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Romantic Comedy |
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Directed By |
James L. Brooks |
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Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear, Cuba Gooding Jr., Skeet Ulrich and Shirley Knight |
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Plot Summary |
New York City. Melvin Udall, a cranky, bigoted, obsessive-compulsive writer, finds his life turned upside down when neighbouring gay artist Simon is hospitalised and his dog is entrusted to Melvin. In addition, Carol, the only waitress who will tolerate him, must leave work to care for her sick son, making it impossible for Melvin to eat breakfast. |
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Carol: Do you have any control over how creepy you can get? |
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Melvin (to a group of depressed psychiatric patients): What if this is as good as it gets? |
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Melvin: How can you diagnose me as obsessive compulsive and then tell me I have a choice about barging in here? |
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Melvin: You made me want to be a better man. |
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Carol: Do you want to dance? |
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Simon: If you stare at someone long enough, you start to see their humanity |
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Receptionist: How do you write women so well? |
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Melvin: This is Carol the waitress, and this is Simon the fag. |
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Oscars (1998) |
Best Actor |
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Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards (1998) |
Best Actor |
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Florida Film Critics Circle Awards (1998) |
Best Actress |
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Golden Globes (1998) |
Best Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical |
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Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical |
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Golden Satellite Awards (1998) |
Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical |
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National Board of Review, USA (1998) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
NBR Award Best Actor NBR Award Best Supporting Actor Screen Actors Guild Awards (1998) SAG Award Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role SAG Award Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Writers Guild of America (1998) WGA Screen Awards Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen Trailer Recommended Links |