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The Biopic as Contemporary Film Genre cites Melvin and Howard as the first film in the subgenre "biopic of someone undeserving," or "BOSUD," which was later popularized by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski with Ed Wood, Man on the Moon, The People vs. Larry Flynt, and Auto Focus.
Oct 7, 2021 · If you want to think about it in such terms, it’s an off-center Howard Hughes biopic where the central character is a man named Melvin, who reflects a different cross-section of society.
Sep 19, 1980 · Melvin and Howard: Directed by Jonathan Demme. With Jason Robards, Paul Le Mat, Elizabeth Cheshire, Mary Steenburgen. The story of hard-luck Melvin E. Dummar, who claimed to have received a will naming him an heir to the fortune of Howard Hughes.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Jonathan Demme
- 1980-09-19
But Jonathan Demme's wonderful new comedy “Melvin and Howard” doesn't depend on whether the so-called Mormon Will was really written by Hughes. That hardly matters. This is the story of a life lived at the other end of the financial ladder from Hughes.
Pauline Kael New Yorker Melvin and Howard has the same beautiful, dippy warmth as its characters. Sep 12, 2023 Full Review Tim Pulleine Sight & Sound Affectionately good-humoured as much of the ...
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- Jonathan Demme
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- Paul Le Mat
Jun 20, 2016 · Screenplay: Bo Goldman. Producers: Art Linson, Don Phillips. Starring: Paul Le Mat, Mary Steenburgen, Pamela Reed, Jason Robards. Year: 1980. Country: USA. BBFC Certification: 12. Duration: 95 mins. Jonathan Demme’s comedy biopic Melvin and Howard was a film I’d heard of but knew very little about.
Summaries. The story of hard-luck Melvin E. Dummar, who claimed to have received a will naming him an heir to the fortune of Howard Hughes. This movie tells the possibly true story of Melvin E. Dummar. Melvin is a nice guy, but he is a total loser: unlucky, impractical and can't keep a job.
