As Good as It Gets (1997)
Releasing at 23 December 1997 in theaters
Comedy, Drama, Romance.
As Good as It Gets is romantic comedy film directed by James L. Brooks, and written by James L. Brooks & Mark Andrus. The film stars Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear, Cuba Gooding Jr., Skeet Ulrich, Shirley Knight and Jesse James. The film primiered at 6 December 1997 on Westwood, California.
Melvin Udall (Jack Nicholson) is an obsessive-compulsive writer of romantic fiction who’s rude to everyone he meets, including his gay neighbor Simon (Greg Kinnear), but when he has to look after Simon’s dog, he begins to soften and, if still not completely over his problems, finds he can conduct a relationship with the only waitress (Helen Hunt) at the local diner who’ll serve him.
Director: James L. Brooks
Writer: James L. Brooks, Mark Andrus
Stars: Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear, Cuba Gooding Jr., Skeet Ulrich, Shirley Knight, Jesse James
►Cast
| 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 the Dog | ► | Verdell |
| Timer the Dog | ► | Supporting Dog |
| Billy the Dog | ► | 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 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 |
| Alba Albanese | ► | New Yorker |
| Roger Ferreira | ► | Restaurant Patron |
| Amy Anzel | ► | Ballet Dancer |
| Alex Ballar | ► | Flower Store Customer |
| Joe Beachy | ► | Restaurant Patron |
| Laura Mayes Byrnes | ► | Restaurant Patron |
| Jason Thomas Campbell | ► | Valet |
| Bronwyn Cornelius | ► | Bartender |
| Eddie L. Fauria | ► | NYC Transit Cop |
| James Gosnell | ► | Boyfriend |
| Daniel D. Harris | ► | Upscale Restaurant Diner / Dancer |
| Eliza Harris | ► | Ballet Dancer |
| Maurice LaMarche | ► | Fred Bishop – Simon’s Dad on Phone (voice) |
| Johnny Mansbach | ► | Restaurant Patron |
| Dunya Merell Djordjevic | ► | Art Dealer |
| Bradlee Park | ► | Waiter |
| Nicole Salter | ► | Not Credited |
| Frank Slaten | ► | Miffed Partygoer |
| Joey Sontz | ► | Bus Passenger |
| Oriana Nicole Tavoularis | ► | Restaurant Patron |
| Justin Ward | ► | Diner |