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Melvin and Howard (stylized as Melvin (and Howard)) is a 1980 American comedy-drama film directed by Jonathan Demme. The screenplay by Bo Goldman was inspired by real-life Utah service station owner Melvin Dummar , who was listed as the beneficiary of $156 million in a will allegedly handwritten by Howard Hughes that was discovered in the ...
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Sep 19, 1980 · A milkman named Melvin Dummar claims to have met Howard Hughes in the desert and inherits his fortune. The film stars Paul Le Mat, Jason Robards, and Mary Steenburgen, and is directed by Jonathan Demme.
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A comedy about a gas station owner who claims to be the beneficiary of a mysterious Howard Hughes will. Paul Le Mat stars as Melvin Dummar, a simple and genial man who faces the challenges of fame and fortune.
92% Tomatometer 24 Reviews 60% Audience Score 1,000+ Ratings When luckless dreamer Melvin Dummar (Paul Le Mat) rescues a grizzled, half-dead man (Jason Robards) from the desert, he's skeptical of...
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A movie about Melvin Dummar, who claimed to have received a will naming him an heir to the fortune of Howard Hughes. The plot follows his life story, from his encounter with Hughes in the desert to his legal battles over the inheritance.
Play Trailer. 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. Overview. The story of hard-luck Melvin Dummar, who claimed to have received a will naming him an heir to the fortune of Howard Hughes. Jonathan Demme. Director. Bo Goldman. Writer.
Feb 2, 2001 · Semi-fictional account of Melvin Dummar who claimed the grizzled stranger he gave a lift to in the Nevada desert was none other than billionaire Howard Hughes.
