Melvin and Howard (1980)
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.
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.
- Date of release
- 1980-09-19
- TMDB
- 6.5 / 10 (80)
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Director
- Jonathan Demme
Casting
- Paul Le Mat — Melvin Dummar
- Mary Steenburgen — Lynda Dummar
- Jason Robards — Howard Hughes
- Elizabeth Cheshire — Darcy Dummar
- Chip Taylor — Clark Taylor
- Melvin E. Dummar — Bus Depot Counterman
- Michael J. Pollard — Little Red
- Denise Galik — Lucy
- Gene Borkan — Go-Go Club Owner #1
- Lesley Margret Burton — Go-Go Dancer
- Wendy Lee Couch — Go-Go Dancer
- Marguerite Baierski — Go-Go Dancer
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