Melvin Udall

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fictional character film character

Melvin Udall is a misanthropic, obsessive-compulsive romance novelist and the central character in the film "As Good as It Gets."

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Label	Occurrences
Melvin Udall canonical	3

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fictional character ⓘ film character ⓘ
appearsIn	As Good as It Gets ⓘ
awardAssociatedWithPortrayal	Academy Award for Best Actor for Jack Nicholson ⓘ
characterArc	from isolation to emotional openness ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
createdFor	As Good as It Gets ⓘ surface form: film As Good as It Gets
developsAttachmentTo	Verdell ⓘ
genreOfWorkAppearsIn	romantic comedy-drama film ⓘ
genreOfWorkHeWrites	romance fiction ⓘ
hasAgeApproximation	middle-aged ⓘ
hasBehavior	avoiding physical contact ⓘ insulting others ⓘ rigid daily routines ⓘ
hasCompulsion	avoiding sidewalk cracks ⓘ repetitive hand washing ⓘ using his own plastic utensils ⓘ
hasDisorder	obsessive-compulsive disorder ⓘ
hasPhobia	germs ⓘ
hasRelationshipWith	Carol Connelly NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTrait	misanthropic ⓘ obsessive-compulsive ⓘ
interactsWith	Carol Connelly NERFINISHED ⓘ Simon Bishop ⓘ
introducedIn	As Good as It Gets ⓘ surface form: 1997 film As Good as It Gets
livesIn	apartment building in Manhattan ⓘ
loveInterest	Carol Connelly NERFINISHED ⓘ
narrativeRole	protagonist ⓘ
neighborOf	Simon Bishop ⓘ
notableQuote	You make me want to be a better man. ⓘ
occupation	romance novelist ⓘ
personalityTrait	bigoted ⓘ rude ⓘ socially awkward ⓘ
petOfNeighbor	Verdell ⓘ
portrayedBy	Jack Nicholson ⓘ
residence	Manhattan ⓘ New York City ⓘ
screenwriterCreator	James L. Brooks ⓘ Mark Andrus ⓘ
themeEmbodied	coping with mental illness ⓘ overcoming prejudice ⓘ redemption ⓘ
undergoes	personal growth ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jack Nicholson → portrayed → Melvin Udall ⓘ

As Good as It Gets → mainCharacter → Melvin Udall ⓘ

As Good as It Gets → character → Melvin Udall ⓘ