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Melvin and Howard

Name: Melvin and Howard
Director: Jonathan Demme
Genre: comedy, drama
Released: 19 Sep 1980
Duration: 95 min
Cast: Mary Steenburgen, Paul Le Mat, Jason Robards

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

Director

Jonathan Demme

Year

1980

Genre

comedy, drama

Box Office

$4,309,490

Production

Universal Pictures

Awards

Won 2 Oscars. 17 wins & 9 nominations total

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Howard Hughes

Melvin Dummar

Darcy Dummar

Lynda Dummar

Clark Taylor

Bus Depot Counterman

Little Red

Lucy

Go-Go Club Owner #1

Go-Go Dancer

Lesley Margret Burton

Go-Go Dancer

Go-Go Dancer

Go-Go Dancer

Go-Go Dancer

Go-Go Dancer

Mrs. Sisk

Easy Street Singer ('Rocky')

Elise Hudson

Wally 'Mr. Love' Williams

Chapel Owner

Justice of the Peace

Hal

Woman Witness

Man Witness

Ventura

Jim Delgado

Bonnie Dummar

Milkman George

Milkman Ralph

Milkman Pete

Patient Debbie

Patient Ronnie

The Bait Brothers

The Bait Brothers

Easy Street Announcer

Easy Street Model

Easy Street Model

Easy Street Model

Chief Thundercloud

Realty Agent

Mrs. Worth

Sherry Dummar

Terry

Gas Station Customer

Lawyer

Melvin's Cousin Fred

Reporter

Reporter

Holdup Man

Lynda's Husband

1st Attorney (Maxwell)

Joseph Ragno

2nd Attorney (Freese)

Judge Keith Hayes

Bailiff

3rd Attorney

Bus Station Traveler

Self

Clerk

Go-Go Club Owner #2

Kissing Cowboy

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Lynda Dummar Melvin Dummar Howard Hughes

00:10

Now listen buddy Yeah

00:22

It says that you can be anything that you wanna be

00:15

C'est la vie Melvin What's that

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

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Director: Jonathan Demme

Writer: Bo Goldman

Production: Universal Pictures

Genre: comedy, drama

Year: 1980

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.8

BoxOffice: $4,309,490

Released: 19 Sep 1980

Awards: Won 2 Oscars. 17 wins & 9 nominations total

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