	Photography - still photographer
Richard Turner	Camera Operator - "B" camera operator
Jeff Hand	Camera Assistant - "B" camera 1st assistant
Gabor Kover	Camera Operator - "B" camera operator
Al Rodgers	Camera Assistant - "B" camera 2nd assistant
Music	Credit
Sandy DeCrescent	Music Contractor
Chris Douridas	Song - song consultant
Harry Gregson-Williams	Music Conductor
Hans Zimmer	Music
Jane Siberry	Song Performer
Jeffrey Pollack	Music Supervisor
Zigmund Gron	Music Editor
Mike Lang	Soloist - Melvin's solo piano
Bruce Fowler	Music Arranger - orchestrator
Lucas Richmond	Music Conductor
Judith Owen	Song Performer
Rupert Nadeau	Music - assistant music editor
Jane Siberry	Song
Adam Milo Smalley	Music Editor
George Gershwin	Song
The Spin Doctors	Song Performer
Shawn Colvin	Song Performer
Judith Owen	Song
Jimi Hendrix	Song
The Village People	Song Performer
Shawn Colvin	Song
Van Morrison	Song Performer
John Leventhal	Song
The Drifters	Song Performer
Danielle Brisebois	Song Performer
Jacques Morali	Song
Henri Belolo	Song
Nat King Cole	Song Performer
Art Garfunkel	Song Performer
Victor Willis	Song
Van Morrison