As Good as It Gets (1997) Cast & Crew
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Directed by James L. Brooks.
Cast
- Jack Nicholson as Melvin Udall
- Helen Hunt as Carol Connelly
- Greg Kinnear as Simon Bishop
- Cuba Gooding Jr. as Frank Sachs
- Shirley Knight as Beverly Connelly
- Jesse James as Spencer Connelly
- Yeardley Smith as Jackie Simpson
- Lupe Ontiveros as Nora Manning
- Skeet Ulrich as Vincent Lopiano
- Harold Ramis as Dr. Bettes
- Lawrence Kasdan as Dr. Green
- Bibi Osterwald as Neighbor Woman
- Ross Bleckner as Carl
- Bernadette Balagtas as Caterer
- Jaffe Cohen as Partygoer
- Laurie Kilpatrick as Partygoer
- Alice Vaughn as Partygoer
- Brian Doyle-Murray as Handyman
- Kristi Zea as Mother at Table
- Annie Maginnis Tippe as Daughter at Table
- Patricia Childress as Cafe 24 Waitress
- Rebekah Johnson as Cafe 24 Waitress
- Missi Pyle as Cafe 24 Waitress
- Leslie Stefanson as Cafe 24 Waitress
- Tara Subkoff as Cafe 24 Waitress
- 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
- Jamie Kennedy as Street Hustler
- Justin Herwick as Street Hustler
- Maya Rudolph as Policewoman
- John F. O'Donohue as Detective Ray
- Dr. David A. Kipper as Hospital Doctor
- Mary Elizabeth Still as Nurse Receptionist
- Chloe Brooks as Child at Cafe 24
- Cooper Brooks as Child at Cafe 24
- Sharon L. Alexander as Female Passerby
- Holly Denys as Female Passerby
Crew
- James L. Brooks — Director
- James L. Brooks — Screenplay
- Mark Andrus — Screenplay
- Bridget Johnson — Producer
- Kristi Zea — Producer
- John Bailey — Director of Photography
- Hans Zimmer — Original Music Composer
- James L. Brooks — Producer
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