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Melvin and Howard
1980
Directed by
Jonathan Demme
95 min
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.
Ratings
3.5
Cast
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Paul Le Mat
Melvin Dummar
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Mary Steenburgen
Lynda Dummar
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Jason Robards
Howard Hughes
Elizabeth Cheshire
Darcy Dummar
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Chip Taylor
Clark Taylor
Melvin E. Dummar
Bus Depot Counterman
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Michael J. Pollard
Little Red
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Denise Galik
Lucy
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Gene Borkan
Go-Go Club Owner #1
Lesley Margret Burton
Go-Go Dancer
Wendy Lee Couch
Go-Go Dancer
Marguerite Baierski
Go-Go Dancer
Janice King
Go-Go Dancer
Deborah Ann Klein
Go-Go Dancer
Theodora Thomas
Go-Go Dancer
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Gloria Grahame
Mrs. Sisk
Elise Hudson
Easy Street Singer ("Rocky")
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Robert Ridgely
Wally "Mr. Love" Williams
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Susan Peretz
Chapel Owner
Robert Wentz
Justice of the Peace
Hal Marshall
Hal
Naida Reynolds
Woman Witness
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Herbie Faye
Man Witness
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Charles Napier
Ventura
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Jack Kehoe
Jim Delgado
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Pamela Reed
Bonnie Dummar
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Sonny Carl Davis
Milkman George
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Brendan Kelly
Milkman Ralph
Danny Tucker
Milkman Pete
Shirley Washington
Patient Debbie
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Cheryl Smith
Patient Ronnie
Jason Ball
The Bait Brothers
Darrell Devlin
The Bait Brothers
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Danny Dark
Easy Street Announcer
Linda Cardoso
Easy Street Model
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Melissa Prophet
Easy Street Model
Garrie Kelly
Easy Street Model
John Thundercloud
Chief Thundercloud
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Martine Beswick
Realty Agent
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Charlene Holt
Mrs. Worth
Melissa Williams
Sherry Dummar
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Antony Alda
Terry
James Lyle Strong
Gas Station Customer
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Rick Lenz
Lawyer
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Gary Goetzman
Melvin's Cousin Fred
John Levin
Reporter
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Jack Verbois
Holdup Man
Rob Reece
Lynda's Husband
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Joseph Ragno
1st Attorney (Maxwell)
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John Glover
2nd Attorney (Freese)
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Dabney Coleman
Judge Keith Hayes
Charles Horden
Bailiff
Joseph Walker Jr.
3rd Attorney
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Joe Spinell
Go-Go Club Owner #2 (uncredited)
Robert S. Holman
Bus Station Traveler (uncredited)
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Tom Willett
Kissing Cowboy (uncredited)
Crew
Production Executive
Second Unit Director
Original Music Composer
Makeup Artist
Associate Producer
Director of Photography
Unit Production Manager
Hairstylist
Art Direction
Set Decoration
Production Design
Details
Release Date
1980-09-19
Runtime
95 min
Original Language
English
Languages
English
Production Companies
Universal Pictures
Countries
United States of America
Genres
Comedy
Drama