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As good as it gets Cover Image DVD DVD

As good as it gets

Nicholson, Jack. (Actor). Hunt, Helen, 1963- (Actor). Kinnear, Greg, 1963- (Actor). Gooding, Cuba, Jr., 1968- (Added Author). Ulrich, Skeet. (Actor). Knight, Shirley, 1936- (Actor). Brooks, James L. (Director, Production personnel, Screenwriter). Andrus, Mark. (Screenwriter). Tri-Star Pictures. (Added Author). Gracie Films. (Added Author). Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Skeet Ulrich, Shirley Knight. (Cast).

Summary: Melvin Udall is an obsessive-compulsive novelist with Manhattan's meanest mouth. But when his 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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0767811100
  • ISBN: 9780767811101
  • Physical Description: DVD videorecording
    videodisc
    1 videodisc (ca. 139 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Widescreen and full screen formats.
  • Publisher: Culver City, CA : Columbia TriStar Home Video, c1998, 1997.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1997.
Special features: Commentary track.
Participant or Performer Note: Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Skeet Ulrich, Shirley Knight.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG-13.
System Details Note:
DVD; Dolby digital.
Language Note:
Closed-captioned. In English or French with optional subtitles in English, Spanish, French.
Awards Note:
Academy Award for Best Actor and Actress, 1997.
Subject: Obsessive-compulsive disorder -- Drama
Comedy films
Feature films
Topic Heading: Closed-captioned DVDs.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect.

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  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Granisle Public Library 1DVD ASG (Text) 35190000156792 DVD Volume hold Available -
Prince Rupert Library DVD Good 6231 (Text) 33294002012631 DVDs Volume hold Available -

Summary: Melvin Udall is an obsessive-compulsive novelist with Manhattan's meanest mouth. But when his 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.

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