Film
Melvin and Howard
1980· R· 1h 35m· Comedy· Drama
“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.
1980-09-19
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Key Crew
DirectorJonathan Demme
WriterBo Goldman
ProducerArt Linson
Director of PhotographyTak Fujimoto
Original Music ComposerBruce Langhorne
EditorCraig McKay
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 21 crew)
Details
Released1980-09-19
Runtime1h 35m · R
StatusReleased
StudiosUniversal Pictures
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating6.5/10 · 75 votes
Original languageen
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