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As Good as It Gets

  • 1997
  • PG-13
  • 2h 19m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
340K
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Jack Nicholson in As Good as It Gets (1997)
A single mother and waitress, a misanthropic author, and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship after the artist is assaulted in a robbery.
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A single mother and waitress, a misanthropic author, and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship after the artist is assaulted in a robbery.A single mother and waitress, a misanthropic author, and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship after the artist is assaulted in a robbery.A single mother and waitress, a misanthropic author, and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship after the artist is assaulted in a robbery.

  • Director
    • James L. Brooks
  • Writers
    • Mark Andrus
    • James L. Brooks
  • Stars
    • Jack Nicholson
    • Helen Hunt
    • Greg Kinnear
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
    340K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,499
    128
    • Director
      • James L. Brooks
    • Writers
      • Mark Andrus
      • James L. Brooks
    • Stars
      • Jack Nicholson
      • Helen Hunt
      • Greg Kinnear
    • 685User reviews
    • 149Critic reviews
    • 67Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 2 Oscars
      • 38 wins & 54 nominations total

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    Top Cast81

    Jack Nicholson
    Jack Nicholson
    • Melvin Udall
    Helen Hunt
    Helen Hunt
    • Carol Connelly
    Greg Kinnear
    Greg Kinnear
    • Simon Bishop
    Cuba Gooding Jr.
    Cuba Gooding Jr.
    • Frank Sachs
    Skeet Ulrich
    Skeet Ulrich
    • Vincent
    Shirley Knight
    Shirley Knight
    • Beverly
    Yeardley Smith
    Yeardley Smith
    • Jackie
    Lupe Ontiveros
    Lupe Ontiveros
    • Nora
    Jill the Dog
    Jill the Dog
    • Verdell
    • (as Jill)
    Timer the Dog
    • Supporting Dog
    • (as Timer)
    Billy the Dog
    • Supporting Dog
    • (as Billy)
    Bibi Osterwald
    Bibi Osterwald
    • Neighbor Woman
    Ross Bleckner
    • Carl
    Bernadette Balagtas
    Bernadette Balagtas
    • Caterer
    Jaffe Cohen
    Jaffe Cohen
    • Partygoer
    Laurie Kilpatrick
    Laurie Kilpatrick
    • Partygoer
    Alice Vaughn
    Alice Vaughn
    • Partygoer
    Brian Doyle-Murray
    Brian Doyle-Murray
    • Handyman
    • Director
      • James L. Brooks
    • Writers
      • Mark Andrus
      • James L. Brooks
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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      In one scene the dog starts mimicking Jack Nicholson by stepping over the cracks in the sidewalk. The filmmakers accomplished this by placing little obstacles on the cracks so that the dog had to step over them. They then removed the obstacles digitally in post-production.
    • Goofs
      When Simon is in the hotel in Baltimore, he rips his cast between the thumb and index finger. Upon the return to New York, when Carol is exiting the car, the cast is clearly and repeatedly seen to be intact.
    • Quotes
      • Melvin Udall: Now, I got a real great compliment for you, and it's true.
      • Carol Connelly: I'm so afraid you're about to say something awful.
      • Melvin Udall: Don't be pessimistic, it's not your style. Okay. Here I go. Clearly a mistake.
      • [shifts in his seat uncomfortably]
      • Melvin Udall: I've got this, what, ailment? My doctor, a shrink that I used to go to all the time, he says that in fifty or sixty percent of the cases, a pill really helps. I hate pills. Very dangerous thing, pills. Hate. I'm using the word "hate" here, about pills. Hate. My compliment is, that night when you came over and told me that you would never... all right, well, you were there, you know what you said. Well, my compliment to you is, the next morning, I started taking the pills.
      • Carol Connelly: I don't quite get how that's a compliment for me.
      • Melvin Udall: You make me want to be a better man.
      • [pause]
      • Carol Connelly: [stunned] That's maybe the best compliment of my life.
      • Melvin Udall: Well, maybe I overshot a little, because I was aiming at just enough to keep you from walking out.
    • Crazy credits
      Just after the disclaimer of the American Humane Association (The animals used in this film were in no way mistreated...) there is a second disclaimer stating "The actors used in this film were in no way mistreated."
    • Connections
      Edited into Doggiewoggiez! Poochiewoochiez! (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      Temple (Sanctuary Mix)
      Written and Performed by Jane Siberry
      Courtesy of Reprise Records
      By Arrangement with Warner Special Products

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    Details

    • Release date
      • December 25, 1997 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Mejor... imposible
    • Filming locations
      • Khoury's Restaurant - 110 N. Marina Drive, Long Beach, California, USA(Chesapeake Bay, Baltimore Restaurant)
    • Production companies
      • TriStar Pictures
      • Gracie Films
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    Box office

    • Budget
      • $50,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $148,478,011
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $12,606,928
      • Dec 28, 1997
    • Gross worldwide
      • $314,178,011
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 19m(139 min)
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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