As Good as It Gets
1997 • Drama | Comedy
James L. Brooks
Director
Mark Andrus
Story
Status
Released
Release date
December 19, 1997
Duration
139 Min
Language
en
Popularity
4.0426
Budget
$50,000,000
Revenue
$314,178,011
Overview
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.
Cast
Jack Nicholson
Helen Hunt
Greg Kinnear
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Shirley Knight
Jesse James
Yeardley Smith
Lupe Ontiveros
Skeet Ulrich
Harold Ramis
Lawrence Kasdan
Bibi Osterwald
Ross Bleckner
Bernadette Balagtas
Alice Vaughn
Brian Doyle-Murray
Kristi Zea
Annie Maginnis Tippe
Patricia Childress
Rebekah Johnson
Missi Pyle
Leslie Stefanson
Tara Subkoff
Shane Black
Peter Jacobson
Lisa Edelstein
Randall Batinkoff
Jamie Kennedy
Maya Rudolph
Kathryn Morris
Wood Harris
Linda Gehringer
Julie Benz
Antonia Jones
Kaitlin Hopkins
Jimmy Workman
Danielle Spencer
Todd Solondz
Tom McGowan
Danielle Brisebois
Matt Malloy
Paul Greenberg
Amy Anzel
Frank Slaten
Maurice LaMarche
