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About
A misanthropic author, a single mother and waitress, and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship after the artist is assaulted in a robbery.
Theatrical
Dec 19, 1997
DVD / Blu-ray
May 19, 1998
Box Office
$314.2M
Budget
$50.0M
Return
6.3x
Director
Writers
Producers
Aldric La'Auli Porter, Maria Kavanaugh, John D. Schofield
Music
Studio
TriStar Pictures, Gracie Films
Keywords
new york city
single parent
waitress
restaurant
lone wolf
dogsitter
friendship
road trip
racist
neighbor
author
obsessive compulsive disorder (ocd)
single mother
home invasion
dog
novelist
art dealer
rude
obnoxious
unlikely friendship
hospitalization
painter as artist
generosity
mother son relationship
dog owner
gay artist
unexpected romance
daily routine
child with illness
Cast
Full credits →J
Jack Nicholson
Melvin Udall
H
Helen Hunt
Carol Connelly
Greg Kinnear
Simon Bishop
C
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Frank Sachs
S
Shirley Knight
Beverly Connelly
J
Jesse James
Spencer Connelly
Y
Yeardley Smith
Jackie Simpson
L
Lupe Ontiveros
Nora Manning
S
Skeet Ulrich
Vincent Lopiano
H
Harold Ramis
Dr. Bettes
L
Lawrence Kasdan
Dr. Green
B
Bibi Osterwald
Neighbor Woman
B
Bernadette Balagtas
Caterer
J
Jaffe Cohen
Partygoer
B
Brian Doyle-Murray
Handyman
K
Kristi Zea
Mother at Table
A
Annie Maginnis Tippe
Daughter at Table
P
Patricia Childress
Cafe 24 Waitress
R
Rebekah Johnson
Cafe 24 Waitress
M
Missi Pyle
Cafe 24 Waitress
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Quotes
See all →Humor in Overeating and Appearance
Melvin Udall
How much more you got to eat? Appetites aren't as big as your noses, huh?
[Walks up to the couple he harassed earlier; Couple look at Melvin quizzically]
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Metaphors and Relationships in Conversation
Woman at table
I said, "You love me the way you do your remote control as long as I switch every time you press one of my buttons.
Man at table
That's great! That's terrific--
Melvin Udall
People that talk in metaphors oughta shampoo my crotch. Eat up!
[after the couple look at Melvin]
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
