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: 6.7/10 from 31 ratings
Runtime: 1h 35min
Language: English
Production Company: Universal Pictures
Production Country: United States of America
Director: Jonathan Demme

6.7

From 31 Ratings

6.8 91%

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.

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Cast
Crew

Jason Robards

as Howard Hughes
Paul Le Mat

as Melvin Dummar
Elizabeth Cheshire

as Darcy Dummar
Mary Steenburgen

as Lynda Dummar
Chip Taylor

as Clark Taylor
Michael J. Pollard

as Little Red
Cheryl Smith

as Patient Ronnie
Sonny Carl Davis

as Milkman George
Brendan Kelly

as Milkman Ralph
Joe Spinell

as Go-Go Club Owner #2
Dabney Coleman

as Judge Keith Hayes
Pamela Reed

as Bonnie Dummar
Charles Napier

as Ventura
Jack Kehoe

as Jim Delgado
Robert Ridgely

as Wally, Host of "Easy Street"
Gloria Grahame

as Mrs. Sisk
Rick Lenz

as Attorney
John Glover

as Attorney Freese
Martine Beswick

as Realty Agent
Melvin E. Dummar

as Bus Depot Counterman

Production	Art Linson	Producer
Directing	Jonathan Demme	Director
Crew	Tak Fujimoto	Cinematography
Writing	Bo Goldman	Writer
Editing	Craig McKay	Editor
Art	Robert Gould	Set Decoration
Production	Michael Chinich	Casting
Production	Don Phillips	Producer
Sound	Bruce Langhorne	Music
Art	Toby Carr Rafelson	Production Design
Art	Richard Sawyer	Art Direction