Melvin and Howard
Brief Synopsis
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One day in the early 1970s, Nevada milkman Melvin Dummar picks up an unkempt, bearded stranger, gives him a ride into town and a quarter. The chronically cash-strapped Dummar later discovers that the man he picked up was the eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes, who has died and left him $150 million
Cast & Crew
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Jonathan Demme
Director
John Glover
Anthony Alda
Brendan Kelly
Sonny Davis
Robert Ridgely
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Biography
Comedy
Drama
Release Date
1980
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 35m
Synopsis
One day in the early 1970s, Nevada milkman Melvin Dummar picks up an unkempt, bearded stranger, gives him a ride into town and a quarter. The chronically cash-strapped Dummar later discovers that the man he picked up was the eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes, who has died and left him $150 million.
Cast
John Glover
Anthony Alda
Brendan Kelly
Sonny Davis
Robert Ridgely
Gloria Grahame
Joseph Walker
Robert Wentz
Rick Lenz
Linda Cardoso
Danny Tucker
Joseph Ragno
Janice King
Dabney Coleman
Melissa Williams
Chip Taylor
John Levin
Melissa Prophet
Jason Ball
Charles Horden
Susan Peretz
Michael J. Pollard
Paul Le Mat
Lesley Margaret Burton
Jack Verbois
Gene Borkan
Pamela Reed
Cheryl Rainbeaux Smith
Shirley Washington
Gary Goetzman
Naida Reynold
Elise Hudson
John Thundercloud
Herbie Fay
Wendy Lee Couch
Hal Marshall
Robert Reece
Mary Steenburgen
Darrell Devlin
James Lyle Strong
Jack Kehoe
Martine Beswick
Denise Galik
Charlene Holt
Marguerite Baierski
Deborah Ann Klein
Charles Napier
Kathleen Sullivan
Elizabeth Cheshire
Jason Robards Jr.
Melvin E Dummar
Theodora Thomas
Danny Dark
Garrie Kelly
Crew
Eddy Arnold
Song Performer
Richard Butler
Stunts
Lou Cerborino
Sound Editor
Michael Chinich
Casting
Ray Conniff
Song
Angelo Corrao
Sound Editor
Daniel Dean Darst
Song
Daniel Dean Darst
Song Performer
Jimmy Driftwood
Song
Buddy Emmons
Song Performer
Jeannie Epper
Stunts
Gary Fettis
Props
Tom Fleischman
Sound
John Fogerty
Song
Peter C Frank
Sound Editor
Tak Fujimoto
Director Of Photography
Donna Garrett
Stunts
Bo Goldman
Screenplay
Robert Gould
Set Decorator
Richard A Harrison
Music Editor
Donald E Heitzer
Assistant Director
Robert Herron
Stunts
Kay Hoff
Production Assistant
Elise Hudson
Song Performer
Mick Jagger
Song
Nancy Kanter
Associate Editor
Gary B Kibbe
Camera Operator
Bruce Langhorne
Music
Michel Legrand
Song
Michel Legrand
Music
Art Linson
Producer
Douglas T Madison
Props
Eddie Marks
Costume Supervisor
Elliot Marks
Photography
Nancy Mcardle
Costume Supervisor
Leon Mcauliffe
Song
Van Mccoy
Song
Craig Mckay
Editor
Sandy Mcleod
Associate Producer
Steve Meyers
Production Assistant
Karl Miller
Special Effects
Terry D Nelson
Unit Production Manager
Terry D Nelson
Associate Producer
Willie Nelson
Song
Jack Nitzsche
Song
Philm Ochs
Song Performer
Philm Ochs
Song
Dorothy Pearl
Makeup
Don Phillips
Producer
Alex Plasschaert
Stunts
Toby Rafelson
Production Designer
Tom Ramsey
Key Grip
Keith Richard
Song
Walter Robles
Stunts
David Rome
Sound
Doug Sahm
Song
Richard Sawyer
Art Director
Maurice Schell
Sound Editor
Sherry Seeling
Researcher
Mark Sherrill
Song
Jean Carol Smetana
Assistant Director
Russell Smith
Song
Karen I Stern
Assistant Editor
Cliff Stone
Song
Bob Terhune
Stunts
Paul Tinsley
Script Supervisor
Russ Titelman
Song
Merle Travis
Song
Toni-ann Walker
Hair
Wally Wallace
Assistant Director
Chuck Waters
Stunts
Danny Whitten
Song
Bob Wills
Song Performer
Bob Wills
Song
Henry Wills
Stunts
Faron Young
Song Performer
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Biography
Comedy
Drama
Release Date
1980
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 35m
Award Wins
Best Original Screenplay
1980
Best Supporting Actress
1980
Mary Steenburgen
Award Nominations
Best Supporting Actor
1980
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Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1980
Released in United States Fall November 1, 1980
Shown at New York Film Festival September-October 1980.
Released in United States 1980 (Shown at New York Film Festival September-October 1980.)
Released in United States Fall November 1, 1980
