DIRECTED BY

James L. Brooks

YEAR

1997

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As Good as It Gets

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As Good as It Gets (1997)

PG-13 139 min - Comedy, Romance - 19 December 1997
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New York City. Melvin Udall, a cranky, bigoted, obsessive-compulsive writer, finds his life turned upside down when neighboring gay artist Simon is hospitalized and his dog is entrusted to Melvin. In addition, Carol, the only waitress who will tolerate him, must leave work to care for her sick son, making it impossible for Melvin to eat breakfast.

Director:  James L. Brooks
Stars:  Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear, Cuba Gooding Jr., Skeet Ulrich, Shirley Knight, Yeardley Smith, Lupe Ontiveros, Bibi Osterwald, Ross Bleckner, Bernadette Balagtas, Jaffe Cohen, Laurie Kilpatrick, Alice Vaughn, Harold Ramis, Brian Doyle-Murray, Kristi Zea, Patricia Childress, Rebekah Johnson, Missi Pyle, Leslie Stefanson, Tara Subkoff, Shane Black, Peter Jacobson, Lisa Edelstein, Stan Bly, Randall Batinkoff, Jesse James, Jamie Kennedy, Justin Herwick, Maya Rudolph, John F. O'Donohue, Mary Elizabeth Still, Lawrence Kasdan, Kathryn Morris, Wood Harris, Linda Gehringer, Julie Benz, Kaitlin Hopkins, Jimmy Workman, Danielle Spencer, Todd Solondz, Tom McGowan, Danielle Brisebois, Matt Malloy, Paul Greenberg, Alex Ballar, Bronwyn Cornelius, Maurice LaMarche, Amy Anzel

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Storyline

New York City. Melvin Udall, a cranky, bigoted, obsessive-compulsive writer, finds his life turned upside down when neighboring gay artist Simon is hospitalized and his dog is entrusted to Melvin. In addition, Carol, the only waitress who will tolerate him, must leave work to care for her sick son, making it impossible for Melvin to eat breakfast.

Collections: James L. Brooks
Tagline: A comedy from the heart that goes for the throat.
Genres: Comedy, Romance

Details

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Country:   United States of America
Language:  English
Release Date:  19 December 1997

Box Office

Budget:  $50,000,000
Revenue:  $314,178,011

Company Credits

Production Companies:  Gracie Films, TriStar Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:  2 h 19 min