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.
- Jonathan Demme
- 1h 35m
- September 19, 1980 · United States of America
Overview
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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 19, 1980
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Universal Pictures
- Cast
- Paul Le Mat,Mary Steenburgen,Jason Robards,Elizabeth Cheshire,Chip Taylor,Melvin E. Dummar,Michael J. Pollard,Denise Galik,Gene Borkan,Lesley Margret Burtonand 46 more
- Director
- Jonathan Demme
- Writer
- Bo Goldman
- Producer
- Art Linson,Don Phillips
- Cinematography
- Tak Fujimoto
- Music
- Bruce Langhorne
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
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