Cast and crew
As Good as It Gets (1997)
60 cast and 97 crew, as credited. Cast in billing order; crew by department.
Cast60
Jack NicholsonMelvin Udall
Helen HuntCarol Connelly
Greg KinnearSimon Bishop
Cuba Gooding Jr.Frank Sachs
Shirley KnightBeverly Connelly
Jesse JamesSpencer Connelly
Yeardley SmithJackie Simpson
Lupe OntiverosNora Manning
Skeet UlrichVincent Lopiano
Harold RamisDr. Bettes
Lawrence KasdanDr. Green
Bibi OsterwaldNeighbor Woman- Ross BlecknerCarl
- Bernadette BalagtasCaterer
- Jaffe CohenPartygoer
- Laurie KilpatrickPartygoer
- Alice VaughnPartygoer
Brian Doyle-MurrayHandyman
Kristi ZeaMother at Table- Annie Maginnis TippeDaughter at Table
- Patricia ChildressCafe 24 Waitress
- Rebekah JohnsonCafe 24 Waitress
Missi PyleCafe 24 Waitress
Leslie StefansonCafe 24 Waitress- Tara SubkoffCafe 24 Waitress
Shane BlackCafe 24 Manager
Peter JacobsonMan at Table
Lisa EdelsteinWoman at Table- Stan BlyCafe 24 Customer
- Randall BatinkoffCarol's Date
Jamie KennedyStreet Hustler- Justin HerwickStreet Hustler
Maya RudolphPolicewoman- John F. O'DonohueDetective Ray
- Dr. David A. KipperHospital Doctor
- Mary Elizabeth StillNurse Receptionist
- Chloe BrooksChild at Cafe 24
- Cooper BrooksChild at Cafe 24
- Sharon L. AlexanderFemale Passerby
- Holly DenysFemale Passerby
- Alison RosePsychiatric Patient
Kathryn MorrisPsychiatric Patient
Wood HarrisCafe 24 Busboy- Linda GehringerPublisher
Julie BenzReceptionist- Antonia JonesNurse
- Kaitlin HopkinsWoman in Lobby
Jimmy WorkmanSean from the Bakery- Danielle SpencerVeterinarian
Todd SolondzMan on Bus
Tom McGowanMaitre'd
Danielle BriseboisSinger- Matt MalloyMen's Store Salesman
- Paul GreenbergBar Waiter
- Kirk RingbergFood Waiter
- Dave HawthorneBartender
- Dunya DjordjevicArt Dealer (uncredited)
- Alex BallarFlower Store Customer (uncredited)
- Jason Thomas CampbellValet (uncredited)
- Amy AnzelBallet Dancer (uncredited)
Crew97
Directing
- James L. BrooksDirector
- Ray QuirozScript Supervisor
- Aldric La'Auli PorterFirst Assistant Director
- William M. ConnorSecond Assistant Director
- Susan PerlmanOther
- Shari HangerSecond Second Assistant Director
Writing
- Mark AndrusScreenplay, Story
- James L. BrooksScreenplay
Production
- Aldric La'Auli PorterAssociate Producer
- Maria KavanaughAssociate Producer
- John D. SchofieldCo-Producer, Unit Production Manager
- Richard MarksCo-Producer
- Richard SakaiExecutive Producer
- Laurence MarkExecutive Producer
- Laura ZiskinExecutive Producer
- Bridget JohnsonProducer
- Kristi ZeaProducer
- John 'Jake' JacobsonUnit Production Manager
- Ralph ColemanLocation Manager
- S. Todd ChristensenAssistant Location Manager
- Yvonne YaconelliProduction Office Coordinator
- Owen WilsonAssociate Producer
- Francine MaislerCasting
- Karen E. EtcoffCasting, Extras Casting
- Barbara HarrisADR Voice Casting
- James L. BrooksProducer
- Denise SirkotExecutive In Charge Of Production
- Kathryn EisensteinCasting Associate
- Marguerite RowlandProduction Accountant
- Giela FredmanAssistant Accountant
- George A. DavisProduction Secretary
- Amy HermanUnit Production Manager
- Deirdre CookProduction Coordinator
- Miriam SchapiroAssistant Production Coordinator
- Declan BaldwinLocation Manager
- Trish AdlesicAssistant Location Manager
- Mike RevellProduction Accountant
- Susanna HorngProduction Secretary
- David YangProducer's Assistant
- Petra AlexandriaExecutive Producer's Assistant
- Felicia NalivanskyExecutive Producer's Assistant
- Scott MeyersProduction Assistant
- Kristen PlouchaProduction Assistant
- Michael TubreProduction Assistant
- Chad AhrendtProduction Assistant
- Brian BlackProduction Assistant
- Ted SrokaProduction Assistant
- Chad WoelkiProduction Assistant
- Eric MentionProduction Assistant
- Chris PalzisProduction Assistant
- Andy MensingProduction Assistant
- Jason RubensteinProduction Assistant
- John ShawProduction Assistant
- Alex FernandezProduction Assistant
Camera
- Michael M. KrevittKey Grip
- Thomas WazneyBest Boy Grip
- Michael ConnorsDolly Grip
- John BaileyDirector of Photography
- Ralph Nelson Jr.Still Photographer
- Rick Tschudin"B" Camera Operator
- Richard Turner"B" Camera Operator
- Paul PlannetteFirst Assistant "B" Camera
- Steve CraftSecond Assistant "B" Camera
- Michael Stone"A" Camera Operator
- Donald E. Thorin Jr.First Assistant "A" Camera
- Michael MartinezSecond Assistant "A" Camera
- James BartolomeoSecond Assistant Camera
- Gábor Kövér"B" Camera Operator
- Jeff HandFirst Assistant "B" Camera
- Al RodgersSecond Assistant "B" Camera
- John DolanKey Grip
- Demmie ToddStill Photographer
Editing
- Theresa Repola MohammedNegative Cutter
- Dale E. GrahnColor Timer
- Richard MarksEditor
- Gena BleierAssistant Editor
- Hilary SchroederAssistant Editor
- Lori C. IngleAssociate Editor
- Jeffrey FordFirst Assistant Editor
- Sarah ThiessenAssistant Editor
- Heather HughesAssistant Editor
- Tony SolomonsAssistant Editor
- Laura CongletonAssistant Editor
- Marisa MorabitoEditorial Production Assistant
Sound and music
- Armen KsajikianMusician
- David GiammarcoSupervising Sound Editor
- Renée TondelliADR Supervisor
- Patrick DrummondSound Effects Editor
- Cindy MartySound Effects Editor
- Nicholas KordaADR Editor
- Jonathan KleinFoley Editor
- Christopher FlickFoley Editor
- Zigmund GronMusic Editor
- Galen GoodpasterFirst Assistant Sound Editor
- Kira EdmundsAssistant Sound Editor
- Bill WardAssistant Sound Editor
- Chris JenkinsSound Re-Recording Mixer