Guide Note
The 1997 romantic comedy As Good as it Gets stars Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt as an unlikely pair, each of whom brings substantial baggage to their budding relationship.
Fast Facts
- Release Date: December 23, 1997
- Director: James L. Brooks
- Screenwriter: Mark Andrus
- Distributor: TriStar Pictures
- MPAA Rating: PG-13
- Run time: 139 minutes
- Music by: Hans Zimmer
- Both Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt received Best Lead Actor Academy Awards
Plot Summary
Mean-spirited obsessive-compulsive bigot Melvin Udall (Jack Nicholson)'s life is turned upside down after his gay neighbor, Simon (Greg Kinnear), is brutally mugged. Udall is charged with looking after Simon's dog, for which he develops a grudging affection. When Carol (Helen Hunt), the only waitress who will serve Melvin at his favorite restaurant, is called away from work to care for her sick child, Melvin realizes how much he needs and cares for her.
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