Mejor... imposible (1997)
Melvin Udall, un escritor obsesivo y maniático, es uno de los seres más desagradables y desagradecidos que uno pueda tener como vecino. Pero, un buen día, tiene que hacerse cargo de un perro al que odia a muerte. La presencia en su vida del animal ablandará su corazón.
Directora:
James L. Brooks
Escritores:
Mark Andrus, James L. Brooks.
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Jack Nicholson as Melvin Udall |
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Helen Hunt as Carol Connelly |
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Greg Kinnear as Simon Bishop |
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Cuba Gooding Jr. as Frank Sachs |
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Shirley Knight as Beverly Connelly |
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Jesse James as Spencer Connelly |
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Yeardley Smith as Jackie Simpson |
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Lupe Ontiveros as Nora Manning |
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Skeet Ulrich as Vincent Lopiano |
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Harold Ramis as Dr. Bettes |
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Lawrence Kasdan as Dr. Green |
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Bibi Osterwald as Neighbor Woman |
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Ross Bleckner as Carl |
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Bernadette Balagtas as Caterer |
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Jaffe Cohen as Partygoer |
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Laurie Kilpatrick as Partygoer |
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Alice Vaughn as Partygoer |
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Brian Doyle-Murray as Handyman |
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Kristi Zea as Mother at Table |
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Annie Maginnis Tippe as Daughter at Table |
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Patricia Childress as Cafe 24 Waitress |
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Rebekah Johnson as Cafe 24 Waitress |
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Missi Pyle as Cafe 24 Waitress |
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Leslie Stefanson as Cafe 24 Waitress |
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Tara Subkoff as Cafe 24 Waitress |
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Shane Black as Cafe 24 Manager |
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Peter Jacobson as Man at Table |
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Lisa Edelstein as Woman at Table |
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Stan Bly as Cafe 24 Customer |
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Randall Batinkoff as Carol's Date |
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Jamie Kennedy as Street Hustler |
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Justin Herwick as Street Hustler |
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Maya Rudolph as Policewoman |
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John F. O'Donohue as Detective Ray |
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Dr. David A. Kipper as Hospital Doctor |
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Mary Elizabeth Still as Nurse Receptionist |
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Chloe Brooks as Child at Cafe 24 |
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Cooper Brooks as Child at Cafe 24 |
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Sharon L. Alexander as Female Passerby |
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Holly Denys as Female Passerby |
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Alison Rose as Psychiatric Patient |
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Kathryn Morris as Psychiatric Patient |
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Wood Harris as Cafe 24 Busboy |
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Linda Gehringer as Publisher |
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Julie Benz as Receptionist |
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Antonia Jones as Nurse |
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Kaitlin Hopkins as Woman in Lobby |
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Jimmy Workman as Sean from the Bakery |
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Danielle Spencer as Veterinarian |
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Todd Solondz as Man on Bus |
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Tom McGowan as Maitre'd |
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Danielle Brisebois as Singer |
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Matt Malloy as Men's Store Salesman |
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Paul Greenberg as Bar Waiter |
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Kirk Ringberg as Food Waiter |
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Dave Hawthorne as Bartender |
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Dunya Djordjevic as Art Dealer (uncredited) |
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Alex Ballar as Flower Store Customer (uncredited) |
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Jason Thomas Campbell as Valet (uncredited) |
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Amy Anzel as Ballet Dancer (uncredited) |
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Eliza Harris as Ballet Dancer (uncredited) |
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Eddie L. Fauria as NYC Transit Cop (uncredited) |
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Frank Slaten as Miffed Party Goer (uncredited) |
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Laura Mayes Byrnes as Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
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Oriana Nicole Tavoularis as Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
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Roger Ferreira as Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
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Bronwyn Cornelius as Bartender (uncredited) |
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Maurice LaMarche as Fred Bishop - Simon's Dad on Phone (voice) (uncredited) |
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Ava Lee Scott as New Yorker |
| Directing | James L. Brooks | Director |
| Writing | Mark Andrus | Screenplay |
| Writing | James L. Brooks | Screenplay |
| Crew | Felipe Savahge | Stunts |
| Crew | Phil O'Dell | Stunts |
| Sound | Armen Ksajikian | Musician |
| Art | Mark Wade | Property Master |
| Directing | Ray Quiroz | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Walter Scott | Stunt Coordinator |
| Production | Aldric La'Auli Porter | Associate Producer |
| Production | Maria Kavanaugh | Associate Producer |
| Production | John D. Schofield | Co-Producer |
| Production | Richard Marks | Co-Producer |
| Production | Richard Sakai | Executive Producer |
| Production | Laurence Mark | Executive Producer |
| Production | Laura Ziskin | Executive Producer |
| Production | Bridget Johnson | Producer |
| Production | Kristi Zea | Producer |
| Crew | Ken Fritz | Stunt Coordinator |
| Production | John 'Jake' Jacobson | Unit Production Manager |
| Production | John D. Schofield | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Aldric La'Auli Porter | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | William M. Connor | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | David Giammarco | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Art | Masako Masuda | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Brana Rosenfeld | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Art | John Naehrlich | Leadman |
| Art | John H. Maxwell | Set Dresser |
| Art | Bart C. Hubenthal | Set Dresser |
| Art | Scott G. Jones | Set Dresser |
| Art | John Maskovich | Set Dresser |
| Sound | Renée Tondelli | ADR Supervisor |
| Sound | Patrick Drummond | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Cindy Marty | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Nicholas Korda | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Jonathan Klein | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Christopher Flick | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Zigmund Gron | Music Editor |
| Sound | Galen Goodpaster | First Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Kira Edmunds | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Bill Ward | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Chris Jenkins | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Ron Bartlett | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Mark Smith | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Andy Malcolm | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Richard Duarte | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | Thomas J. O'Connell | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Jeff Gomillion | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Rudy Pi | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Matt Colleran | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Jeffrey Pollack | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Jeff Wexler | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Don Coufal | Boom Operator |
| Crew | Gary Holland | Cableman |
| Lighting | Mike Moyer | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | David Burnett | Assistant Chief Lighting Technician |
| Camera | Michael M. Krevitt | Key Grip |
| Camera | Thomas Wazney | Best Boy Grip |
| Camera | Michael Connors | Dolly Grip |
| Crew | William B. Doane | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Donna Casey-Aira | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elaine Ramires | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mary Elizabeth Still | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | James Lapidus | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michèle Burke | Makeup Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Linda Arnold | Hair Supervisor |
| Production | Ralph Coleman | Location Manager |
| Production | S. Todd Christensen | Assistant Location Manager |
| Art | Gary Deaton | Construction Coordinator |
| Production | Yvonne Yaconelli | Production Office Coordinator |
| Art | Martin Charles | Graphic Designer |
| Visual Effects | George Merkert | Visual Effects Producer |
| Editing | Theresa Repola Mohammed | Negative Cutter |
| Editing | Dale E. Grahn | Color Timer |
| Production | Owen Wilson | Associate Producer |
| Camera | John Bailey | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Richard Marks | Editor |
| Production | Francine Maisler | Casting |
| Art | Bill Brzeski | Production Design |
| Art | Philip Toolin | Art Direction |
| Art | Clay A. Griffith | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carrie Angland | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Susan Perlman | Other |
| Production | Karen E. Etcoff | Casting |
| Crew | Julie Ansell | Thanks |
| Crew | Michael Besman | Thanks |
| Sound | Bruce Fowler | Orchestrator |
| Editing | Gena Bleier | Assistant Editor |
| Camera | Ralph Nelson Jr. | Still Photographer |
| Crew | Chester E. Tripp III | Stunts |
| Sound | Dennis Drummond | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Lighting | Greg Addison | Lighting Technician |
| Writing | Mark Andrus | Story |
| Crew | Gene LeBell | Stunts |
| Sound | Hans Zimmer | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | BJ Davis | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Julia Davis | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Julia Davis | Stunt Double |
| Editing | Hilary Schroeder | Assistant Editor |
| Crew | Denise Lynne Roberts | Stunts |
| Production | Barbara Harris | ADR Voice Casting |
| Art | Pablo Ferro | Title Designer |
| Visual Effects | Tim McGovern | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Molly Maginnis | Costume Designer |
| Production | James L. Brooks | Producer |
| Crew | Bryce Gregory | Stunts |
| Crew | B.J. Davis | Stunts |
| Crew | Pete Turner | Stunts |
| Editing | Lori C. Ingle | Associate Editor |
| Production | Denise Sirkot | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Art | Todd Jacques | Set Dresser |
| Art | Gary Rizzo | Set Dresser |
| Art | Rochelle S. Allen | Art Department Assistant |
| Art | Jeffrey Machala | Assistant Property Master |
| Camera | Rick Tschudin | "B" Camera Operator |
| Camera | Richard Turner | "B" Camera Operator |
| Camera | Paul Plannette | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Camera | Steve Craft | Second Assistant "B" Camera |
| Camera | Michael Stone | "A" Camera Operator |
| Camera | Donald E. Thorin Jr. | First Assistant "A" Camera |
| Camera | Michael Martinez | Second Assistant "A" Camera |
| Editing | Jeffrey Ford | First Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Sarah Thiessen | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Heather Hughes | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Tony Solomons | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Laura Congleton | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Marisa Morabito | Editorial Production Assistant |
| Sound | Kim Haves | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Darren King | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | George Campos | Apprentice Sound Editor |
| Sound | Adam Milo Smalley | Music Editor |
| Sound | Harry Gregson-Williams | Conductor |
| Sound | Lucas Richman | Conductor |
| Sound | Alan Meyerson | Scoring Mixer |
| Crew | Felix Ojeda | Compositor |
| Crew | Megan Omi | Compositor |
| Crew | Guy T. Wiedmann | Visual Effects Editor |
| Visual Effects | Hal Miles | Rotoscoping Artist |
| Visual Effects | Lisa Kahatriya | Rotoscoping Artist |
| Visual Effects | Mark Dornfeld | Imaging Science |
| Production | Kathryn Eisenstein | Casting Associate |
| Crew | Karen R. Jones | Unit Publicist |
| Crew | Vince del Castillo | Transportation Captain |
| Crew | Richard McLaughlin | Transportation Co-Captain |
| Directing | Shari Hanger | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Marguerite Rowland | Production Accountant |
| Production | Giela Fredman | Assistant Accountant |
| Production | George A. Davis | Production Secretary |
| Production | Amy Herman | Unit Production Manager |
| Production | Deirdre Cook | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Miriam Schapiro | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Camera | James Bartolomeo | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Gábor Kövér | "B" Camera Operator |
| Camera | Jeff Hand | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Camera | Al Rodgers | Second Assistant "B" Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Allen Weisinger | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Heidi Shulman | Costume Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Daniel J. Adkins | Costume Supervisor |
| Lighting | Greg Addison | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Camera | John Dolan | Key Grip |
| Production | Declan Baldwin | Location Manager |
| Production | Trish Adlesic | Assistant Location Manager |
| Sound | Jerome R. Vitucci | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Kathleen King | Boom Operator |
| Crew | Al Griswold | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Art | Teresa Carriker-Thayer | Art Direction |
| Art | Robert Griffon Jr. | Property Master |
| Art | Jacqueline Jacobson Scarfo | Set Decoration |
| Art | Philip Canfield | Leadman |
| Crew | Edward O'Donnell | Transportation Captain |
| Crew | Patrick King | Transportation Co-Captain |
| Production | Karen E. Etcoff | Extras Casting |
| Camera | Demmie Todd | Still Photographer |
| Production | Mike Revell | Production Accountant |
| Production | Susanna Horng | Production Secretary |
| Production | David Yang | Producer's Assistant |
| Production | Petra Alexandria | Executive Producer's Assistant |
| Production | Felicia Nalivansky | Executive Producer's Assistant |
| Crew | Diane Krakower | Actor's Assistant |
| Crew | Stacey Berns | Actor's Assistant |
| Crew | Debbie Modrow | Actor's Assistant |
| Crew | Shawn Suttles | Actor's Assistant |
| Crew | Dr. David A. Kipper | Medical Consultant |
| Production | Scott Meyers | Production Assistant |
| Production | Kristen Ploucha | Production Assistant |
| Production | Michael Tubre | Production Assistant |
| Production | Chad Ahrendt | Production Assistant |
| Production | Brian Black | Production Assistant |
| Production | Ted Sroka | Production Assistant |
| Production | Chad Woelki | Production Assistant |
| Production | Eric Mention | Production Assistant |
| Production | Chris Palzis | Production Assistant |
| Production | Andy Mensing | Production Assistant |
| Production | Jason Rubenstein | Production Assistant |
| Production | John Shaw | Production Assistant |
| Production | Alex Fernandez | Production Assistant |