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As Good as It Gets
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.
James L. Brooks
Casts & Crew
Jack Nicholson
Helen Hunt
Greg Kinnear
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Skeet Ulrich
Shirley Knight
Yeardley Smith
Lupe Ontiveros
Lawrence Kasdan
Harold Ramis
Kathryn Morris
Alison Rose
Maya Rudolph
Julie Benz
Jimmy Workman
Jamie Kennedy
Brian Doyle-Murray
Peter Jacobson
Jesse James
Randall Batinkoff
Linda Gehringer
Kaitlin Hopkins
Danielle Spencer
Lisa Edelstein
Danielle Brisebois
Todd Solondz
Matt Malloy
Tom McGowan
Bibi Osterwald
Ross Bleckner
Bernadette Balagtas
Jaffe Cohen
Laurie Kilpatrick
Alice Vaughn
Shane Black
Stan Bly
Missi Pyle
Tara Subkoff
Rebekah Johnson
Leslie Stefanson
Patricia Childress
Wood Harris
Chloe Brooks
Cooper Brooks
Kristi Zea
Justin Herwick
John F. O'Donohue
Mary Elizabeth Still
Paul Greenberg
David A. Kipper
Antonia Jones
Alex Ballar
Bronwyn Cornelius
Amy Anzel
Laura Mayes Byrnes
Maurice LaMarche
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