As good as it gets
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As good as it gets
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The work As good as it gets represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Pekin Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.
- Label
- As good as it gets
- Statement of responsibility
- TriStar Pictures presents a Gracie Films production ; a James L. Brooks film ; story by Mark Andrus ; screenplay by Mark Andrus and James L. Brooks ; produced by Bridget Johnson and Kristi Zea ; produced and directed by James L. Brooks
- Subject
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- Films for the hearing impaired
- Films for the hearing impaired
- Films pour personnes handicapées auditives
- Man-woman relationships
- Man-woman relationships -- Drama
- Manners and customs
- Materiales en español -- Bilingüe
- New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- Drama
- New York (State) -- New York
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder -- Drama
- Comedies
- Comedy films
- Comedy films
- Comedy films
- DVD-Video discs
- Drama
- Feature films
- Feature films
- Feature films
- Feature films -- United States
- Films comiques
- Language
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- eng
- fre
- eng
- fre
- spa
- eng
- eng
- 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
- Awards note
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- Academy Award, 1998: Best Actor in a Leading Role (Nicholson); Best Actress in a Leading Role (Hunt)
- Golden Globes, 1998: Best Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical; Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical (Hunt); Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical (Nicholson)
- Screen Actors Guild Awards, 1998: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role (Nicholson); Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role (Hunt)
- Writers Guild of America, 1998: Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Andrus, Brooks)
- Cataloging source
- MDK
- Characteristic
- videorecording
- Credits note
- Director of photography, John Bailey ; production design, Bill Brzesski ; editor, Richard Marks ; music, Hans Zimmer
- Dewey number
- 791.43/72
- Intended audience
- MPAA rating: PG-13
- Language note
- Dialogue in English or dubbed French, with optional subtitles in English, French and Spanish; closed-captioned
- LC call number
- PN1995.9.C55
- LC item number
- A84 1998
- NLM call number
- 21709
- NLM item number
- Tri-Star
- PerformerNote
- Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Skeet Ulrich, Shirley Knight
- Runtime
- 139
- Target audience
- general
- Technique
- live action
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