Melvin Udall, a cranky, bigoted, obsessive-compulsive writer of romantic fiction, is rude to everyone he meets, including his gay neighbor, Simon. After Simon is brutally attacked and hospitalized, Melvin finds his life turned upside down when he has to look after Simon's dog. In addition, Carol, the only waitress at the local diner who will tolerate him, leaves work to care for her chronically ill son, making it impossible for Melvin to eat breakfast.
Cast
Jack Nicholson
Melvin Udall
Helen Hunt
Carol Connelly
Greg Kinnear
Simon Bishop
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Frank Sachs
Shirley Knight
Beverly Connelly
Jesse James
Spencer Connelly
Yeardley Smith
Jackie Simpson
Lupe Ontiveros
Nora Manning
Skeet Ulrich
Vincent Lopiano
Harold Ramis
Dr. Bettes
Lawrence Kasdan
Dr. Green
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
Jamie Kennedy
Street Hustler
Justin Herwick
Street Hustler
Maya Rudolph
Policewoman
John F. O'Donohue
Detective Ray
Dr. 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
Alison Rose
Psychiatric Patient
Kathryn Morris
Psychiatric Patient
Wood Harris
Cafe 24 Busboy
Linda Gehringer
Publisher
Julie Benz
Receptionist
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
Dunya Djordjevic
Art Dealer (uncredited)
Alex Ballar
Flower Store Customer (uncredited)
Jason Thomas Campbell
Valet (uncredited)
Amy Anzel
Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Eliza Harris
Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Eddie L. Fauria
NYC Transit Cop (uncredited)
Frank Slaten
Miffed Party Goer (uncredited)
Laura Mayes Byrnes
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Oriana Nicole Tavoularis
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Roger Ferreira
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Bronwyn Cornelius
Bartender (uncredited)
Maurice LaMarche
Fred Bishop - Simon's Dad on Phone (voice) (uncredited)
Ava Lee Scott
New Yorker
Crew
James L. Brooks
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Mark Andrus
Screenplay, Story
Richard Marks
Editor, Co-Producer
Gena Bleier
Assistant Editor
Hilary Schroeder
Assistant Editor
Sarah Thiessen
Assistant Editor
Heather Hughes
Assistant Editor
Tony Solomons
Assistant Editor
Laura Congleton
Assistant Editor
John Bailey
Director of Photography
Dale E. Grahn
Color Timer
Aldric La'Auli Porter
First Assistant Director, Associate Producer
William M. Connor
Second Assistant Director
Shari Hanger
Second Second Assistant Director
Miriam Schapiro
Assistant Production Coordinator
Deirdre Cook
Production Coordinator
Richard Sakai
Executive Producer
Laurence Mark
Executive Producer
Laura Ziskin
Executive Producer
Petra Alexandria
Executive Producer's Assistant
Felicia Nalivansky
Executive Producer's Assistant
Bridget Johnson
Producer
Kristi Zea
Producer
Maria Kavanaugh
Associate Producer
Owen Wilson
Associate Producer
John D. Schofield
Co-Producer, Unit Production Manager
David Yang
Producer's Assistant
Scott Meyers
Production Assistant
Kristen Ploucha
Production Assistant
Michael Tubre
Production Assistant
Chad Ahrendt
Production Assistant
Brian Black
Production Assistant
Ted Sroka
Production Assistant
Chad Woelki
Production Assistant
Eric Mention
Production Assistant
Chris Palzis
Production Assistant
Andy Mensing
Production Assistant
Jason Rubenstein
Production Assistant
John Shaw
Production Assistant
Alex Fernandez
Production Assistant
Bill Brzeski
Production Design
Marisa Morabito
Editorial Production Assistant
James Bartolomeo
Second Assistant Camera
Michael Stone
"A" Camera Operator
Donald E. Thorin Jr.
First Assistant "A" Camera
Michael Martinez
Second Assistant "A" Camera
Rick Tschudin
"B" Camera Operator
Richard Turner
"B" Camera Operator
Gábor Kövér
"B" Camera Operator
Paul Plannette
First Assistant "B" Camera
Jeff Hand
First Assistant "B" Camera
Steve Craft
Second Assistant "B" Camera
Al Rodgers
Second Assistant "B" Camera
Michael Connors
Dolly Grip
Kathryn Eisenstein
Casting Associate
Francine Maisler
Casting
Karen E. Etcoff
Casting, Extras Casting
Molly Maginnis
Costume Designer
Donna Casey-Aira
Assistant Costume Designer
Heidi Shulman
Costume Supervisor
Daniel J. Adkins
Costume Supervisor
Elaine Ramires
Wardrobe Supervisor
Mary Elizabeth Still
Costumer
James Lapidus
Costumer
Linda Arnold
Hair Supervisor
Carrie Angland
Makeup Artist
Allen Weisinger
Makeup Artist
Michèle Burke
Makeup Supervisor
Rochelle S. Allen
Art Department Assistant
Masako Masuda
Assistant Art Director
Patrick Drummond
Sound Effects Editor
Cindy Marty
Sound Effects Editor
David Giammarco
Supervising Sound Editor
Dennis Drummond
Supervising Sound Editor
Kira Edmunds
Assistant Sound Editor
Bill Ward
Assistant Sound Editor
Galen Goodpaster
First Assistant Sound Editor
George Campos
Apprentice Sound Editor
Chris Jenkins
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ron Bartlett
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mark Smith
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jeff Wexler
Sound Mixer
Jerome R. Vitucci
Sound Mixer
Rudy Pi
Sound Recordist
Matt Colleran
Sound Recordist
Alan Meyerson
Scoring Mixer
Don Coufal
Boom Operator
Kathleen King
Boom Operator
Andy Malcolm
Foley Artist
Jonathan Klein
Foley Editor
Christopher Flick
Foley Editor
Richard Duarte
Foley Mixer
Renée Tondelli
ADR Supervisor
Nicholas Korda
ADR Editor
Thomas J. O'Connell
ADR Mixer
Jeff Gomillion
ADR Mixer
Barbara Harris
ADR Voice Casting
Mike Moyer
Chief Lighting Technician
Greg Addison
Chief Lighting Technician, Lighting Technician
David Burnett
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
William B. Doane
Special Effects Coordinator
Al Griswold
Special Effects Coordinator
Tim McGovern
Visual Effects Supervisor
George Merkert
Visual Effects Producer
Guy T. Wiedmann
Visual Effects Editor
Hans Zimmer
Original Music Composer
Jeffrey Pollack
Music Supervisor
Armen Ksajikian
Musician
Zigmund Gron
Music Editor
Adam Milo Smalley
Music Editor
Vince del Castillo
Transportation Captain
Edward O'Donnell
Transportation Captain
Richard McLaughlin
Transportation Co-Captain
Patrick King
Transportation Co-Captain
Marguerite Rowland
Production Accountant
Mike Revell
Production Accountant
Giela Fredman
Assistant Accountant
Kim Haves
Dialogue Editor
Darren King
Dialogue Editor
Clay A. Griffith
Set Decoration
Jacqueline Jacobson Scarfo
Set Decoration
Brana Rosenfeld
Assistant Set Decoration
John H. Maxwell
Set Dresser
Bart C. Hubenthal
Set Dresser
Scott G. Jones
Set Dresser
John Maskovich
Set Dresser
Todd Jacques
Set Dresser
Gary Rizzo
Set Dresser
Gary Deaton
Construction Coordinator
Ralph Nelson Jr.
Still Photographer
Demmie Todd
Still Photographer
Dr. David A. Kipper
Medical Consultant
Ray Quiroz
Script Supervisor
Ralph Coleman
Location Manager
Declan Baldwin
Location Manager
S. Todd Christensen
Assistant Location Manager
Trish Adlesic
Assistant Location Manager
Yvonne Yaconelli
Production Office Coordinator
Felipe Savahge
Stunts
Phil O'Dell
Stunts
Chester E. Tripp III
Stunts
Gene LeBell
Stunts
Denise Lynne Roberts
Stunts
Bryce Gregory
Stunts
B.J. Davis
Stunts
Pete Turner
Stunts
Walter Scott
Stunt Coordinator
Ken Fritz
Stunt Coordinator
Julia Davis
Stunt Coordinator, Stunt Double
BJ Davis
Stunt Double
Mark Wade
Property Master
Robert Griffon Jr.
Property Master
Jeffrey Machala
Assistant Property Master
Gary Holland
Cableman
Thomas Wazney
Best Boy Grip
Mark Dornfeld
Imaging Science
Diane Krakower
Actor's Assistant
Stacey Berns
Actor's Assistant
Debbie Modrow
Actor's Assistant
Shawn Suttles
Actor's Assistant
Lori C. Ingle
Associate Editor
Theresa Repola Mohammed
Negative Cutter
Michael M. Krevitt
Key Grip
John Dolan
Key Grip
John 'Jake' Jacobson
Unit Production Manager
Amy Herman
Unit Production Manager
Pablo Ferro
Title Designer
Denise Sirkot
Executive In Charge Of Production
Harry Gregson-Williams
Conductor
Lucas Richman
Conductor
Karen R. Jones
Unit Publicist
Philip Toolin
Art Direction
Teresa Carriker-Thayer
Art Direction
Jeffrey Ford
First Assistant Editor
George A. Davis
Production Secretary
Susanna Horng
Production Secretary
Felix Ojeda
Compositor
Megan Omi
Compositor
Bruce Fowler
Orchestrator
Hal Miles
Rotoscoping Artist
Lisa Kahatriya
Rotoscoping Artist
John Naehrlich
Leadman
Philip Canfield
Leadman
Martin Charles
Graphic Designer
Susan Perlman
Other
Julie Ansell
Thanks
Michael Besman
Thanks
Recommendations
view all
As Good as Dead
About Schmidt
Something's Gotta Give
Anger Management
Easy Rider
Black as Night
A Few Good Men
The Bucket List
Barbie as Rapunzel
Wolf
The Pledge
Show Me Love
After the Sunset
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Mars Attacks!
Tommy Boy
Spanglish
My Best Friend's Wedding
Fist of Fury