Release Year: 1997 Rating: PG-13 Duration: 139 minutes Other Title: Old Friends Director: James L. Brooks Producer: Kristi Zea, Bridget Johnson Distributor: TriStar Pictures
Acerbic and outwardly despicable pulp novelist Melvin Udall lives in a haze of obsessive-compulsive behavior patterns, avoiding cracks in the sidewalk and rigidly adhering to his regimen of daily reakfasts in the cafe where harried single mom Carol Connelly is the only waitress he'll accept. But his ordered, hermetic world falls apart when his neighbor, a gay painter, needs a babysitter for his cherished dog and only his long-time nemesis Melvin will do. Then, when the waitress's son's serious illness keeps her from work, Melvin realizes how much he needs her after all.
A comedy with oscars going to Jack Nicholson for Best Actor & Helen Hunt for best acctess at last years Academy Awards. Source: Ezthemes Size: (1470 Kb)
James L. Brooks has a rare gift as a film-maker: the ability to give the people what they want while also giving them what _he_ wants. TERMS OF ENDEARMENT was a crowd-pleasing tear-jerker buoyed by smart comedy and rich characterizations; BROADCAST NEWS brought a throwback romantic comedy sensibility to an upscale study of journalistic ethics with an unexpectedly down-beat conclusion. Even the notorious Little Musical That Wasn't I'LL DO ANYTHING demonstrated Brooks' willingness to cut bait when he knew the audience had no interest in what he was offering. His instincts have proven as irreproachable as they are unconventional.