
As Good as It Gets
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.
As Good as It Gets
December 19, 1997
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Cast (69)

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
Crew (196)
Directing

Ray Quiroz
Script Supervisor

William M. Connor
Second Assistant Director

Shari Hanger
Second Second Assistant Director

Susan Perlman
Other

James L. Brooks
Director

Aldric La'Auli Porter
First Assistant Director
Writing
Production

Trish Adlesic
Assistant Location Manager

Kristi Zea
Producer

Barbara Harris
ADR Voice Casting

Owen Wilson
Associate Producer

Richard Marks
Co-Producer

Amy Herman
Unit Production Manager

Declan Baldwin
Location Manager

Denise Sirkot
Executive In Charge Of Production

Bridget Johnson
Producer

Susanna Horng
Production Secretary

Deirdre Cook
Production Coordinator

Laurence Mark
Executive Producer

Ralph Coleman
Location Manager

Laura Ziskin
Executive Producer

Kristen Ploucha
Production Assistant

Andy Mensing
Production Assistant

Scott Meyers
Production Assistant

Francine Maisler
Casting

John 'Jake' Jacobson
Unit Production Manager

Kathryn Eisenstein
Casting Associate

Felicia Nalivansky
Executive Producer's Assistant

Mike Revell
Production Accountant

S. Todd Christensen
Assistant Location Manager

Maria Kavanaugh
Associate Producer

Chad Woelki
Production Assistant

Jason Rubenstein
Production Assistant

Michael Tubre
Production Assistant

Chris Palzis
Production Assistant

Ted Sroka
Production Assistant

Eric Mention
Production Assistant

Marguerite Rowland
Production Accountant

Karen E. Etcoff
Casting

Karen E. Etcoff
Extras Casting

Giela Fredman
Assistant Accountant

Chad Ahrendt
Production Assistant

Miriam Schapiro
Assistant Production Coordinator

Yvonne Yaconelli
Production Office Coordinator

Petra Alexandria
Executive Producer's Assistant

David Yang
Producer's Assistant

James L. Brooks
Producer

John D. Schofield
Unit Production Manager

John D. Schofield
Co-Producer

Aldric La'Auli Porter
Associate Producer

Richard Sakai
Executive Producer

John Shaw
Production Assistant

Alex Fernandez
Production Assistant

George A. Davis
Production Secretary

Brian Black
Production Assistant
Sound

Chris Jenkins
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Mark Smith
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Hans Zimmer
Original Music Composer

Bruce Fowler
Orchestrator

Adam Milo Smalley
Music Editor

Galen Goodpaster
First Assistant Sound Editor

Thomas J. O'Connell
ADR Mixer

Alan Meyerson
Scoring Mixer

David Giammarco
Supervising Sound Editor

Jeff Wexler
Sound Mixer

Cindy Marty
Sound Effects Editor

Andy Malcolm
Foley Artist

Renée Tondelli
ADR Supervisor

Matt Colleran
Sound Recordist

Rudy Pi
Sound Recordist

Zigmund Gron
Music Editor

Jonathan Klein
Foley Editor

Christopher Flick
Foley Editor

Patrick Drummond
Sound Effects Editor

Richard Duarte
Foley Mixer

Darren King
Dialogue Editor

Jeff Gomillion
ADR Mixer

Kim Haves
Dialogue Editor

Jerome R. Vitucci
Sound Mixer

Nicholas Korda
ADR Editor

Dennis Drummond
Supervising Sound Editor

Bill Ward
Assistant Sound Editor

George Campos
Apprentice Sound Editor

Jeffrey Pollack
Music Supervisor

Kira Edmunds
Assistant Sound Editor

Kathleen King
Boom Operator

Don Coufal
Boom Operator

Harry Gregson-Williams
Conductor

Armen Ksajikian
Musician

Ron Bartlett
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Lucas Richman
Conductor
Art

John Maskovich
Set Dresser

Bill Brzeski
Production Design

Martin Charles
Graphic Designer

Bart C. Hubenthal
Set Dresser

Robert Griffon Jr.
Property Master

Gary Deaton
Construction Coordinator

Scott G. Jones
Set Dresser

Masako Masuda
Assistant Art Director

Pablo Ferro
Title Designer

Todd Jacques
Set Dresser

John Naehrlich
Leadman

Brana Rosenfeld
Assistant Set Decoration

Jeffrey Machala
Assistant Property Master

Mark Wade
Property Master

Jacqueline Jacobson Scarfo
Set Decoration

Teresa Carriker-Thayer
Art Direction

Philip Toolin
Art Direction

Gary Rizzo
Set Dresser

Philip Canfield
Leadman

Clay A. Griffith
Set Decoration

John H. Maxwell
Set Dresser

Rochelle S. Allen
Art Department Assistant
Camera

John Dolan
Key Grip

Michael Stone
"A" Camera Operator

Ralph Nelson Jr.
Still Photographer

Al Rodgers
Second Assistant "B" Camera

Donald E. Thorin Jr.
First Assistant "A" Camera

Demmie Todd
Still Photographer

Jeff Hand
First Assistant "B" Camera

Gábor Kövér
"B" Camera Operator

Richard Turner
"B" Camera Operator

Rick Tschudin
"B" Camera Operator

Steve Craft
Second Assistant "B" Camera

Michael Connors
Dolly Grip

Paul Plannette
First Assistant "B" Camera

James Bartolomeo
Second Assistant Camera

Michael M. Krevitt
Key Grip

Michael Martinez
Second Assistant "A" Camera

John Bailey
Director of Photography

Thomas Wazney
Best Boy Grip
Costume & Make-Up

Molly Maginnis
Costume Designer

Michèle Burke
Makeup Supervisor

Elaine Ramires
Wardrobe Supervisor

Linda Arnold
Hair Supervisor

Carrie Angland
Makeup Artist

Daniel J. Adkins
Costume Supervisor

Heidi Shulman
Costume Supervisor

James Lapidus
Costumer

Allen Weisinger
Makeup Artist

Mary Elizabeth Still
Costumer

Donna Casey-Aira
Assistant Costume Designer
Crew

Ken Fritz
Stunt Coordinator

BJ Davis
Stunt Double

Denise Lynne Roberts
Stunts

Chester E. Tripp III
Stunts

Felipe Savahge
Stunts

Richard McLaughlin
Transportation Co-Captain

Pete Turner
Stunts

Julie Ansell
Thanks

Diane Krakower
Actor's Assistant

Julia Davis
Stunt Double

Julia Davis
Stunt Coordinator

Phil O'Dell
Stunts

Guy T. Wiedmann
Visual Effects Editor

Shawn Suttles
Actor's Assistant

Edward O'Donnell
Transportation Captain

Stacey Berns
Actor's Assistant

B.J. Davis
Stunts

Gary Holland
Cableman

Michael Besman
Thanks

Felix Ojeda
Compositor

William B. Doane
Special Effects Coordinator

Bryce Gregory
Stunts

Megan Omi
Compositor

Karen R. Jones
Unit Publicist

Al Griswold
Special Effects Coordinator

Walter Scott
Stunt Coordinator

Gene LeBell
Stunts

Dr. David A. Kipper
Medical Consultant

Vince del Castillo
Transportation Captain

Patrick King
Transportation Co-Captain

Debbie Modrow
Actor's Assistant
Editing

Richard Marks
Editor

Theresa Repola Mohammed
Negative Cutter

Dale E. Grahn
Color Timer

Hilary Schroeder
Assistant Editor

Lori C. Ingle
Associate Editor

Gena Bleier
Assistant Editor

Marisa Morabito
Editorial Production Assistant

Heather Hughes
Assistant Editor

Sarah Thiessen
Assistant Editor

Jeffrey Ford
First Assistant Editor

Tony Solomons
Assistant Editor

Laura Congleton
Assistant Editor
Lighting

Mike Moyer
Chief Lighting Technician

David Burnett
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician

Greg Addison
Lighting Technician

Greg Addison
Chief Lighting Technician
Visual Effects

Mark Dornfeld
Imaging Science

Lisa Kahatriya
Rotoscoping Artist

George Merkert
Visual Effects Producer

Tim McGovern
Visual Effects Supervisor

Hal Miles
Rotoscoping Artist