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    Melvin and Howard

    R1980 · Comedy drama · 1h 35m

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  1. Awards

    • Golden Globe Best Performance By an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture 1981 · Winner

    • Academy Award Writing (Screenplay Written Directly 1981 · Winner

    • Academy Award Actress in a Supporting Role 1981 · Winner

    • Academy Award Actor in a Supporting Role 1981 · Nominated

    • Golden Globe Best Performance By an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture 1981 · Nominated

    • Golden Globe Best Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy 1981 · Nominated

    • Golden Globe Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical 1981 · Nominated

  1. Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards. 1980 Winner KCFCC Award. Best Supporting Actress. Mary Steenburgen.

  2. The film stars Paul Le Mat, Jason Robards, and Mary Steenburgen, who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. The film was released on September 19, 1980, receiving positive reviews from critics.

  3. 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.

    • (5.3K)
    • Comedy, Drama
    • Jonathan Demme
    • 1980-09-19
  4. The genius of “Melvin and Howard” is that it is about Melvin, not Howard. The film begins and ends with scenes involving the Hughes character, who is played by Jason Robards as a desert rat with fading memories of happiness.

  5. Feb 5, 2014 · Mary Steenburgen – Melvin and Howard WRITING (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium) Breaker Morant – Jonathan Hardy, David Stevens, Bruce Beresford

  6. Jan 7, 1981 · ''Melvin and Howard'' won best film with 26 points, followed by a tie between ''Raging Bull'' and ''Every Man for Himself,'' with 19 points each. There were 13 points for ''Ordinary People.''

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  8. 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.

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