Melvin and Howard (1980)
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.
- Released
- 1980-09-19
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Jonathan Demme
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 from 80 votes
Cast
- 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