Melvin and Howard

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.

  • Genre: Comedy, Drama
  • Release Date: 1980-09-19
  • User Rating: 6.4/10 from 72 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 35min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Universal Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Jonathan Demme
star 6.4/10
From 72 Ratings
6.8

Summary

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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  • Paul Le Mat

    as Melvin Dummar

  • Mary Steenburgen

    as Lynda Dummar

  • Jason Robards

    as Howard Hughes

  • Elizabeth Cheshire

    as Darcy Dummar

  • Chip Taylor

    as Clark Taylor

  • Melvin E. Dummar

    as Bus Depot Counterman

  • Michael J. Pollard

    as Little Red

  • Denise Galik

    as Lucy

  • Gene Borkan

    as Go-Go Club Owner #1

  • Lesley Margret Burton

    as Go-Go Dancer

  • Wendy Lee Couch

    as Go-Go Dancer

  • Marguerite Baierski

    as Go-Go Dancer

  • Janice King

    as Go-Go Dancer

  • Deborah Ann Klein

    as Go-Go Dancer

  • Theodora Thomas

    as Go-Go Dancer

  • Gloria Grahame

    as Mrs. Sisk

  • Elise Hudson

    as Easy Street Singer ("Rocky")

  • Robert Ridgely

    as Wally "Mr. Love" Williams

  • Susan Peretz

    as Chapel Owner

  • Robert Wentz

    as Justice of the Peace

  • Hal Marshall

    as Hal

  • Naida Reynolds

    as Woman Witness

  • Herbie Faye

    as Man Witness

  • Charles Napier

    as Ventura

  • Jack Kehoe

    as Jim Delgado

  • Pamela Reed

    as Bonnie Dummar

  • Sonny Carl Davis

    as Milkman George

  • Brendan Kelly

    as Milkman Ralph

  • Danny Tucker

    as Milkman Pete

  • Shirley Washington

    as Patient Debbie

  • Cheryl Smith

    as Patient Ronnie

  • Jason Ball

    as The Bait Brothers

  • Darrell Devlin

    as The Bait Brothers

  • Danny Dark

    as Easy Street Announcer

  • Linda Cardoso

    as Easy Street Model

  • Melissa Prophet

    as Easy Street Model

  • Garrie Kelly

    as Easy Street Model

  • John Thundercloud

    as Chief Thundercloud

  • Martine Beswick

    as Realty Agent

  • Charlene Holt

    as Mrs. Worth

  • Melissa Williams

    as Sherry Dummar

  • Antony Alda

    as Terry

  • James Lyle Strong

    as Gas Station Customer

  • Rick Lenz

    as Lawyer

  • Gary Goetzman

    as Melvin's Cousin Fred

  • John Levin

    as Reporter

  • Jack Verbois

    as Holdup Man

  • Rob Reece

    as Lynda's Husband

  • Joseph Ragno

    as 1st Attorney (Maxwell)

  • John Glover

    as 2nd Attorney (Freese)

  • Dabney Coleman

    as Judge Keith Hayes

  • Charles Horden

    as Bailiff

  • Joseph Walker Jr.

    as 3rd Attorney

  • Joe Spinell

    as Go-Go Club Owner #2 (uncredited)

  • Robert S. Holman

    as Bus Station Traveler (uncredited)

  • Tom Willett

    as Kissing Cowboy (uncredited)
Writing Bo Goldman Writer
Directing Jonathan Demme Director
Production Sandy McLeod Production Executive
Directing Evelyn Purcell Second Unit Director
Production Terence Nelson Associate Producer
Camera Tak Fujimoto Director of Photography
Production Terence Nelson Unit Production Manager
Sound Bruce Langhorne Original Music Composer
Costume & Make-Up Toni-Ann Walker Hairstylist
Costume & Make-Up Dorothy J. Pearl Makeup Artist
Crew Richard E. Butler Stunts
Crew Jeannie Epper Stunts
Crew Bob Herron Stunts
Production Art Linson Producer
Editing Craig McKay Editor
Art Robert Gould Set Decoration
Production Don Phillips Producer
Art Richard Sawyer Art Direction
Production Michael Chinich Casting
Art Toby Carr Rafelson Production Design

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