
As Good as It Gets
A comedy from the heart that goes for the throat. Brace yourself for Melvin.
1997 en 139 minutes
Rating: 7.392
Plot
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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Cast

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)