As Good as It Gets is a 1997 American romantic comedy film directed by James L. Brooks, who co-wrote it with Mark Andrus. The film stars Jack Nicholson as a misanthropic and obsessive-compulsive novelist, Helen Hunt as a single mother with a chronically ill son, and Greg Kinnear as a homosexual artist. The paintings were created for the film by New York artist Billy Sullivan. The film was released in theaters on December 23, 1997, and was a box office hit, grossing $314.1 million on a $50 million budget.
- Starring : Jack Nicholson / Helen Hunt
- Genre : Comedy / Drama / Romance
- Country : United States
- Language : English
- Director : James L. Brooks
- Production : TriStar Pictures / Gracie Films
- Distributor : Columbia Pictures Mexico / Columbia TriStar Egmont Film Distributors / Columbia TriStar Film / Columbia TriStar Films AB / Columbia TriStar Films / Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina / Columbia TriStar Films de España / Columbia Tristar Films of India / Sony Pictures Entertainment / TriStar Pictures / Columbia TriStar Domestic Television / Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment / Columbia TriStar Home Video / Columbia TriStar Television / Egmont Film / GoldMax / LK-TEL / National Broadcasting Company (NBC) / Paramount Channel / Sony Pictures Home Entertainment / Sony Pictures Television / Twilight Time
As Good as It Gets movie
As Good as It Gets release date
- December 6, 1997 : USA (Westwood, California) (premiere)
- December 16, 1997 : USA (New York City, New York) (premiere)
- December 19, 1997 : USA (Washington, D.C.)
- December 23, 1997 : USA (limited)
- December 25, 1997 : USA
- February 5, 1998 : Australia
- February 12, 1998 : Germany
- February 13, 1998 : Switzerland (German speaking region)
- February 13, 1998 : Sweden
- February 18, 1998 : France
- February 27, 1998 : Spain
- March 13, 1998 : UK
- March 13, 1998 : Ireland
- March 18, 1998 : Philippines
- March 19, 1998 : Singapore
- April 11, 1998 : Japan
As Good as It Gets cast
- Jack Nicholson as Melvin Udall
- Helen Hunt as Carol Connelly
- Greg Kinnear as Simon Bishop
- Cuba Gooding Jr. as Frank Sachs
- Skeet Ulrich as Vincent
- Shirley Knight as Beverly
- Yeardley Smith as Jackie
- Lupe Ontiveros as Nora
- Jill the Dog as Verdell (as Jill)
- Timer the Dog as Supporting Dog (as Timer)
- Billy the Dog as Supporting Dog (as Billy)
- Bibi Osterwald as Neighbor Woman
- Ross Bleckner as Carl
- Bernadette Balagtas as Caterer
- Jaffe Cohen as Partygoer
Nicholson and Hunt won the Academy Award for Best Actor and Best Actress, respectively, making As Good as It Gets the most recent film to win both of the lead acting awards, and the first since 1991’s The Silence of the Lambs. It is ranked 140th on Empire magazine’s “The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time” list.
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