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As Good as It Gets

A single mother and waitress, a misanthropic author, and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship after the artist is assaulted in a robbery.

Director

James L. Brooks

Year

Genre

comedy, drama, romance

Box Office

$148,478,011

Production

TriStar Pictures,Gracie Films

Awards

Won 2 Oscars. 38 wins & 54 nominations total

Melvin Udall

Carol Connelly

Simon Bishop

Frank Sachs

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Vincent

Beverly

Jackie

Nora

Verdell

Supporting Dog (as Timer)

Supporting Dog (as Billy)

Neighbor Woman

Carl

Caterer

Bernadette Balagtas

Partygoer

Partygoer

Laurie Kilpatrick

Partygoer

Handyman

Brian Doyle-Murray

Mother at Table

Daughter at Table

Annie Maginnis Tippe

Cafe 24 Waitress

Patricia Childress

Cafe 24 Waitress

Rebekah Johnson

Cafe 24 Waitress

Cafe 24 Waitress

Leslie Stefanson

Cafe 24 Waitress

Cafe 24 Manager

Man at Table

Woman at Table

Cafe 24 Customer

Carol's Date

Randall Batinkoff

Spencer Connelly

Street Hustler

Street Hustler

Policewoman

Detective Ray

John F. O'Donohue

Hospital Doctor

David A. Kipper

Nurse Receptionist

Mary Elizabeth Still

Child at Cafe 24

Child at Cafe 24

Female Passerby

Sharon L. Alexander

Female Passerby

Dr. Green

Lawrence Kasdan

Psychiatric Patient

Psychiatric Patient

Cafe 24 Busboy

Publisher

Linda Gehringer

Receptionist

Dr. Bettes

Nurse

Woman in Lobby

Kaitlin Hopkins

Sean from the Bakery

Veterinarian

Danielle Spencer

Man on Bus

Maitre D'

Singer

Danielle Brisebois

Men's Store Salesman

Bar Waiter

Food Waiter

Bartender

Restaurant Patron

New Yorker (as Alba Albanese)

Ballet Dancer

Flower Store Customer

Restaurant Patron

Restaurant Patron

Laura Mayes Byrnes

Valet

Jason Thomas Campbell

Bartender

Bronwyn Cornelius

NYC Transit Cop

Eddie L. Fauria

Boyfriend

Upscale Restaurant Diner / Dancer

Daniel D. Harris

Ballet Dancer

Fred Bishop - Simon's Dad on Phone (voice)

Maurice LaMarche

Restaurant Patron

Johnny Mansbach

Art Dealer

Dunya Merell Djordjevic

Waiter

Not Credited

Miffed Partygoer

Restaurant Patron

Oriana Nicole Tavoularis

Diner

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Melvin Udall Carol Connelly Simon Bishop Receptionist Nora Dr. Green Frank Sachs Carol's Date Jackie

This is New York If you can make it here you can make it anywhere - As Good as It Gets

This is New York If you can make it here you can make it...

Oh I got it You were talking about your dogI thought it was the name of that colored man in the hallsWhich color was thatLike uh thick molasses with a broad nose - As Good as It Gets

Oh I got it You were talking about your dogI thought it was...

What I know is as long as you keep your work zipped up around meI don't give a rat crap what or where you shove your showAre we done being neighbors for now - As Good as It Gets

What I know is as long as you keep your work zipped up...

Hope you find him Love that dogYou don't love anything Mr Udall - As Good as It Gets

Hope you find him Love that dogYou don't love anything...

Do you realize that I work at homeNo I wasn't awareDo you like to be interrupted when you're nancing around in your gardenNo no I actually will turn the ringer off on my phone - As Good as It Gets

Do you realize that I work at homeNo I wasn't awareDo...

80 never never interrupt me okayNot if there's a fire not if you hear the sound of a thud from my homeand one week later there's a smell from a decaying human bodyand you have to hold a hanky to your facebecause the stench is so thick you think you're - As Good as It Gets

80 never never interrupt me okayNot if there's a fire...

What was love - As Good as It Gets

Police Doughnut munching moronsHelp me Help me Help meShhAssault and battery And you're black - As Good as It Gets

Police Doughnut munching moronsHelp me Help me Help...

People that talk in metaphors ought to shampoo my crotch - As Good as It Gets

People that talk in metaphors ought to shampoo my crotch

I've got Jews at my table It's not your table It's the place'sBehave You can sit at someone else's stationOr you can wait your turn - As Good as It Gets

I've got Jews at my table It's not your table...

How much more have you got to eatAppetites aren't as big as your noses huh - As Good as It Gets

How much more have you got to eatAppetites aren't as...

You'll die soon with that diet you knowWe're all gonna die I will you will and it sure sounds like your son willIf you ever mention my son againyou will never be able to eat here again Do you understandGive me some sign you understand or leave now - As Good as It Gets

You'll die soon with that diet you knowWe're all...

Just what the world needs Another actress - As Good as It Gets

Just what the world needs Another actress

How old are youTo guess by your eyes I'd say 50By your eyes I'd say you were kind So much for eyes - As Good as It Gets

How old are youTo guess by your eyes I'd say 50By your...

To guess by your eyes I'd say 50By your eyes I'd say you were kind So much for eyes - As Good as It Gets

To guess by your eyes I'd say 50By your eyes I'd...

Don't be like me Don't you be like me - As Good as It Gets

Don't be like me Don't you be like me

'You've saved my life ' she said'You'd better make it up to me ' - As Good as It Gets

'You've saved my life ' she...

Over a dogOver an ugly dog - As Good as It Gets

Over a dogOver an ugly dog

If you wanna see me you'll make an appointmentDr Green how can you diagnose someone as an obsessive compulsive disorderand then act like I had a choice about barging in - As Good as It Gets

If you wanna see me you'll make an appointmentDr Green...

You changed the room around Two years ago - As Good as It Gets

You changed the room around Two years ago

What if this is as good as it gets? - As Good as It Gets

What if this is as good as it gets?

Do you have any control over how creepy you getYes I do as a matter of factAnd to prove it I have not gotten personal and you have - As Good as It Gets

Do you have any control over how creepy you getYes I do as a...

I can't resist. - As Good as It Gets

I can't resist.

- How do you write women so well? - As Good as It Gets

- How do you write women so well?

Is he dead yet NoWould there be any way you would be willing to walk his dog for himAbsolutelyYou're a wonderful manTwo o'clock would be a good time Here is the key in case he's asleepOpen his curtains for him so he can see god's beautiful workAnd he'll - As Good as It Gets

Is he dead yet NoWould there be any way you would be willing...

Nelly you're a disgrace to depression - As Good as It Gets

Nelly you're a disgrace to depression

- Rot in hell, Melvin. - As Good as It Gets

- Rot in hell, Melvin.

You wanna know why that dog prefers me - As Good as It Gets

You wanna know why that dog prefers me

I'm not going to sleep with you I will never sleep with you Never everNot everWell I'm sorry but umWe don't open for the no sex oaths until 9 am - As Good as It Gets

I'm not going to sleep with you I will never sleep with...

Shouldn't that be a good thing telling somebody No thanks required - As Good as It Gets

Shouldn't that be a good thing telling somebody No...

Can you drive himThink white and get serious - As Good as It Gets

Can you drive himThink white and get serious

Take my car A convertibleDo you drive Like the wind But I'm not doing itGetting loud Getting loud - As Good as It Gets

Take my car A convertibleDo you drive Like the wind But...

Okay HeyWhat I did for you it's working outWhat you did changed my lifeNo thank you noteWell part of what I said in this entire history of my lifethat you won't readIs that somehow you have done more for my mother my son and methan anybody else ever - As Good as It Gets

Okay HeyWhat I did for you it's working outWhat you did...

- What? - I want you to go on this trip. - No, sir. - I can't do this without you. I'm afraid he might pull the stiff one-eye on me. I need you to chaperone. - As Good as It Gets

- What? - I want you to go on this trip. - No, sir. - I...

No sir I can't do this without youI'm afraid he might pull the stiff one eye on me - As Good as It Gets

No sir I can't do this without youI'm afraid he...

Hello Holy God who did that to you - As Good as It Gets

Hello Holy God who did that to you

Yes I'm sure Simon they did something really offfor you to feel this wayBut when it comes to your parents or your kidsomething will always be off for you unless you set it straightAnd maybe this thing happened to you just to give you a chance to do - As Good as It Gets

Yes I'm sure Simon they did something really offfor you...

You like sad stories You wanna hear mine - As Good as It Gets

You like sad stories You wanna hear mine

Hey, we all have these terrible stories to get over and you... - As Good as It Gets

Hey, we all have these terrible stories to get over and...

Sure. You ever get an erection over a woman? - Melvin... - Wouldn't your life be easier if you...? Y - As Good as It Gets

Sure. You ever get an erection over a woman? - Melvin... -...

You look so seYou look uh greatYou look great - As Good as It Gets

You look so seYou look uh greatYou look great

You wanna dance - As Good as It Gets

You wanna dance

And they let you in in a housedress - As Good as It Gets

And they let you in in a housedress

A compliment is something nice about somebody else - As Good as It Gets

A compliment is something nice about somebody else

Okay now I got a great compliment for youAnd it's trueI'm so afraid it's something awfulDon't be pessimistic It's not your styleOkay Here I goClearly a mistakeI've got this what AilmentMy doctor a shrink I used to go to all the timehe says that in 50 or - As Good as It Gets

Okay now I got a great compliment for youAnd it's...

When I first saw you I thought you were handsomeThen of course you spoke - As Good as It Gets

When I first saw you I thought you were handsomeThen of...

So now that your... - As Good as It Gets

So now that your...

Forget what I said about Simon I'll never forget you said it - As Good as It Gets

Forget what I said about Simon I'll never forget you...

The next thing I know she's sittin' right there next to me you know - As Good as It Gets

The next thing I know she's sittin' right there...

Did you have sex with her Don't you want your shampoosSorryI didn't know she was still here Did you have sex with her - As Good as It Gets

Did you have sex with her Don't you want your...

To hell with sex It was better than sex We held each otherWhat I need he gave me great I'll get dressed in a hurry - As Good as It Gets

To hell with sex It was better than sex We held each...

Thank you MelvinYou oven vhelm meI love youI tell you buddyI'd be the luckiest guy alive if that did it for me - As Good as It Gets

Thank you MelvinYou oven vhelm meI love youI tell you...

I'm dying hereBecause you love herAnd you people are supposed to be sensitive and sharp - As Good as It Gets

I'm dying hereBecause you love herAnd you people are...

I'm stuck I can't get back to my old lifeShe's evicted me from my life Did you really like it that much - As Good as It Gets

I'm stuck I can't get back to my old...

I mean I'm drowning here And you're describing the water - As Good as It Gets

I mean I'm drowning here And you're describing the...

The best thing going for you is your willingness to humiliate yourself - As Good as It Gets

The best thing going for you is your willingness to...

Is it a secret what you're doing hereI had to see youBecauseIt relaxes meI'd feel better sitting outside your apartment on the curbthan any other place I can think of or imagine - As Good as It Gets

Is it a secret what you're doing hereI had to see...

Come on in and try not to ruin everything by being youMaybe we could live without the wisecracksMaybe we could - As Good as It Gets

Come on in and try not to ruin everything by being youMaybe...

I might be the only person on the face of the earth that knows you're the greatest woman on earth. - As Good as It Gets

I might be the only person on the face of the earth that...

Is that something that it's bad for you to be around? - As Good as It Gets

Is that something that it's bad for you to be around?

Gonna grab youI didn't mean for that to be a question I'm gonna grab youI know I can do better than thatBetter Definitely better - As Good as It Gets

Gonna grab youI didn't mean for that to be a question...

What's this - As Good as It Gets

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A single mother and waitress, a misanthropic author, and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship after the artist is assaulted in a robbery.

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Director: James L. Brooks

Writer: Mark Andrus, James L. Brooks

Production: TriStar Pictures,Gracie Films

Genre: comedy, drama, romance

Year: 1997

MetaScore: 67/100

ImdbRating: 7.7

BoxOffice: $148,478,011

Released: 25 Dec 1997

Awards: Won 2 Oscars. 38 wins & 54 nominations total

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