As good as it gets, TriStar Pictures presents a Gracie Films production ; a film by James L. Brooks ; 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
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As good as it gets, TriStar Pictures presents a Gracie Films production ; a film by James L. Brooks ; 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
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Rated PG-13: For strong language, thematic elements, nudity and a beating. ; Canadian Home Video rating: PG
Main title
As good as it gets
Oclc number
84851215
Responsibility statement
TriStar Pictures presents a Gracie Films production ; a film by James L. Brooks ; 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
Runtime
139
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
general
Technique
live action
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- LGBTQ people + Abuse of -- Drama
- Heterosociality -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama
- LGBTQ+ biographies
- DVD-Video discs -- Comedy
- Gay films
- May-December romances -- Drama
- LGBTQ+ people
- Romantic comedy films
- Anxiety disorder -- Drama
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder -- Drama
- LGBTQ+ films
- Gay people
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Gay people + Abuse of -- Drama
- Romance films
- Feature films
- LGBTQ people + Social life and customs -- Drama
- Fiction films
- Melodramas (Motion pictures)
- DVD-Video discs
- Gay people + Social life and customs -- Drama
- LGBTQ people
- Heterosociality
- Gay people in motion pictures
- Man-woman relationships -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama
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- LGBTQ+ biographies
- DVD-Video discs -- Comedy
- Gay films
- May-December romances -- Drama
- LGBTQ+ people
- Romantic comedy films
- Anxiety disorder -- Drama
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder -- Drama
- LGBTQ+ films
- Gay people
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Gay people + Abuse of -- Drama
- Romance films
- Feature films
- LGBTQ people + Social life and customs -- Drama
- Fiction films
- Melodramas (Motion pictures)
- DVD-Video discs
- Gay people + Social life and customs -- Drama
- LGBTQ people
- Heterosociality
- Gay people in motion pictures
- Man-woman relationships -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama
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