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As Good as It Gets (1997) Poster

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Directed by 

James L. Brooks ... (directed by)

Writing Credits (WGA)  

Mark Andrus ... (story)
 
Mark Andrus ... (screenplay) and
James L. Brooks ... (screenplay)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

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 the Dog ... Verdell (as Jill)
Timer the Dog Timer the Dog ... Supporting Dog (as Timer)
Billy the Dog Billy the Dog ... Supporting Dog (as Billy)
Bibi Osterwald ... Neighbor Woman
Ross Bleckner 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 Tippe ... Daughter at Table (as Annie Maginnis Tippe)
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 Justin Herwick ... Street Hustler
Maya Rudolph ... Policewoman
John F. O'Donohue ... Detective Ray
David Kipper David Kipper ... Hospital Doctor
Mary Elizabeth Still ... Nurse Receptionist
Chloe Brooks Chloe Brooks ... Child at Cafe 24
Cooper Brooks Cooper Brooks ... Child at Cafe 24
Sharon L. Alexander Sharon L. Alexander ... Female Passerby
Holly Denys Holly Denys ... Female Passerby
Lawrence Kasdan ... Dr. Green
Alison Rose 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 Kirk Ringberg ... Food Waiter
Dave Hawthorne Dave Hawthorne ... Bartender
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alba Albanese ... New Yorker
Roger Ferreira ... Restaurant Patron
Amy Anzel ... Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Alex Ballar ... Flower Store Customer (uncredited)
Joe Beachy Joe Beachy ... Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Laura Mayes Byrnes Laura Mayes Byrnes ... Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Jason Thomas Campbell Jason Thomas Campbell ... Valet (uncredited)
Bronwyn Cornelius ... Bartender (uncredited)
Dunya Djordjevic ... Art Dealer (uncredited)
Eddie L. Fauria ... NYC Transit Cop (uncredited)
Peter Godoy Peter Godoy ... Police Officer (uncredited)
James Gosnell James Gosnell ... Boyfriend (uncredited)
Daniel D. Harris Daniel D. Harris ... Upscale Restaurant Diner / Dancer (uncredited)
Eliza Harris Eliza Harris ... Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Maurice LaMarche ... Fred Bishop - Simon's Dad on Phone (voice) (uncredited)
Johnny Mansbach ... Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Bradlee Park ... Waiter (uncredited)
Nicole Salter Nicole Salter ... Not Credited (uncredited)
Frank Slaten Frank Slaten ... Miffed Partygoer (uncredited)
Joey Sontz Joey Sontz ... Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Oriana Nicole Tavoularis ... Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Justin Isaac Ward ... Diner (uncredited)

Produced by 

James L. Brooks ... producer (produced by)
Bridget Johnson ... producer (produced by)
Maria Kavanaugh ... associate producer
Laurence Mark ... executive producer
Richard Marks ... co-producer
Aldric La'auli Porter ... associate producer (as Aldric Porter)
Richard Sakai ... executive producer
John D. Schofield ... co-producer
Owen Wilson ... associate producer
Kristi Zea ... producer (produced by)
Laura Ziskin ... executive producer

Music by 

Hans Zimmer ... (music by)

Cinematography by 

John Bailey ... director of photography

Editing by 

Richard Marks ... (edited by)

Casting By 

Francine Maisler ... (casting by)

Production Design by 

Bill Brzeski

Art Direction by 

Philip Toolin

Set Decoration by 

Clay A. Griffith

Costume Design by 

Molly Maginnis ... (costumes designed by)

Makeup Department 

Carrie Angland ... makeup artist
Linda Arnold ... hair supervisor
Stacye P. Branche ... makeup artist: for Mr. Gooding (as Stacye Branché)
Michèle Burke ... makeup supervisor (as Michele Burke)
Michael Germain ... makeup artist: for Mr. Nicholson (as Perry Michael Germain)
Linda Grimes ... makeup artist: for Mr. Nicholson, New York
Darrell Redleaf-Fielder ... hair stylist: Ms. Hunt (as Darrell Fielder)
Allen Weisinger ... makeup artist: New York
Joy Zapata ... hair stylist: for Mr. Nicholson
Jeffrey S. Farley ... special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
Tom Irvin ... makeup effects (uncredited)
Michael S. Pack ... special makeup effects artist (uncredited)

Production Management 

Amy Herman ... unit production manager: New York
Jake Jacobson ... unit production manager (as John Adam Jacobson)
John D. Schofield ... unit production manager
Denise Sirkot ... executive in charge of production: Gracie Films
Mark Canton ... executive in charge of production (uncredited)
Chantal Feghali ... post-production supervisor (uncredited)
Tamara Smith ... post-production supervisor (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Hans Berggren ... dga trainee
William M. Connor ... second assistant director
Shari Nicotero ... second second assistant director (as Shari Hanger)
Susan Perlman ... dga trainee: New York
Aldric La'auli Porter ... first assistant director (as Aldric Porter)
Alan B. Curtiss ... first assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department 

Rochelle S. Allen ... art department assistant
Cliff Berns ... painter
Philip Canfield ... leadman: New York (as Phil Canfield)
Teresa Carriker-Thayer ... art director: New York
Martin Charles ... graphic designer
Gary Deaton ... construction coordinator (as Gary L. Deaton)
Robert Griffon Jr. ... property master: New York (as Bobby Griffon)
Bart C. Hubenthal ... set dresser
Jacqueline Jacobson Scarfo ... set decorator: New York (as Jacqueline Jacobson)
Todd Jacques ... set dresser
Scott G. Jones ... set dresser
Jeff Machala ... assistant property master (as Jeffrey Machala)
Yuri Makoveychuk ... scenic artist
John Maskovich ... set dresser (as John D. Maskovich)
Masako Masuda ... assistant art director
John Hammer Maxwell ... set dresser (as John H. Maxwell)
John Naehrlich ... lead man
Gary H. Rizzo ... set dresser (as Gary Rizzo)
Brana Rosenfeld ... assistant set decorator
Ivy Shapiro ... art consultant
Billy Sullivan ... artwork: by Simon's
Mark Wade ... property master
Salvador Anaya ... plasterer (uncredited)
Richard Berentsen ... carpenter (uncredited)
Mike Bodkin ... intern (uncredited)
Conny Boettger-Marinos ... art department coordinator (uncredited)
William Boyd ... general foreman (uncredited)
Chris Buchinsky ... storyboard artist (uncredited)
Thomas Cooper ... propmaker (uncredited)
Cosmas A. Demetriou ... set designer (uncredited)
Jann K. Engel ... set designer (uncredited)
Janice Irwin ... art department coordinator: New York City (uncredited)
Robert E. Knight ... paint foreman (uncredited)
Mark Kudra ... set dresser (uncredited)
Brick Mason ... storyboard artist (uncredited)
Jonathan Mikita ... painter (uncredited)
Tony Miller ... lead plaster foreman (uncredited)
Rosalie Russino ... scenic artist (uncredited)
Louis Zamora ... labor foreman (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Ron Bartlett ... re-recording mixer
George Campos ... apprentice sound editor
Matt Colleran ... recordist
Don Coufal ... boom operator
Dennis Drummond ... supervising sound editor
Kim Drummond ... dialogue editor (as Kim Haves)
Patrick Drummond ... sound effects editor
Richard Duarte ... foley mixer
Kira Edmunds ... assistant sound editor
Christopher Flick ... foley editor
David Giammarco ... supervising sound editor
Jeff Gomillion ... adr mixer (as Jeff Gomillian)
Galen Goodpaster ... first assistant sound editor
Gary Holland ... cable
Spike Allison Hooper ... adr assistant
Chris Jenkins ... re-recording mixer
Darren King ... dialogue editor
Kathleen King ... boom operator: New York
Jonathan Klein ... foley editor
Nicholas Korda ... adr editor (as Nicholas Vincent Korda)
Andy Malcolm ... foley artist (as Andy Malcom)
Cindy Marty ... sound effects editor
Rob Nokes ... sound editorial technical support: Sound Dogs, Inc.
Thomas J. O'Connell ... adr mixer
Rudy Pi ... recordist
Joe Schiff ... adr assistant
Mark Smith ... re-recording mixer
Renee Tondelli ... adr supervisor (as Renée Tondelli)
Jerome R. Vitucci ... sound mixer: New York (as Jerome Vitucci)
Bill Ward ... assistant sound editor
Jeff Wexler ... sound mixer
Mark Yardas ... dialogue editor
Benjamin Cheah ... sound effects recordist (uncredited)
Kevin Globerman ... second sound engineer (uncredited)
Bruno Roussel ... assistant sound engineer (uncredited)
Gregg Silk ... second sound engineer (uncredited)
John Soukup ... sound transfer (uncredited)

Special Effects by 

Bill Doane ... special effects coordinator (as William B. Doane)
Dino Doane ... special effects
Al Griswold ... special effects coordinator: New York (as Albert Griswold)
Harold McConnell Jr. ... special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by 

Megan Brown ... texture animator: SPI
Suzy Brown ... texture animator: SPI
Mark Dornfeld ... digital visual effects: Buena Vista Imaging
Lisa Kahatriya ... rotoscoper: SPI
John Ly ... technical assistant: SPI
Tim McGovern ... visual effects supervisor: SPI
George Merkert ... visual effects producer: SPI
Hal Miles ... rotoscoper: SPI
Felix Ojeda ... compositor: SPI
Megan Omi ... compositor: SPI
Todd Pilger ... technical designer: SPI
Laurence Treweek ... lead technical supervisor: SPI
Guy T. Wiedmann ... visual effects editor: SPI (as Guy Wiedmann)
Brian Allan ... optical camera (uncredited)
Peter Anderson ... visual effects photography (uncredited)
Jason Dost ... digital scanner operator (uncredited)
Anthony Harris ... timing coordinator: SPI (uncredited)
Bernice Howes ... visual effects vendor producer (uncredited)
Dean Lyon ... compositing supervisor (uncredited)
Aaron Smith ... digital artist (uncredited)
Paul Taglianetti ... digital effects producer: Caliban Filmworks (uncredited)

Stunts 

BJ Davis ... stunts (as B.J. Davis)
Ken Fritz ... stunt coordinator
Bryce Gregory ... stunts
David LeBell ... stunts
Gene LeBell ... stunts (as Gene Le Bell)
Phil O'Dell ... stunts
Denise Lynne Roberts ... stunts
Felipe Savahge ... stunts
Walter Scott ... stunt coordinator
Chester E. Tripp III ... stunts (as Chester Tripp)
Pete Turner ... stunts
BJ Davis ... aerial stunt coordinator: New York (uncredited) / stunt double: Jack Nicholson (uncredited)
Julia Davis ... assistant stunt coordinator (uncredited) / stunt double: Helen Hunt (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department 

Greg Addison ... chief lighting technician: New York
James Bartolomeo ... second assistant camera: New York
David Burnett ... assistant chief lighting technician (as David R. Burnett)
Henry Christian III ... rigging lighting technician
Mike Connors ... dolly grip (as Michael Connors)
Steve Craft ... "b" camera second assistant
John Dolan ... key grip: New York
Phil Gries ... cinematographer: Red Carpet Premiere
Jeff Hand ... "b" camera first assistant: New York
Michael M. Krevitt ... key grip
Gábor Kövér ... "b" camera operator: New York (as Gabor Kover)
Michael Martinez ... second assistant camera
Michael A. Mendez ... grip
Mike Moyer ... chief lighting technician
Scot A. Nederman-Paul ... loader: New York (as Scott Nederman)
Ralph Nelson ... still photographer
Paul Plannette ... "b" canera first assistant
Al Rodgers ... "b" camera second assistant: New York
Michael Stone ... camera operator
Donald E. Thorin Jr. ... first assistant camera
Demmie Todd ... still photographer: New York
Rick Tschudin ... "b" camera operator
Richard Turner ... "b" camera operator
Thomas D. Wazney ... best boy grip
John Baer ... still photographer: New York re-shoots (uncredited)
Mike Bonnaud ... lamp operator (uncredited)
Chuck Cohen ... director of photography: second unit (uncredited)
Xiomara Comrie ... second assistant camera: "a" camera, second unit (uncredited)
Eric Vincent Cruse ... grip (uncredited)
Mike Gerzevitz ... electrician (uncredited)
Oscar Gomez ... best boy rigging grip (uncredited)
Scott Graves ... gaffer (uncredited)
Mark Gutterud ... assistant camera: dog unit (uncredited)
David Katz ... video assist operator (uncredited)
Toby LeCheminant ... rigging electrician (uncredited)
Bob Leitelt ... key grip: additional photography (uncredited)
Hugh McCallum ... additional rigging grip (uncredited)
Kevin McKenna ... video assist operator (uncredited)
David Norris ... camera operator: Wescam (uncredited)
Douglas Pellegrino ... first assistant camera (uncredited)
Jeff Pelton ... camera loader (uncredited)
Chris Rosen ... electrician (uncredited)
Chris Rountree ... grip (uncredited)
Ralph Scherer ... key grip: second unit (uncredited)
Sam Urdank ... still photographer: additional photography, Los Angeles (uncredited)

Casting Department 

Kathryn Eisenstein ... casting associate (as Katherine Eisenstein)
Karen E. Etcoff ... extras casting: New York
Barbara Harris ... adr voice casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Daniel J. Adkins ... costume supervisor: New York
Donna Casey-Aira ... assistant costume designer (as Donna D. Casey)
James Lapidus ... costumer (as James Henry Lapidus)
Elaine Ramires ... wardrobe supervisor (as Elena Del Rio)
Heidi Schulman ... costume supervisor: New York (as Heidi Shulman)
Deborah Slate ... costumer
Mary Elizabeth Still ... costumer
Debbie Travis ... costumer: to Mr. Nicholson (as Deborah Travis)
Philip Maldonado ... costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department 

John Bickford ... dailies timer
Gena Bleier ... assistant editor
Laura Congleton ... assistant editor (as Laura H. Congleton)
Jeffrey Ford ... first assistant editor (as Jeff Ford)
Dale E. Grahn ... color timer
Heather Hughes ... assistant editor
Lori C. Ingle ... associate editor
Marisa Morabito ... editorial production assistant
Theresa Repola Mohammed ... negative cutter
Hilary Schroeder ... assistant editor
Tony Solomons ... assistant editor
Sarah Thiessen ... assistant editor (as Sarah K. Thiessen)
John Scott Cook ... assistant editor (uncredited)
Dale Jones ... avid technician (uncredited)
Eric Rigney ... avid technician (uncredited)

Location Management 

Trish Adlesic ... assistant location manager: New York (as Patricia Adlesic)
Declan Baldwin ... location manager: New York
S. Todd Christensen ... assistant location manager (as Todd Christensen)
Ralph Coleman ... location manager
Ernie Karpeles ... location assistant
Kathleen Corgan ... location scout (uncredited)
Stefan Gesek ... location assistant (uncredited)
Deren Getz ... location crew member (uncredited)
Tom Lackey ... location scout (uncredited)
Christopher Lee ... key assistant location manager (uncredited)
Michael Parks ... location manager: preparation (uncredited)

Music Department 

Ryeland Allison ... musician: drums
Sandy De Crescent ... music contractor
Chris Douridas ... song consultant
Bruce Fowler ... orchestrator (as Bruce L. Fowler)
Harry Gregson-Williams ... music conductor
Zigmund Gron ... music editor
Michael Lang ... soloist: Melvin's piano (as Mike Lang)
Alan Meyerson ... score mixer / score recordist
Rupert Nadeau ... assistant music editor
Jeffrey Pollack ... music supervisor
Lucas Richman ... music conductor
Adam Milo Smalley ... music editor (as Adam Smalley)
Marc Streitenfeld ... technical score advisor
Nico Abondolo ... musician: bass (uncredited)
Philip Ayling ... musician: oboe (uncredited)
Tom Boyd ... oboe soloist (uncredited)
Tom Brown ... music copyist (uncredited)
Marc Caruso ... assistant music editor (uncredited)
Brian Dembow ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Steve Erdody ... musician: cello solo (uncredited)
Walt Fowler ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Jim Hoffman ... music preparation (uncredited)
Jim Honeyman ... music preparation (uncredited)
Jo Ann Kane ... music preparation (uncredited)
Jim Kanter ... musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Katie Kirkpatrick ... musician: harp (uncredited)
Armen Ksajikian ... musician: cello solo (uncredited)
Claude Letessier ... consultant: musical score (uncredited)
Brian L. McCarty ... music coordinator (uncredited)
Ladd McIntosh ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Yvonne S. Moriarty ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Ralph Morrison ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Heitor Pereira ... musician (uncredited)
David Riddles ... musician: bassoon (uncredited)
Sebastian Toettcher ... musician: cello (uncredited)
James Walker ... musician: flute (uncredited)
Hans Zimmer ... music arranger (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department 

Tom Allen ... script
Ray Quiroz ... script supervisor (as Raymond Quiroz)
Faith Conroy ... script supervisor: second unit (uncredited)

Transportation Department 

Vince del Castillo ... transportation captain (as Vincent Del Castillo)
Pat King ... transportation co-captain: New York
Brian Lieberz ... driver
Richard McLaughlin ... transportation co-captain
Edward O'Donnell ... transportation captain: New York (as Eddie O'Donnell)
Mike Storc ... transportation (uncredited)
Scotty Goudreau ... driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew 

Chad Ahrendt ... production assistant
Petra Alexandria ... assistant: to Mr. Mark
Nathan Barr ... assistant: to Mr. Zimmer
Raymond W. Beal ... animal trainer
Stacey Berns ... assistant: to Ms. Hunt
Brian Black ... production assistant
Bruce A. Block ... special consultant (as Bruce Block)
Arthur L. Brody ... psychiatric consultant (as Dr. Arthur L. Brody M.D.)
Al Cerullo ... helicopter pilot: New York
George Davis ... production secretary (as George A. Davis)
Mathilde Decagny ... animal trainer (as Mathilde DeCagny)
Deirdre Donohue ... production coordinator: New York (as Deirdre Cook)
Stephen Douglas ... additional artwork: by Film Art, L.A.
Alex Fernández ... production assistant: New York
Pablo Ferro ... designer: main title
Giela Fredman ... assistant accountant
Susanna Horng ... production secretary: New York
Karen R. Jones ... unit publicist
David Kipper ... medical consultant (as Dr. David A. Kipper)
Diane Krakower ... assistant: to Mr. Nicholson
Karen Maidment ... psychiatric consultant
Andy Mensing ... production assistant: New York
Eric Mention ... production assistant
Scott R. Meyers ... production assistant (as Scott Meyers) / production assistant: New York (as Scott Meyers)
Debbie Modrow ... assistant: Mr. Kinnear
Brendan Murphy ... assistant: to Mr. Brooks
Moanike'ala Nakamoto ... assistant: to Mr. Zimmer
Felicia Nalivansky-Caplan ... assistant: to Mr. Sakai (as Felicia Nalivansky)
John Nava ... additional artwork
Chris Palzis ... production assistant
Kristen Ploucha ... production assistant
Mike Revell ... production accountant: New York (as Michael J. Revell)
Marge Rowland ... production accountant (as Marguerite Rowland)
Jason Rubenstein ... production assistant: New York
Sanjaya Saxena ... psychiatric consultant (as Dr. Sanjaya Saxena M.D.)
Miriam Schapiro ... assistant production coordinator: New York
Roger Schumacher ... head animal trainer
Joan Semmel ... additional artwork by
John Shaw ... production assistant: New York
Richard Shebairo ... loaner: artwork
Bronwyn Shepperson ... assistant: to Mr. Schofield
Ted Sroka ... production assistant
Shawn Suttles ... assistant: to Mr. Gooding
Michael Tubre ... production assistant
Derek Wade ... assistant production office coordinator (as Derek M. Wade)
Chad Woelki ... production assistant
Yvonne Yaconelli ... production office coordinator
David Yang ... assistant: to Ms. Johnson
Ray Zimmerman ... physical production executive
Rick Adami ... production assistant (uncredited)
Tamsin Anstey ... assistant accountant (uncredited)
Crista Birgy ... second assistant accountant (uncredited)
Mike Bodkin ... intern (uncredited)
Judith M. Brown ... studio teacher (uncredited)
Justin Caine Burnett ... assistant: Mr. Zimmer (uncredited)
Neil Clark ... technical advisor (uncredited)
Bronwyn Cornelius ... assistant: John D. Schofield (uncredited)
Susie Fallon ... assistant locations: New York (uncredited)
Paul D. Fischer ... production assistant (uncredited)
Jack E. Herman ... extras set coordinator (uncredited)
Karen Mahan ... production assistant (uncredited)
Eric Mansur ... assistant: Laurence Mark (uncredited)
John Michael Sudol ... production assistant (uncredited)
Chris Miller ... technical consultant (uncredited)
Matthew Moriarty ... production assistant (uncredited)
Vernon Rodriquez ... parking assistant (uncredited)
Jodi Shapera ... assistant accountant (uncredited)
Debbie-Lynn Siegel ... payroll accountant (uncredited)

Thanks 

Julie Ansell ... special thanks to
Michael Besman ... special thanks to
Ted Bessell ... this film is dedicated to
Boo ... this film is dedicated to
Diane Brooks ... this film is dedicated to
Crew verified as complete

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