As Good as It Gets 1997 Full Movie
As Good as It Gets is a 1997 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by James L. Brooks from a screenplay he co-wrote with Mark Andrus. It stars Jack Nicholson as a misanthropic, bigoted and obsessive–compulsive novelist, Helen Hunt as a single mother with a chronically ill son, and Greg Kinnear as a gay artist. The film premiered at the Regency Village Theatre on December 6, 1997, and was released theatrically in the United States on December 25, 1997, and was a critical and box office hit, grossing $314.1 million on a $50 million budget.
Nicholson and Hunt won the Academy Awards for Best Actor and Best Actress, respectively, making it the most recent film to win both of the lead acting awards, and the first since The Silence of the Lambs (1991). It was also nominated for Best Picture. It is ranked 140th on Empire magazine's "The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time" list.
Directed by James L. Brooks
Screenplay by
Mark Andrus
James L. Brooks
Story by Mark Andrus
Produced by
James L. Brooks
Bridget Johnson
Kristi Zea
Starring
Jack Nicholson
Helen Hunt
Greg Kinnear
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Skeet Ulrich
Shirley Knight
Cinematography John Bailey
Edited by Richard Marks
Music by Hans Zimmer
Production
companies
TriStar Pictures
Gracie Films
Distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing
Release dates
December 6, 1997 (Regency Village Theatre)
December 25, 1997 (United States)
Running time 139 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $50 million
Box office $314.1 million
Cast
Jack Nicholson as Melvin Udall
Helen Hunt as Carol Connelly
Greg Kinnear as Simon Bishop
Cuba Gooding Jr. as Frank Sachs
Skeet Ulrich as Vincent Lopiano
Shirley Knight as Beverly Connelly
Jesse James as Spencer "Spence" Connelly
Yeardley Smith as Jackie Simpson
Lupe Ontiveros as Nora Manning
Bibi Osterwald as Neighbor Woman
Harold Ramis as Dr. Martin Bettes
Lawrence Kasdan as Dr. Green
Julie Benz as Receptionist
Shane Black as Brian, Cafe 24 manager
Leslie Stefanson as Cafe 24 Waitress
Tom McGowan as Maitre D'
Brian Doyle-Murray as Handyman
Jamie Kennedy as Street Hustler
Missi Pyle as Cafe 24 Waitress
Wood Harris as Cafe 24 Busboy
Maya Rudolph as Policewoman
Todd Solondz as Man on Bus
Jill as dog Verdell
Nicholson and Hunt won the Academy Awards for Best Actor and Best Actress, respectively, making it the most recent film to win both of the lead acting awards, and the first since The Silence of the Lambs (1991). It was also nominated for Best Picture. It is ranked 140th on Empire magazine's "The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time" list.
Directed by James L. Brooks
Screenplay by
Mark Andrus
James L. Brooks
Story by Mark Andrus
Produced by
James L. Brooks
Bridget Johnson
Kristi Zea
Starring
Jack Nicholson
Helen Hunt
Greg Kinnear
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Skeet Ulrich
Shirley Knight
Cinematography John Bailey
Edited by Richard Marks
Music by Hans Zimmer
Production
companies
TriStar Pictures
Gracie Films
Distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing
Release dates
December 6, 1997 (Regency Village Theatre)
December 25, 1997 (United States)
Running time 139 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $50 million
Box office $314.1 million
Cast
Jack Nicholson as Melvin Udall
Helen Hunt as Carol Connelly
Greg Kinnear as Simon Bishop
Cuba Gooding Jr. as Frank Sachs
Skeet Ulrich as Vincent Lopiano
Shirley Knight as Beverly Connelly
Jesse James as Spencer "Spence" Connelly
Yeardley Smith as Jackie Simpson
Lupe Ontiveros as Nora Manning
Bibi Osterwald as Neighbor Woman
Harold Ramis as Dr. Martin Bettes
Lawrence Kasdan as Dr. Green
Julie Benz as Receptionist
Shane Black as Brian, Cafe 24 manager
Leslie Stefanson as Cafe 24 Waitress
Tom McGowan as Maitre D'
Brian Doyle-Murray as Handyman
Jamie Kennedy as Street Hustler
Missi Pyle as Cafe 24 Waitress
Wood Harris as Cafe 24 Busboy
Maya Rudolph as Policewoman
Todd Solondz as Man on Bus
Jill as dog Verdell