Melvin and Howard

Also Known As: Melvin (and Howard)

Company: Universal Pictures

Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1

Plot: This movie tells the possibly true story of Melvin Dummar. Melvin is a nice guy, but he is a total loser: unlucky, impractical and can't keep a job. One night, however, he helps an old man who has had a motorcycle accident in the desert. Melvin laughs when the old man says he is Howard Hughes, the eccentric multimillionaire. But when Howard Hughes dies, Melvin is mailed a will leaving him part of the estate!

Cast and Character: Jason Robards as Howard Hughes / Paul Le Mat as Melvin Dummar / Elizabeth Cheshire as Darcy Dummar / Mary Steenburgen as Lynda Dummar / Chip Taylor as Clark Taylor / Melvin E. Dummar as Bus Depot Counterman / Michael J. Pollard as Little Red / Denise Galik as Lucy / Gene Borkan as Go-Go Club Owner #1 / Lesley Margret Burton as Go-Go Dancer / Wendy Lee Couch as Go-Go Dancer / Marguerite Baierski as Go-Go Dancer / Janice King as Go-Go Dancer / Deborah Ann Klein as Go-Go Dancer / Theodora Thomas as Go-Go Dancer

Creators: n/A

Description: The story of hard-luck Melvin Dummar, who claimed to have received a will naming him an heir to the fortune of Howard Hughes.

Directors: Jonathan Demme

Genres: Comedy / Drama

Location: Gabbs, Nevada, USA

MPAA: R

Opening Weekend: n/A

Poster: posters/0081150.jpg

Rating: 6.9

Release Date: 19 September 1980 (USA)

Runtime: 95 min

Seasons: n/A

Sound Mix: Stereo

Tagline: Poor Melvin. All he wanted was to be Milkman of the Month. Instead, he lost his job, his truck, and his wife. Then Howard Hughes left him $156,000,000.

Title: Melvin and Howard

Trailer:

Url: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081150/

Votes: 2,718

Writers: Bo Goldman

Year: 1980

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Melvin and Howard got rated 6.9.

About the movie: This movie tells the possibly true story of Melvin Dummar. Melvin is a nice guy, but he is a total loser: unlucky, impractical and can't keep a job. One night, however, he helps an old man who has had a motorcycle accident in the desert. Melvin laughs when the old man says he is Howard Hughes, the eccentric multimillionaire. But when Howard Hughes dies, Melvin is mailed a will leaving him part of the estate!

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