As Good as It Gets
1997 film by James L. Brooks · Released December 23, 1997
As Good as It Gets is a 1997 American romantic comedy 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 was produced by TriStar Pictures and Gracie Films and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing. As Good as It Gets premiered at the Regency Village Theatre on December 6, 1997, and was released theatrically in the United States on Christmas Day.
Cast ages at release (December 23, 1997)
- Jack Nicholson, as Melvin Udall: 60
- Helen Hunt, as Carol Connelly: 34
- Greg Kinnear, as Simon Bishop: 34
- Cuba Gooding Jr., as Frank Sachs: 29
- Skeet Ulrich, as Vincent Lopiano: 27
- Shirley Knight, as Beverly Connelly: 61
- Yeardley Smith, as Jackie Simpson: 33
- Missi Pyle, as Cafe 24 waitress: 25
- Shane Black, as Brian: 36
- Jesse James, as Spencer "Spence" Connelly: 8
- Jamie Kennedy, as street hustler: 27
- Lawrence Kasdan, as Dr. Green: 48
- Julie Benz, as receptionist: 25
- Brian Doyle-Murray, as handyman: 52
- Harold Ramis, as Dr. Martin Bettes: 53
- Todd Solondz, as man on bus: 38
- Peter Jacobson, as man at table: 32
- Lisa Edelstein, as woman at table: 31
- Lupe Ontiveros, as Nora Manning: 55
- Kristi Zea: 49
- Tom McGowan, as maître dhôtel: 38
- Randall Batinkoff, as Carol's date: 29
- Leslie Stefanson, as Cafe 24 waitress: 26
- Maya Rudolph, as policewoman: 25
- Danielle Spencer, as veterinarian: 32