| Edition |
Widescreen [ed.]. |
| Description |
1 DVD (139 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
DVD-Video 4 3/4 in. |
| Description |
digital optical surround stereo Dolby Digital 5.1 |
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digital optical stereo Dolby Digital 2.0 |
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widescreen version (1.85:1) |
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DVD-Video NTSC |
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video file DVD Video region 1 |
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Motion picture. |
| Cast |
Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Skeet Ulrich, Shirley Knight. |
| System Details |
DVD, NTSC; region 1, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround or 2.0 stereo; widescreen aspect ratio 1.85:1. |
| 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. |
| Note |
Title from disc label. |
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 1997. |
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Filmmakers' commentary: Jim Brooks with Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear, editor Richard Marks, producer Laurence Mark and composer Hans Zimmer. |
| Credits |
Music by Hans Zimmer ; edited by Richard Marks ; director of photography, John Bailey. |
| Audience |
Rated PG-13. |
| Awards |
Academy Awards, 1998: Best actor; best actress. |
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Golden Globe Awards, 1998: Best film - musical/comedy. |
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Golden Globe Awards, 1998: Best performance by an actor and actress in a motion picture - musical/comedy. |
| Language |
English or French dialogue with optional subtitles in English, Spanish and French; closed-captioned. |
| Subject |
Man-woman relationships -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships. |
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New York (State) -- New York. |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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| Subject |
Obsessive-compulsive disorder -- Drama.
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder. |
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May-December romances -- Drama.
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May-December romances. |
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Romantic comedy films.
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Romantic comedy films. |
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Gay people in motion pictures.
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Gay people -- Social life and customs -- Drama.
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Gays. |
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Manners and customs. |
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Gays -- Social life and customs. |
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Gay people -- Abuse of -- Drama.
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Gays -- Abuse of. |
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Comedy films.
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Comedy films. |
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Feature films.
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Feature films. |
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Film adaptations.
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Film adaptations. |
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Films for the hearing impaired.
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Films for the hearing impaired. |
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Gays in motion pictures. |
| Genre/Form |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings.
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Romantic comedy films.
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Romance films.
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Melodramas (Motion pictures)
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Films for the hearing impaired.
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Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings.
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| Subject |
Homosexuals. |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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| Added Author |
Brooks, James L., screenwriter, producer, director.
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Andrus, Mark, author, screenwriter.
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Johnson, Bridget (Motion picture producer), producer.
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Zea, Kristi, producer.
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Nicholson, Jack, actor.
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Hunt, Helen, 1963- actor.
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Kinnear, Greg, 1963- actor.
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Gooding, Cuba, Jr., 1968- actor.
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Ulrich, Skeet, actor.
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Knight, Shirley, 1936-2020, actor.
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Zimmer, Hans, composer.
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Marks, Richard, 1943-2018, editor of a moving image work.
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Bailey, John, 1942 August 10- cinematographer.
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Tri-Star Pictures.
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Gracie Films.
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Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm)
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| Added Title |
As good as it gets (Motion picture) https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2003081270
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| ISBN |
9780767811101 |
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0767811100 |
| Standard No. |
043396217096 |
| Music No. |
21709 Tri-Star |
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