As Good as It Gets 27 years old
A comedy from the heart that goes for the throat.
New York City. Melvin Udall, a cranky, bigoted, obsessive-compulsive writer, finds his life turned upside down when neighboring gay artist Simon is hospitalized and his dog is entrusted to Melvin. In addition, Carol, the only waitress who will tolerate him, must leave work to care for her sick son, making it impossible for Melvin to eat breakfast.
Credits
As Good as It Gets Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Shane Black He was 36, now 63 years old | as Cafe 24 Manager |
| Yeardley Smith She was 33, now 60 years old | as Jackie Simpson |
| Cuba Gooding, Jr. He was 29, now 56 years old | as Frank Sachs |
| Missi Pyle She was 25, now 52 years old | as Cafe 24 Waitress |
| Helen Hunt She was 34, now 61 years old | as Carol Connelly |
| Lupe Ontiveros She was 55, 69 years old when she died | as Nora Manning |
| Lawrence Kasdan He was 48, now 75 years old | as Dr. Green |
| Kathryn Morris She was 28, now 55 years old | as Psychiatric Patient |
| Jamie Kennedy He was 27, now 54 years old | as Street Hustler |
| Skeet Ulrich He was 27, now 54 years old | as Vincent Lopiano |
| Greg Kinnear He was 34, now 61 years old | as Simon Bishop |
| Jack Nicholson He was 60, now 87 years old | as Melvin Udall |
| Brian Doyle-Murray He was 52, now 79 years old | as Handyman |
| Matt Malloy He was 34, now 61 years old | as Men's Store Salesman |
| Julie Benz She was 25, now 52 years old | as Receptionist |
| Harold Ramis He was 53, 69 years old when he died | as Dr. Bettes |
| Peter Jacobson He was 32, now 59 years old | as Man at Table |
| Maya Rudolph She was 25, now 52 years old | as Policewoman |
| Kristi Zea She was 49, now 76 years old | as Mother at Table |
| Jimmy Workman He was 17, now 44 years old | as Sean from the Bakery |
| Kaitlin Hopkins She was 33, now 60 years old | as Woman in Lobby |
| Leslie Stefanson She was 26, now 53 years old | as Cafe 24 Waitress |
| Todd Solondz He was 38, now 65 years old | as Man on Bus |
| Wood Harris He was 28, now 55 years old | as Cafe 24 Busboy |
| Randall Batinkoff He was 29, now 56 years old | as Carol's date |
| John F. O'Donohue | as Detective Ray |
| Justin Herwick He was 35, now 62 years old | as Street Hustler |
| Laurie Kilpatrick | as Partygoer |
| Shirley Knight She was 61, now 88 years old | as Beverly Connelly |
| Rebekah Johnson She was 21, now 48 years old | as Cafe 24 Waitress |
| Patricia Childress She was 26, now 53 years old | as Cafe 24 Waitress |
| Tara Subkoff She was 25, now 52 years old | as Cafe 24 Waitress |
| Lisa Edelstein She was 30, now 57 years old | as Woman at Table |
| Tom McGowan He was 38, now 65 years old | as Maitre D' |
| Maurice LaMarche He was 39, now 66 years old | as Fred Bishop - Simon's Dad on Phone (voice) (uncredited) |
| Stan Bly | as Cafe 24 Customer |
| Alice Vaughn | as Partygoer |
| Paul Greenberg He was 30, now 57 years old | as Bar Waiter |
| Ross Bleckner He was 48, now 75 years old | as Carl |
| Bibi Osterwald She was 79, 83 years old when she died | as Neighbor Woman |
| Bronwyn Cornelius | as Bartender (uncredited) |
| Alex Ballar | as Flower Store Customer (uncredited) |
| Bernadette Balagtas | as Caterer |
| Jaffe Cohen | as Partygoer |
| Jesse James (actor) He was 8, now 35 years old | as Spencer Connelly |
As Good as It Gets Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Richard Marks as Editor. He was 54 (75) years old when He died | Editing |
| Clay A. Griffith as Set Decoration. He was 30 (now 57) years old | Art |
| Aldric La'Auli Porter as Assistant Director. | Directing |
| Francine Maisler as Casting. She was 36 (now 63) years old | Production |
| Mark Andrus as Screenplay. He was 42 (now 69) years old | Writing |
| Mark Andrus as Story. He was 42 (now 69) years old | Writing |
| Molly Maginnis as Costume Design. She was 45 (now 72) years old | Costume & Make-Up |
| Michael Besman as Thanks. | Crew |
| Bill Brzeski as Production Design. | Art |
| Julie Ansell as Thanks. | Crew |
| Karen E. Etcoff as Casting. | Production |
| Owen Wilson as Associate Producer. He was 29 (now 56) years old | Production |
| Hans Zimmer as Music. He was 40 (now 67) years old | Sound |
| William M. Connor as Assistant Director. | Directing |
| Barbara Harris as ADR Voice Casting. She was 62 (83) years old when She died | Production |
| BJ Davis as Stunt Double. He was 45 (now 72) years old | Crew |
| Bruce Fowler as Orchestrator. He was 50 (now 77) years old | Sound |
| Gena Bleier as Assistant Editor. | Editing |
| Chester E. Tripp III as Stunts. He was 38 (now 65) years old | Crew |
As Good as It Gets (27 years)
A comedy from the heart that goes for the throat.
- Release day: Friday, December 19, 1997
- Runtime: 139 minutes
- Budget: 50000000.00
- Revenue: 314178011.00