Melvin and Howard

Melvin and Howard

1980 · 95 min · EN · R · 6.4 (53 votes)
Dir. Jonathan Demme · Starring Paul Le Mat, Mary Steenburgen, Jason Robards, Elizabeth Cheshire, Chip Taylor, Melvin E. Dummar · Music Bruce Langhorne

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.

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

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A darkly funny, character-driven journey through the fringes of American aspiration. It’s a wry, offbeat look at hope, desperation, and the strange paths life can take, all wrapped in a unique, slightly melancholic charm.

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