As Good As It Gets [WS]

Director: James L. Brooks, James A. Brooks

Overview

"James L. Brooks' surprising tale proving that an obsessive-compulsive writer, a single mother, and a gay artist living in Manhattan are really just like anyone else makes for an appealing DVD. The double-sided disc allows for viewing in 16 x 9 widescreen

Product Details

Release Date:	09/20/2005
UPC:	0043396217096
Original Release:	1997
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	Sony Pictures
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	2:19:00
Sales rank:	179

Special Features

Scene selections; Commentary track

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Jack Nicholson	Melvin Udall
Helen Hunt	Carol Connelly
Greg Kinnear	Simon Bishop
Cuba Gooding Jr.	Frank Sachs
Skeet Ulrich	Vincent
Shirley Knight	Beverly
Yeardley Smith	Jackie
Lupe Ontiveros	Nora
Ross Bleckner	Carl
Lawrence Kasdan	Dr Green
Harold Ramis	Dr Bettes
Brian Doyle-Murray	Mejsterkowicz John
Jesse James	Spencer Connelly
Maya Rudolph	Policjantka
John F. O'Donohue	Detektyw Ray
Bibi Osterwald	S?siadka
Bernadette Balagtas	Pracownica firmy kateringowej
Jaffe Cohen	Imprezowicz
Laurie Kilpatrick	Imprezowiczka
Alice Vaughn	Imprezowiczka
Kristi Zea	Matka przy stole
Annie Maginnis Tippe	C?rka przy stole
Patricia Childress	Kelnerka w barze ca?odobowym
Rebekah Johnson	Kelnerka w barze ca?odobowym
Missi Pyle	Kelnerka w barze ca?odobowym
Leslie Stefanson	Kelnerka w barze ca?odobowym
Tara Subkoff	Kelnerka w barze ca?odobowym
Shane Black	Brian, kierownik baru ca?odobowego
Peter Jacobson	M??czyzna przy stole
Lisa Edelstein	Kobieta przy stole
Stan Bly	Actor
Randall Batinkoff	Actor
Jamie Kennedy	Street Hustler
Justin Herwick	Actor
David A. Kipper	Actor
Mary Elizabeth Still	Actor
Chloe Brooks	Actor,Actor
Sharon L. Alexander	Actor
Holly Denys	Actor
Alison Rose	Actor
Kathryn Morris	Actor
Wood Harris	Actor
Linda Gehringer	Actor
Julie Benz	Actor
Antonia Jones	Actor
Kaitlin Hopkins	Actor
Jimmy Workman	Actor
Danielle Spencer	Actor
Todd Solondz	Actor
Tom McGowan	Actor
Danielle Brisebois	Actor
Matt Malloy	Actor
Paul Greenberg	Actor
Kirk Ringberg	Actor
Dave Hawthorne	Actor
Maurice LaMarche	Voices,Fred Bishop - Simon's Dad on Phone
Hans Zimmer	Composer

Technical Credits

Mark Andrus

James L. Brooks

Mark Andrus	Screenwriter
James L. Brooks	Screenwriter,Producer
Bridget Johnson	Producer
Kristi Zea	Producer
Laurence Mark	Executive Producer,Producer
Richard Sakai	Executive Producer,Producer
Laura Ziskin	Executive Producer,Producer
William Doane	Special Effects,Special Effects
Ken Fritz	Stunts
Francine Maisler	Casting
Walter Scott	Stunts
John D. Schofield	Producer
Ron Bartlett	Sound Effects
George Campos	Sound Effects
Dennis Drummond	Sound Effects
Maria Kavanaugh	Producer
Owen Wilson	Producer
Megan Brown	Special Effects
Jeff Wexler	Sound/Sound Designer

Scene Index

Side #1 -- Widescreen
0. Scene Selections
1. Start [5:46]
2. "Never Interrupt Me." [4:21]
3. Breakfast [13:12]
4. Beaten & Robbed [2:34]
5. Designated Watcher [4:09]
6. Hospital Visit [4:33]
7. Verdell Jumps Cracks [1:21]
8. "Simon's Home." [6:06]
9. Melvin's Kicked Out [2:04]
10. At Carol's [4:16]
11. Simon, You're Broke [2:10]
12. At His Publisher's [1:28]
13. Dr. Bettes [6:21]
14. Rock Bottom [4:01]
15. Late-Night Visit [4:29]
16. Chinese Soup [2:04]
17. Thank-You Note [4:21]
18. No Thanks Required [9:23]
19. Road Trip Begins [3:49]
20. Sad Stories [3:25]
21. At the Hotel [3:12]
22. Big Date [11:48]
23. "I Have to Draw You." [9:15]
24. End of the Road [1:13]
25. Roommates [2:31]
26. Carol Calls [6:28]
27. "I Had to See You." [4:10]
28. Greatest Woman Alive [9:47]
Side #2 -- Full Screen
0. Scene Selections
1. Start [5:46]
2. "Never Interrupt Me." [4:21]
3. Breakfast [13:12]
4. Beaten & Robbed [2:34]
5. Designated Watcher [4:09]
6. Hospital Visit [4:33]
7. Verdell Jumps Cracks [1:21]
8. "Simon's Home." [6:06]
9. Melvin's Kicked Out [2:04]
10. At Carol's [4:16]
11. Simon, You're Broke [2:10]
12. At His Publisher's [1:28]
13. Dr. Bettes [6:21]
14. Rock Bottom [4:01]
15. Late-Night Visit [4:29]
16. Chinese Soup [2:04]
17. Thank-You Note [4:21]
18. No Thanks Required [9:23]
19. Road Trip Begins [3:49]
20. Sad Stories [3:25]
21. At the Hotel [3:12]
22. Big Date [11:48]
23. "I Have to Draw You." [9:15]
24. End of the Road [1:13]
25. Roommates [2:31]
26. Carol Calls [6:28]
27. "I Had to See You." [4:10]
28. Greatest Woman Alive [9:47]

Menu

Side #1 -- Widescreen
Play Movie
Languages & Audio
English (Dolby Surround)
English 5.1 (Dolby Digital)
French
Subtitles
English
Spanish
French
No Subtitles
Filmmakers' Commentary
Jim Brooks With Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear, Editor Richard Marks, Producer Laurence Mark and Composer Hans Zimmer
Commentary Off
Side #2 -- Full Screen
Play Movie
Languages & Audio
English (Dolby Surround)
English 5.1 (Dolby Digital)
French
Subtitles
English
Spanish
French
No Subtitles
Filmmakers' Commentary
Jim Brooks With Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear, Editor Richard Marks, Producer Laurence Mark and Composer Hans Zimmer
Commentary Off

Editorial Reviews

Rarely does a character's emotional transformation translate with as convincing sincerity as it does with As Good As It Gets' curmudgeonly Melvin Udall, played to perfection by Jack Nicholson. Mark Andrus and director James L. Brooks' bitterly funny and surprisingly touching script was tailored to Nicholson; he won his third Oscar as the lovable misanthrope. Helen Hunt broke out of the TV-sitcom ghetto with her Oscar-winning turn as a bittersweet, beleaguered waitress and single mom. Rounding out the circle of improbable friends, Greg Kinnear provides effortless work as the gay neighbor who provides an important role in Melvin's unlikely transformation. Ultimately, what makes the film succeed is its careful mix of laughs, melodrama and romance: the jokes always relate to the characters' development, and the more serious moments never devolve into sentimental treacle.