Besser geht's nicht
(1997)
As Good as It Gets
Brace yourself for Melvin.
Stars: Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear
Director: James L. Brooks
Writer: Mark Andrus
Language: German
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Duration: 133
Rated: Freigegeben ab 6 Jahren
DVD Release: November 1998
Er wäscht seine Hände jedesmal mit einem frischem Stück Seife, niemals tritt er auf Pflasterfugen, sein Tagesablauf ist penibel eingestellt: Der New Yorker Schriftsteller Melvin ist ein exzentrischer Zeitgenosse. Seine Nachbarn fürchten ihn als griesgrämigen Kotzbrocken und Hundehasser. Jeden Tag geht er in dasselbe Cafe, beleidigt Gäste und Bedienungen. Einzig die resolute Kellnerin Carol kann dem neurotischen Ekelpaket Paroli bieten. Und Melvin zeigt Interesse! Bei einer chaotisch-komischen Autotour mit ihr und seinem schwulen Nachbarn kommt man sich näher. Wird aus Melvin doch noch ein
| Jack Nicholson | Melvin Udall |
| Helen Hunt | Carol Connelly |
| Greg Kinnear | Simon Bishop |
| Cuba Gooding Jr. | Frank Sachs |
| Skeet Ulrich | Vincent Lopiano |
| Shirley Knight | Beverly Connelly |
| Yeardley Smith | Jackie Simpson |
| Lupe Ontiveros | Nora Manning |
| Jill the Dog | Verdell (as Jill) |
| Bibi Osterwald | Neighbor Woman |
| Ross Bleckner | Carl |
| Bernadette Balagtas | Caterer |
| Jaffe Cohen | Partygoer |
| Laurie Kilpatrick | Partygoer |
| Alice Vaughn | Partygoer |
| Timer the Dog | Supporting Dog (as Timer) |
| Billy the Dog | Supporting Dog (as Billy) |
| Brian Doyle-Murray | Handyman John |
| 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 Brian |
| Peter Jacobson | Man at Table |
| Lisa Edelstein | Woman at Table |
| Stan Bly | Cafe 24 Customer |
| Randall Batinkoff | Carol's Date |
| Jesse James | Spencer Connelly |
| Jamie Kennedy | Street Hustler |
| Justin Herwick | Street Hustler |
| Maya Rudolph | Policewoman |
| John F. O'Donohue | Detective Ray |
| 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 |
| Lawrence Kasdan | Dr. Green |
| Alison Rose | Psychiatric Patient |
| Kathryn Morris | Psychiatric Patient |
| Wood Harris | Cafe 24 Busboy |
| Linda Gehringer | Publisher |
| Julie Benz | Receptionist |
| Harold Ramis | Dr. Martin Bettes |
| Antonia Jones | Terry, Dr. Bettes' 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 |
| Roger Ferreira | Restaurant Patron |
| Hans Zimmer | Composer |
| Alba Albanese | New Yorker |
| Ron Bartlett | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| George Campos | apprentice sound editor |
| Matt Colleran | Sound Recordist |
| Don Coufal | Boom Operator |
| Dennis Drummond | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Kim Drummond | dialogue editor (as Kim Haves) |
| Patrick Drummond | Sound Effects Editor |
| Richard Duarte | foley mixer |
| Kira Edmunds | assistant sound editor |
| Christopher Flick | foley editor |
| David Giammarco | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Jeff Gomillion | adr mixer |
| Galen Goodpaster | first assistant sound editor |
| Gary Holland | cable person |
| Spike Allison Hooper | adr assistant |
| Chris Jenkins | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Darren King | dialogue editor |
| Kathleen King | boom operator: New York |
| Jonathan Klein | foley editor |
| Nicholas Vincent Korda | adr editor |
| Andy Malcolm | foley artist |
| Cindy Marty | Sound Effects Editor |
| Rob Nokes | sound editorial technical support: Sound Dogs |
| Thomas J. O'Connell | adr mixer |
| Rudy Pi | Sound Recordist |
| Bruno Roussel | assistant sound engineer |
| Joe Schiff | adr assistant |
| Mark Smith | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Renee Tondelli | adr supervisor (as Renée Tondelli) |
| Jerome R. Vitucci | sound mixer: New York |
| Bill Ward | assistant sound editor |
| Jeff Wexler | Sound mixer |
| Mark Yardas | dialogue editor |
| Amy Anzel | Ballet Dancer (uncredited) |
| Alex Ballar | Flower Store Customer (uncredited) |
| Joe Beachy | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
| Jason Thomas Campbell | Valet (uncredited) |
| Bronwyn Cornelius | Bartender (uncredited) |
Genre: Komödie
Media: DVD
Sound: Dolby
IMDb: 0119822
