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As good as it gets
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The work As good as it gets represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Evanston Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

The Resource As good as it gets
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As good as it gets
Statement of responsibility
TriStar Pictures presents a Gracie Films production ; a James L. Brooks film ; story by Mark Andrus ; screenplay by Mark Andrus and James L. Brooks ; produced by Bridget Johnson and Kristi Zea ; produced and directed by James L. Brooks
Creator
  • As good as it gets (Motion picture)
Contributor
  • Gracie Films
  • Tri-Star Pictures
  • Andrus, Mark
  • Brooks, James L
  • Gooding, Cuba, Jr., 1968-
  • Hunt, Helen, 1963-
  • Kinnear, Greg, 1963-
  • Knight, Shirley, 1936-2020
  • Nicholson, Jack
  • Ulrich, Skeet
Subject
  • Comedy films
  • Feature films
  • Man-woman relationships -- Drama
  • Obsessive-compulsive disorder -- Drama
  • Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Genre
  • Comedy films
  • Drama
  • Feature films
  • Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Language
  • eng
  • fre
  • eng
  • fre
  • spa
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
Melvin Udall is an obsessive-compulsive novelist with Manhattan's meanest mouth. But when his neighbor Simon is hospitalized, Melvin is forced to babysit Simon's dog. And that unexpected act of kindness-- along with waitress Carol Connelly-- helps put Melvin back in the human race
Awards note
Academy Award for Best Actor and Actress, 1997
Cataloging source
MDK
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Rated PG-13; for strong language, thematic elements, nudity and a beating
Language note
In English or French with subtitles in English, French or Spanish; closed captioned
PerformerNote
Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Skeet Ulrich, Shirley Knight
Runtime
139
Target audience
general
Technique
live action

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  • As good as it gets, TriStar Pictures presents a Gracie Films production ; a James L. Brooks film ; story by Mark Andrus ; screenplay by Mark Andrus and James L. Brooks ; produced by Bridget Johnson and Kristi Zea ; produced and directed by James L. Brooks

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