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Melvin and Howard

Name: Melvin and Howard
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1980-09-19
Duration: 95 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Paul Le Mat, Mary Steenburgen, Jason Robards, Elizabeth Cheshire, Chip Taylor

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.

6.5/ 10

1980

1h 35m

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

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Director

Jonathan Demme

Writer

Bo Goldman

Studios

Universal Pictures

Cast

56 credited

Paul Le Mat
Melvin Dummar
Mary Steenburgen
Lynda Dummar
Jason Robards
Howard Hughes
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Elizabeth Cheshire
Darcy Dummar
Chip Taylor
Clark Taylor

Melvin and Howard

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