As Good As It Gets

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As Good As It Gets (19-Dec-1997)

Director: James L. Brooks

Writers: Mark Andrus; James L. Brooks

Music by: Hans Zimmer

Producers: Bridget Johnson; Kristi Zea; James L. Brooks

Keywords: Romantic Comedy, Gay

A middle-aged, misogynistic romance novelist saddled with OCD falls in love with a waitress twenty years his younger; he reluctantly cares for his gay neighbor's dog after the neighbor is hospitalized for injuries suffered during a mugging. Won Oscars for Best Actor and Best Actress; received additional nominations for Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor, Best Screenplay, Best Original Score and Best Editing.

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Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Randall Batinkoff Actor 16-Oct-1968 For Keeps

Julie Benz Actor 1-May-1972 Jawbreaker

Danielle Brisebois Actor 28-Jun-1969 Stephanie Mills on Archie Bunker's Place

Brian Doyle-Murray Comic 31-Oct-1945 SNL

Lisa Edelstein Actor 21-May-1966 Dr. Lisa Cuddy on House, MD

Cuba Gooding, Jr. Actor 2-Jan-1968 Show him the money already

Wood Harris Actor 17-Oct-1969 Avon Barksdale in The Wire

Helen Hunt Actor 15-Jun-1963 As Good As It Gets

Lawrence Kasdan Film/TV Producer 14-Jan-1949 The Big Chill

Jamie Kennedy Actor 25-May-1970 Scream, Malibu's Most Wanted

Greg Kinnear Actor 17-Jun-1963 Talk Soup

Shirley Knight Actor 5-Jul-1936 Sweet Bird of Youth

Tom McGowan Actor 26-Jul-1959 Kenny Daly on Frasier

Kathryn Morris Actor 28-Jan-1969 Lilly Rush on Cold Case

Jack Nicholson Actor 22-Apr-1937 Chinatown

Lupe Ontiveros Actor 17-Sep-1942 26-Jul-2012 Frequently portrayed maids

Bibi Osterwald Actor 3-Feb-1918 2-Jan-2002 Bridget Loves Bernie

Missi Pyle Actor 16-Nov-1972 Bringing Down the House

Harold Ramis Comic 21-Nov-1944 24-Feb-2014 Egon Spengler in Ghostbusters

Maya Rudolph Actor 27-Jul-1972 Saturday Night Live

Yeardley Smith Actor 3-Jul-1964 Voice of Lisa on The Simpsons

Todd Solondz Film Director 15-Oct-1959 Welcome to the Dollhouse

Tara Subkoff Actor 10-Dec-1972 Imitation of Christ fashion line

Skeet Ulrich Actor 20-Jan-1970 Nobody's Baby

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 ... Verdell
Timer ... Supporting Dog
Billy ... 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 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
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

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