As Good as It Gets
Country of Origin:  United States
Production year: 1997
Director: James L. Brooks
Rating: Rating
UPC [Locale]: 4-030521-707481
Running time: 2:19 (139 Min.)
Casetype: HD Slim
Format: Color, 1.85:1 Widescreen
DVD-Format: Single-Sided, Single-Layered
Released: April 22, 2013
Collection type: Owned (#1200)
Status: Available
Purchase date: May 31, 2016
Purchase price: Hidden
Review (movie): 0 / 10
Review (video): 0 / 10
Overview
Er wäscht seine Hände jedesmal mit einem frischen Stück Seife, niemals tritt er auf Pflasterfugen, sein Tagesablauf ist penibel eingeteilt: Der New Yorker Schriftsteller Melvin ist ein exzentrischer Zeitgenosse. Seine Nachbarn fürchten ihn als griesgrämigen Kotzbrocken und Hundehasser. Jeden Tag geht er in dasselbe Café, beleidigt Gäste und Bedienungen. Einzig die resolute Kellnerin Carol kann dem neurotischen Ekelpaket Paroli bieten. Und Melvin zeigt Interesse! Bei einer chaotisch-komischen Autotour mit ihr und seinem schwulen Nachbarn kommt man sich näher. Wird aus Melvin doch noch ein „normaler” Mensch?

Regisseur James L. Brooks (Zeit der Zärtlichkeit) lässt die sarkastischen Pointen prasseln. Unvergessliche Glanzrollen für Jack Nicholson und Helen Hunt (die dafür 1998 den Oscar® – Beste/r Hauptdarsteller/in – erhielten), Greg Kinnear (Sabrina) und Cuba Gooding, Jr. (Jerry Maguire). Außerdem wurde der Film mit 3 Golden Globes® ausgezeichnet!
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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
Jill....Verdell
Timer....Supporting Dog
Billy....Supporting Dog
Bibi Osterwald....Neighbor Woman
Ross Bleckner....Carl
Bernadette Balagtas....Caterer
Jaffe Cohen....Partygoer
Laurie Kilpatrick....Partygoer
Alice Vaughn....Partygoer
Brian Doyle-Murray....Handyman
Kristi Zea....Mother at Table
Annie Maginnis Tippe....Daughter at Table
Patricia Childress....Cafe 24 Waitress
Rebekah Johnson....Cafe 24 Waitress
Missi Pyle....Cafe 24 Waitress
Leslie Stefanson....Cafe 24 Waitress
Tara Subkoff....Cafe 24 Waitress
Shane Black....Cafe 24 Manager
Peter Jacobson....Man at Table
Lisa Edelstein....Woman at Table
Stan Bly....Cafe 24 Customer
Randall Batinkoff....Carol's Date
Jesse James....Spencer Connelly
Jamie Kennedy....Street Hustler
Justin Herwick....Street Hustler
Maya Rudolph....Policewoman
John F. O'Donohue....Detective Ray
David A. Kipper....Hospital Doctor
Mary Elizabeth Still....Nurse Receptionist
Chloe Brooks....Child at Cafe 24
Cooper Brooks....Child at Cafe 24
Sharon L. Alexander....Female Passerby
Holly Denys....Female Passerby
Lawrence Kasdan....Dr. Green
Alison Rose....Psychiatric Patient
Kathryn Morris....Psychiatric Patient
Wood Harris....Cafe 24 Busboy
Linda Gehringer....Publisher
Julie Benz....Receptionist
Harold Ramis....Dr. Bettes
Antonia Jones....Nurse
Kaitlin Hopkins....Woman in Lobby
Jimmy Workman....Sean from the Bakery
Danielle Spencer....Veterinarian
Todd Solondz....Man on Bus
Tom McGowan....Maitre D'
Danielle Brisebois....Singer
Matt Malloy....Men's Store Salesman
Paul Greenberg....Bar Waiter
Kirk Ringberg....Food Waiter
Dave Hawthorne....Bartender
Roger Ferreira....Restaurant Patron
Alba Albanese....New Yorker
Amy Anzel....Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Alex Ballar....Flower Store Customer (uncredited)
Joe Beachy....Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Laura Mayes Byrnes....Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Jason Thomas Campbell....Valet (uncredited)
Bronwyn Cornelius....Bartender (uncredited)
Eddie L. Fauria....NYC Transit Cop (uncredited)
James Gosnell....Boyfriend (uncredited)
Daniel D. Harris....Upscale Restaurant Diner (uncredited)
Daniel D. Harris....Dancer (uncredited)
Eliza Harris....Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Maurice LaMarche....Fred Bishop - Simon's Dad on Phone (uncredited, voice)
Dunya Merell Djordjevic....Art Dealer (uncredited)
Nicole Salter....Not Credited (uncredited)
Frank Slaten....Miffed Partygoer (uncredited)
Oriana Nicole Tavoularis....Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Justin Ward....Diner (uncredited)