Melvin and Howard

Directed by Jonathan Demme
AA
19 September 1980    1h 35m    Box Office: US$4.3MComedy, Drama
6.891%60%6.5
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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  • 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

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