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As Good as It Gets
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Synopsis
Melvin was successful as a popular As Good as It Gets, but in real life he was a hated bigot who was self-centered, always quarrelsome, and cursed at everyone. He suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder and cannot eat at the same restaurant every day unless his favorite waitress, Carol, takes care of him. One day, a neighbor, a gay artist, is injured during a burglary, and Melvin takes care of his dog Badel. Melvin is reluctant at first, but gradually begins to feel love for Badel. The change in Melvin causes his attitude towards Carol, who he has feelings for, to soften, and the relationship between the two gradually shrinks. Melvin tries to confess his love to Carol, but he ends up hurting her with his signature poisonous words.
Work information
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Directed by: James L. Brooks
Producer: James L. Brooks
: Bridget Johnson
: Christy Zee
Assistant producer: Owen Wilson
Executive producer: Laurence Mark
: Richard Sakai
By: Laura Ziskin
Screenplay: Mark Andrus
: James L. Brooks
Cinematography: John Bailey
Music: Hans Zimmer
cast
jack nicholson
helen hunt
Greg Kinnear
Cuba Gooding Jr.
skeet ulrich
Shirley Knight
Yeardley Smith
Leslie Stephenson
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*Information current as of March 27, 2021