As Good as It Gets

As Good as It Gets (1997)

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.

star 7.3
  • Release Date: 1997-12-19
  • Runtime: 2h 19min
  • Director: James L. Brooks

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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

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