A comedy from the heart that goes for the throat. Brace yourself for Melvin.
Melvin Udall, a cranky, bigoted, obsessive-compulsive writer of romantic fiction, is rude to everyone he meets, including his gay neighbor, Simon. After Simon is brutally attacked and hospitalized, Melvin finds his life turned upside down when he has to look after Simon's dog. In addition, Carol, the only waitress at the local diner who will tolerate him, leaves work to care for her chronically ill son, making it impossible for Melvin to eat breakfast.
- 7.4
- 1997
- Released
- 2h 19m
Jack Nicholson
Melvin Udall
Helen Hunt
Carol Connelly
Greg Kinnear
Simon Bishop
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Frank Sachs
Shirley Knight
Beverly Connelly
Jesse James
Spencer Connelly
Yeardley Smith
Jackie Simpson
Lupe Ontiveros
Nora Manning
Skeet Ulrich
Vincent Lopiano
Bibi Osterwald
Neighbor Woman
Ross Bleckner
Carl
Bernadette Balagtas
Caterer
Jaffe Cohen
PartygoerLaurie Kilpatrick
Partygoer
Alice Vaughn
Partygoer
Brian Doyle-Murray
Handyman
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
Peter Jacobson
Man at Table
Lisa Edelstein
Woman at TableStan Bly
Cafe 24 Customer
Randall Batinkoff
Carol's Date
Jamie Kennedy
Street Hustler
Justin Herwick
Street Hustler
Maya Rudolph
PolicewomanJohn F. O'Donohue
Detective Ray
Dr. David A. Kipper
Hospital DoctorChloe Brooks
Child at Cafe 24Cooper Brooks
Child at Cafe 24Sharon L. Alexander
Female PasserbyHolly Denys
Female PasserbyAlison Rose
Psychiatric Patient
Kathryn Morris
Psychiatric Patient
Wood Harris
Cafe 24 Busboy
Linda Gehringer
Publisher
Julie Benz
Receptionist
Antonia Jones
Nurse
Kaitlin Hopkins
Woman in Lobby
Jimmy Workman
Sean from the Bakery
Danielle Spencer
Veterinarian
Tom McGowan
Maitre'd
Danielle Brisebois
Singer
Matt Malloy
Men's Store Salesman
Paul Greenberg
Bar WaiterKirk Ringberg
Food WaiterDave Hawthorne
BartenderDunya Djordjevic
Art Dealer (uncredited)Alex Ballar
Flower Store Customer (uncredited)
Amy Anzel
Ballet Dancer (uncredited)Eliza Harris
Ballet Dancer (uncredited)Eddie L. Fauria
NYC Transit Cop (uncredited)
Frank Slaten
Miffed Party Goer (uncredited)Laura Mayes Byrnes
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)Oriana Nicole Tavoularis
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)Roger Ferreira
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)Bronwyn Cornelius
Bartender (uncredited)
Maurice LaMarche
Fred Bishop - Simon's Dad on Phone (voice) (uncredited)
Ava Lee Scott
New Yorker
Released
en
$50,000,000.00
$314,178,011.00
- #new york city
- #friendship
- #waitress
- #single parent
- #restaurant
- #lone wolf
- #dogsitter
- #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
- #homophobic
Reviews
Greg Kinnear ("Simon") finds himself in hospital after a brutal bit of gay-bashing, and that means that his small, yappie, dog ("Jill") has to be entrusted to his rather curmudgeonly, author neighbour "Melvin" (Jack Nicholson) - not exactly the most loving and obvious of choices. Now this latter guy isn't exactly flavour of the month - indeed it's really only waitress "Carol" (Helen Hunt) who will
This movie will hit you hard, force you to think about your biases and make you pretty damn uncomfortable. But don't fret, you'll feel better by the end. And Nicholson is so natural as a misanthrope.
When I first saw this movie I thought it was going to be a funny movie. It's actually a serious drama movie. I still liked it but he's a prick in this movie.