As Good as It Gets
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UPC: 043396-217096 (DVD)
Region Coding: Region 1
Production Year: 1997
Rating: PG-13 (Parents strongly cautioned)
Strong Language, Thematic Elements, Nudity and a Beating
Running Time: 139 min.
DVD Release: 5/19/1998
Case Type: Keep Case
Video Formats: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1, Pan & Scan 1.33:1
Disc Formats: Dual Sided, Single Layered
SRP: $29.95
Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear and Cuba Gooding, Jr., star in James L. Brooks' hit comedy, AS GOOD AS IT GETS.

Nicholson gives a show-stopping performance as Melvin Udall, an obsessive-compulsive novelist with Manhattan's meanest mouth. But when his neighbor Simon is hospitalized, Melvin is forced to babysit Simon's dog. And that unexpected act of kindness — along with waitress Carol Connelly — helps put Melvin back in the human race. "Magically written, directed and acted, AS GOOD AS IT GETS is the best and funniest romantic comedy of the year." — Kenneth Turan, LOS ANGELES TIMES

Genres
Comedy
Drama
Romance

Studios
TriStar Pictures
Gracie Films
Media Companies: Columbia TriStar Home Video
Features
Scene Access
Audio Commentary
Closed Captioned
Subtitles
English
French
Spanish
Audio Tracks
English Dolby Digital Dolby Surround
English Dolby Digital 5.1
French Dolby Digital Dolby Surround
Commentary Dolby Digital Dolby Surround
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
Shirley Knight as Beverly
Yeardley Smith as Jackie
Lupe Ontiveros as Nora
Jill as Verdell

Supporting Dogs
Timer
Billy


Bibi Osterwald as Neighbor Woman
Ross Bleckner as Carl
Bernadette Balagtas as Caterer

Partygoers
Jaffe Cohen
Laurie Kilpatrick
Alice Vaughn


Brian Doyle-Murray as Handyman
Kristi Zea as Mother at Table
Annie Maginnis Tippe as Daughter at Table

Cafe 24 Waitresses
Patricia Childress
Rebekah Johnson
Missi Pyle
Leslie Stefanson
Tara Subkoff


Shane Black as Cafe 24 Manager
Peter Jacobson as Man at Table
Lisa Edelstein as Woman at Table
Stan Bly as Cafe 24 Customer
Randall Batinkoff as Carol's Date
Jesse James as Spencer Connelly

Street Hustlers
Jamie Kennedy
Justin Herwick


Maya Rudolph as Policewoman
John F. O'Donohue as Detective Ray
David A. Kipper as Hospital Doctor
Mary Elizabeth Still as Nurse Receptionist

Children at Cafe 24
Chloe Brooks
Cooper Brooks



Female Passersby
Sharon L. Alexander
Holly Denys


Lawrence Kasdan as Dr. Green

Psychiatric Patients
Alison Rose
Kathryn Morris


Wood Harris as Cafe 24 Busboy
Linda Gehringer as Publisher
Julie Benz as Receptionist
Harold Ramis as Dr. Bettes
Antonia Jones as Nurse
Kaitlin Hopkins as Woman in Lobby
Jimmy Workman as Sean from the Bakery
Danielle Spencer as Veterinarian
Todd Solondz as Man on Bus
Tom McGowan as Maitre D'
Danielle Brisebois as Singer
Matt Malloy as Men's Store Salesman
Paul Greenberg as Bar Waiter
Kirk Ringberg as Food Waiter
Dave Hawthorne as Bartender
Alba Albanese as New Yorker (uncredited)
Alex Biando as Flower Store Customer (uncredited)
Dunya Djordjevic as Art Dealer (uncredited)
Maurice LaMarche as Fred, Simon's Dad (uncredited, voice)
Frank Slaten as Miffed Partygoer (uncredited)
Crew
Direction:
James L. Brooks: Director
Writing:
Mark Andrus: Screenwriter
James L. Brooks: Screenwriter
Mark Andrus: Story By
Production:
Richard Sakai: Executive Producer
Laurence Mark: Executive Producer
Laura Ziskin: Executive Producer
Bridget Johnson: Producer
Kristi Zea: Producer
James L. Brooks: Producer
Cinematography:
John Bailey: Director of Photography
Film Editing:
Richard Marks: Film Editor
Music:
Hans Zimmer: Composer
Sound:
Dennis Drummond: Supervising Sound Editor
David Giammarco: Supervising Sound Editor
Chris Jenkins: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ron Bartlett: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mark Smith: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jeff Wexler: Production Sound Mixer
Art:
Molly Maginnis: Costume Designer
Bill Brzeski: Production Designer
Philip Toolin: Art Director
William B. Doane: Visual Effects
Elena Del Rio: Costume Designer
Michele Burke: Make-up Artist
Carrie Angland: Make-up Artist
Perry Michael Germain: Make-up Artist
Stacye Branché: Make-up Artist
Sony Pictures Imageworks
Tim McGovern: Visual Effects

Buena Vista Imaging
Mark Dornfeld: Visual Effects