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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.

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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
Jaffe Cohen
Partygoer
Alice Vaughn
Partygoer
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
Kaitlin Hopkins
Woman in Lobby
Jimmy Workman
Sean from the Bakery
Danielle Spencer
Veterinarian
Todd Solondz
Man on Bus
Tom McGowan
Maitre'd
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
Aldric La'Auli Porter
First Assistant Director

Writing

Mark Andrus
Screenplay
James L. Brooks
Screenplay

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Brana Rosenfeld
Assistant Set Decoration
Jeffrey Machala
Assistant Property Master
Mark Wade
Property Master
Philip Toolin
Art Direction
Gary Rizzo
Set Dresser
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 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
Donna Casey-Aira
Assistant Costume Designer

Crew

Ken Fritz
Stunt Coordinator
BJ Davis
Stunt Double
Richard McLaughlin
Transportation Co-Captain
Pete Turner
Stunts
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
Felix Ojeda
Compositor
William B. Doane
Special Effects Coordinator
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

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