Jack Nicholson

Melvin Udall is an obsessive-compulsive novelist with Manhattan's meanest mouth. But when his gay neighbor Simon is hospitalized, Melvin is forced to babysit Simon's dog. And that unexpected act of kindness-- along with waitress Carol Connelly-- helps put Melvin back in the human race.

Mean, green invaders from the angry red planet attempt to take over the Earth, armed with insta-fry ray guns and endowed with slimy, humungous brains.

The story of a man whose rebelliousness pits him against the head nurse of a mental ward and the full-spectrum of institutional repression. The patients in the mental hospital then rebel against the rule-bound head nurse, whose smiling, unruffled and patient manner conceal her ruthless determination to crush any hint of individuality of spirit in the men in her charge.

A generation-defining movie about friends who engage in a motorcycle journey across the country to discover the true America. Bonus features include: CD Songtrack, making of documentary, commentary, and British Film Institute Modern Classic Book.