As good as it gets
(DVD) 

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Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Video, [1998].
ISBN
0767811100, 9780767811101
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Published
Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Video, [1998].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 139 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
ISBN
0767811100, 9780767811101
UPC
043396217096

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Container dates vary.
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1997.
General Note
Special features: commentary track.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, John Bailey ; production design, Bill Brzesski ; editor, Richard Marks ; music, Hans Zimmer.
Participants/Performers
Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Skeet Ulrich, Shirley Knight.
Description
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
MPAA rating: PG-13: for strong language, thematic elements, nudity, and a beating.
System Details
DVD, region 1, double-sided disc, widescreen (1.85:1) and full screen formats; Dolby digital 5.1, Dolby digital 2.0.
Language
Dialogue in English with optional French soundtrack, and optional subtitles in English, French and Spanish; closed-captioned.
Awards
Academy Award, 1998: Best actor (Nicholson), Best actress (Hunt) ; Golden Globes, 1998: Best Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical, Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical (Hunt), Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical (Nicholson).
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Brooks, J. L., Johnson, B. (. p. p., Zea, K., Andrus, M., Nicholson, J., Hunt, H., Kinnear, G., Gooding, C., Jr., Ulrich, S., & Knight, S. (1998). As good as it gets (Widescreen.). Columbia TriStar Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

James L., Brooks et al.. 1998. As Good As It Gets. Columbia TriStar Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

James L., Brooks et al.. As Good As It Gets Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1998.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Brooks, James L.,, et al. As Good As It Gets Widescreen., Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1998.

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