Melvin and Howard
“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.
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Cast
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Paul Le Mat
Melvin Dummar
Known for
American Graffiti
Puppetmaster
Mary Steenburgen
Lynda Dummar
Known for
Back to the Future Part III
The Last Man on Earth
Jason Robards
Howard Hughes
Known for
Once Upon a Time in the West
Philadelphia
Elizabeth Cheshire
Darcy Dummar
Known for
Airport '77
Dead Kids
Chip Taylor
Clark Taylor
Also in
The Catamount Killing
A Woman's Decision
Melvin E. Dummar
Bus Depot Counterman
No other roles listed
Michael J. Pollard
Little Red
Known for
The Odyssey
Bonnie and Clyde
Denise Galik
Lucy
Known for
The Andromeda Strain
V: The Final Battle
Gene Borkan
Go-Go Club Owner #1
Known for
Beverly Hills Cop
Bound
Lesley Margret Burton
Go-Go Dancer
No other roles listed
Wendy Lee Couch
Go-Go Dancer
No other roles listed
Marguerite Baierski
Go-Go Dancer
No other roles listed
Jonathan Demme Director · Bo Goldman Writer Bruce Langhorne Composer
Worldwide gross $4.3M · United States release September 19, 1980 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$4,300,000
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · September 19, 1980
Theatrical
Germany
April 2, 1982 · Theatrical
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