| Uniform Title |
As good as it gets (Motion picture : 1997) |
| Title |
As good as it gets |
| Published |
Australia : Columbia TriStar Home Video Australia, ©2012 |
| ©1999. |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (133 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Columbia TriStar Home Video : D26461. |
| Originally produced as a motion picture in 1997. |
| 'Deluxe widescreen presentation' --Container. |
| 'A comedy from the heart that goes for the throat' --Container. |
| Contains extra features. |
| Credits |
Screenplay by Mark Andrus and James L. Brooks ; produced and directed by James L. Brooks. |
| Performers |
Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Skeet Ulrich, Shirley Knight. |
| Summary |
Melvin Udall is an obsessive-compulsive novelist with Manhattan's meanest mouth. But when his gay 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. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : M |
| System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 5.1 ; PAL ; Region 4 ; Widescreen or 'letterbox' format. |
| Language note |
In English or French. Subtitle in English, French, Dutch or Arabic. |
| Awards note |
Academy Award for Best Actor (Jack Nicholson) and Best Actress (Helen Hunt), 1988. |
| Subjects |
Mentally ill -- Drama |
| Authors -- Drama |
| Dogs -- Drama |
| Man-woman relationships -- Drama |
| Obsessive-compulsive disorder -- Drama |
| Feature films -- United States |
| Motion pictures, American |
| Genre |
Romantic comedy films |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Other Names |
Andrus, Mark screenwriter. |
| Brooks, James L. screenwriter, producer, director. |
| Nicholson, Jack actor. |
| Hunt, Helen, 1963- actor. |
| Kinnear, Greg, 1963- actor. |
| Gooding, Cuba, Jr., 1968- actor. |
| Ulrich, Skeet actor. |
| Knight, Shirley, 1936-2020 actor. |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
Authors:
- Andrus, Mark .
- Brooks, James L. .
- Gooding, Cuba, Jr., 1968- .
- Hunt, Helen, 1963- .
- Kinnear, Greg, 1963- .
- Knight, Shirley, 1936-2020 .
- Nicholson, Jack .
- Ulrich, Skeet .
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