Melvin and Howard

Directed by Jonathan Demme
1980    1h 35m    R
Comedy, Drama
6.892%60%
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This movie tells the possibly true story of Melvin E. 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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Cast of Melvin and Howard
  • Paul Le MatMelvin Dummar
  • Mary SteenburgenLynda Dummar
  • Jason RobardsHoward Hughes
  • Elizabeth CheshireDarcy Dummar
  • Chip TaylorClark Taylor
  • Melvin E. DummarBus Depot Counterman
  • Michael J. PollardLittle Red
  • Denise GalikLucy
  • Gene BorkanGo-Go Club Owner #1
  • Lesley Margret BurtonGo-Go Dancer
  • Wendy Lee CouchGo-Go Dancer
  • Marguerite BaierskiGo-Go Dancer
  • Janice KingGo-Go Dancer
  • Deborah Ann KleinGo-Go Dancer
  • Theodora ThomasGo-Go Dancer
  • Gloria GrahameMrs. Sisk
  • Elise HudsonEasy Street Singer ("Rocky")
  • Robert RidgelyWally "Mr. Love" Williams
  • Susan PeretzChapel Owner
  • Robert WentzJustice of the Peace
  • Hal MarshallHal
  • Naida ReynoldsWoman Witness
  • Herbie FayeMan Witness
  • Charles NapierVentura
  • Jack KehoeJim Delgado
  • Pamela ReedBonnie Dummar
  • Sonny Carl DavisMilkman George
  • Brendan KellyMilkman Ralph
  • Danny TuckerMilkman Pete
  • Shirley WashingtonPatient Debbie
  • Cheryl SmithPatient Ronnie
  • Jason BallThe Bait Brothers
  • Darrell DevlinThe Bait Brothers
  • Danny DarkEasy Street Announcer
  • Linda CardosoEasy Street Model
  • Melissa ProphetEasy Street Model
  • Garrie KellyEasy Street Model
  • John ThundercloudChief Thundercloud
  • Martine BeswickRealty Agent
  • Charlene HoltMrs. Worth
  • Melissa WilliamsSherry Dummar
  • Antony AldaTerry
  • James Lyle StrongGas Station Customer
  • Rick LenzLawyer
  • Gary GoetzmanMelvin's Cousin Fred
  • John LevinReporter
  • Jack VerboisHoldup Man
  • Rob ReeceLynda's Husband
  • Joseph Ragno1st Attorney (Maxwell)
  • John Glover2nd Attorney (Freese)
  • Dabney ColemanJudge Keith Hayes
  • Charles HordenBailiff
  • Joseph Walker Jr.3rd Attorney
  • Joe SpinellGo-Go Club Owner #2 (uncredited)
  • Robert S. HolmanBus Station Traveler (uncredited)
  • Tom WillettKissing Cowboy (uncredited)
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