A comedy from the heart that goes for the throat.
A misanthropic author, a single mother and waitress, and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship after the artist is assaulted in a robbery.
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Contemporary, classical in form, spare and character-led.
- contemporarynostalgic
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
- intimateepic
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Cast
- Jack NicholsonMelvin Udall
- Helen HuntCarol Connelly
- Greg KinnearSimon Bishop
- Cuba Gooding Jr.Frank Sachs
- Shirley KnightBeverly Connelly
- Jesse JamesSpencer Connelly
- Yeardley SmithJackie Simpson
- Lupe OntiverosNora Manning
- Skeet UlrichVincent Lopiano
- Harold RamisDr. Bettes
Crew
- James L. BrooksDirector
- Mark AndrusScreenplay
- James L. BrooksScreenplay
- John BaileyDirector of Photography
- Hans ZimmerOriginal Music Composer
- Richard MarksEditor
- Bridget JohnsonProducer
- Kristi ZeaProducer
- James L. BrooksProducer
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