A misanthropic author, a single mother and waitress, and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship after the artist is assaulted in a robbery.
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
Harold Ramis
Dr. Bettes
Lawrence Kasdan
Dr. Green
Bibi Osterwald
Neighbor Woman
Ross Bleckner
Carl
Bernadette Balagtas
Caterer
Jaffe Cohen
Partygoer
Laurie Kilpatrick
Alice Vaughn
Brian Doyle-Murray
Handyman
Kristi Zea
Mother at Table
Annie Maginnis Tippe
Daughter at Table
Patricia Childress
Cafe 24 Waitress
Rebekah Johnson
Missi Pyle
Leslie Stefanson
Tara Subkoff
Shane Black
Cafe 24 Manager
Peter Jacobson
Man at Table
Lisa Edelstein
Woman at Table
Stan Bly
Cafe 24 Customer
Randall Batinkoff
Carol's Date
Jamie Kennedy
Street Hustler
Justin Herwick
Maya Rudolph
Policewoman
John F. O'Donohue
Detective Ray
Dr. David A. Kipper
Hospital Doctor
Mary Elizabeth Still
Nurse Receptionist
Chloe Brooks
Child at Cafe 24
Cooper Brooks
Sharon L. Alexander
Female Passerby
Holly Denys
Alison Rose
Psychiatric Patient
Kathryn Morris
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
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
Dunya Djordjevic
Art Dealer (uncredited)
Alex Ballar
Flower Store Customer (uncredited)
Jason Thomas Campbell
Valet (uncredited)
Amy Anzel
Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Eliza Harris
Eddie L. Fauria
NYC Transit Cop (uncredited)
Frank Slaten
Miffed Party Goer (uncredited)
Laura Mayes Byrnes
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Oriana Nicole Tavoularis
Roger Ferreira
Bronwyn Cornelius
Bartender (uncredited)
Maurice LaMarche
Fred Bishop - Simon's Dad on Phone (voice) (uncredited)
Ava Lee Scott
New Yorker
James L. Brooks
Director
Mark Andrus
Screenplay
Felipe Savahge
Stunts
Phil O'Dell
Armen Ksajikian
Musician
Mark Wade
Property Master
Ray Quiroz
Script Supervisor
Walter Scott
Stunt Coordinator
Aldric La'Auli Porter
Associate Producer
Maria Kavanaugh
John D. Schofield
Co-Producer
Richard Marks
Richard Sakai
Executive Producer
Laurence Mark
Laura Ziskin
Bridget Johnson
Producer
Ken Fritz
John 'Jake' Jacobson
Unit Production Manager
First Assistant Director
William M. Connor
Second Assistant Director
David Giammarco
Supervising Sound Editor
Masako Masuda
Assistant Art Director
Brana Rosenfeld
Assistant Set Decoration
John Naehrlich
Leadman
John H. Maxwell
Set Dresser
Bart C. Hubenthal
Scott G. Jones
John Maskovich
Renée Tondelli
ADR Supervisor
Patrick Drummond
Sound Effects Editor
Cindy Marty
Nicholas Korda
ADR Editor
Jonathan Klein
Foley Editor
Christopher Flick
Zigmund Gron
Music Editor
Galen Goodpaster
First Assistant Sound Editor
Kira Edmunds
Assistant Sound Editor
Bill Ward
Chris Jenkins
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ron Bartlett
Mark Smith
Andy Malcolm
Foley Artist
Richard Duarte
Foley Mixer
Thomas J. O'Connell
ADR Mixer
Jeff Gomillion
Rudy Pi
Sound Recordist
Matt Colleran
Jeffrey Pollack
Music Supervisor
Jeff Wexler
Sound Mixer
Don Coufal
Boom Operator
Gary Holland
Cableman
Mike Moyer
Chief Lighting Technician
David Burnett
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Michael M. Krevitt
Key Grip
Thomas Wazney
Best Boy Grip
Michael Connors
Dolly Grip
William B. Doane
Special Effects Coordinator
Donna Casey-Aira
Assistant Costume Designer
Elaine Ramires
Wardrobe Supervisor
Costumer
James Lapidus
Michèle Burke
Makeup Supervisor
Linda Arnold
Hair Supervisor
Ralph Coleman
Location Manager
S. Todd Christensen
Assistant Location Manager
Gary Deaton
Construction Coordinator
Yvonne Yaconelli
Production Office Coordinator
Martin Charles
Graphic Designer
George Merkert
Visual Effects Producer
Theresa Repola Mohammed
Negative Cutter
Dale E. Grahn
Color Timer
Owen Wilson
John Bailey
Director of Photography
Editor
Francine Maisler
Casting
Bill Brzeski
Production Design
Philip Toolin
Art Direction
Clay A. Griffith
Set Decoration
Carrie Angland
Makeup Artist
Susan Perlman
Other
Karen E. Etcoff
Julie Ansell
Thanks
Michael Besman
Bruce Fowler
Orchestrator
Gena Bleier
Assistant Editor
Ralph Nelson Jr.
Still Photographer
Chester E. Tripp III
Dennis Drummond
Greg Addison
Lighting Technician
Story
Gene LeBell
Hans Zimmer
Original Music Composer
BJ Davis
Stunt Double
Julia Davis
Hilary Schroeder
Denise Lynne Roberts
Barbara Harris
ADR Voice Casting
Pablo Ferro
Title Designer
Tim McGovern
Visual Effects Supervisor
Molly Maginnis
Costume Designer
Bryce Gregory
B.J. Davis
Pete Turner
Lori C. Ingle
Associate Editor
Denise Sirkot
Executive In Charge Of Production
Todd Jacques
Gary Rizzo
Rochelle S. Allen
Art Department Assistant
Jeffrey Machala
Assistant Property Master
Rick Tschudin
"B" Camera Operator
Richard Turner
Paul Plannette
First Assistant "B" Camera
Steve Craft
Second Assistant "B" Camera
Michael Stone
"A" Camera Operator
Donald E. Thorin Jr.
First Assistant "A" Camera
Michael Martinez
Second Assistant "A" Camera
Jeffrey Ford
First Assistant Editor
Sarah Thiessen
Heather Hughes
Tony Solomons
Laura Congleton
Marisa Morabito
Editorial Production Assistant
Kim Haves
Dialogue Editor
Darren King
George Campos
Apprentice Sound Editor
Adam Milo Smalley
Harry Gregson-Williams
Conductor
Lucas Richman
Alan Meyerson
Scoring Mixer
Felix Ojeda
Compositor
Megan Omi
Guy T. Wiedmann
Visual Effects Editor
Hal Miles
Rotoscoping Artist
Lisa Kahatriya
Mark Dornfeld
Imaging Science
Kathryn Eisenstein
Casting Associate
Karen R. Jones
Unit Publicist
Vince del Castillo
Transportation Captain
Richard McLaughlin
Transportation Co-Captain
Shari Hanger
Second Second Assistant Director
Marguerite Rowland
Production Accountant
Giela Fredman
Assistant Accountant
George A. Davis
Production Secretary
Amy Herman
Deirdre Cook
Production Coordinator
Miriam Schapiro
Assistant Production Coordinator
James Bartolomeo
Second Assistant Camera
Gábor Kövér
Jeff Hand
Al Rodgers
Allen Weisinger
Heidi Shulman
Costume Supervisor
Daniel J. Adkins
John Dolan
Declan Baldwin
Trish Adlesic
Jerome R. Vitucci
Kathleen King
Al Griswold
Teresa Carriker-Thayer
Robert Griffon Jr.
Jacqueline Jacobson Scarfo
Philip Canfield
Edward O'Donnell
Patrick King
Extras Casting
Demmie Todd
Mike Revell
Susanna Horng
David Yang
Producer's Assistant
Petra Alexandria
Executive Producer's Assistant
Felicia Nalivansky
Diane Krakower
Actor's Assistant
Stacey Berns
Debbie Modrow
Shawn Suttles
Medical Consultant
Scott Meyers
Production Assistant
Kristen Ploucha
Michael Tubre
Chad Ahrendt
Brian Black
Ted Sroka
Chad Woelki
Eric Mention
Chris Palzis
Andy Mensing
Jason Rubenstein
John Shaw
Alex Fernandez
