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Melvin and Howard (1980) USA / R / 95 min
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Genre: Comedy / Drama /  more »
Awards: Won 2 Oscars. Another 14 wins & 4 nominations  more »
User Ratings: 7.0 (1,871 votes)  more »
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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.  more »
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Filmmakers: Jonathan Demme - Director, Bo Goldman - Writer, Art Linson - Producer, Don Phillips - Producer, Tak Fujimoto - Cinematographer, Bruce Langhorne - Composer, Toby Rafelson¹ - Production Designer, Craig McKay - Editor  more »
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Jason Robards ... Howard Hughes 2,814 

Paul Le Mat ... Melvin Dummar 5,895 
Elizabeth Cheshire ... Darcy Dummar 83,677 

Mary Steenburgen ... Lynda Dummar 445 
Chip Taylor ... Clark Taylor 15,448 


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