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Melvin and Howard

6.519801h 35mRMovieComedyDrama

The story of hard-luck Melvin Dummar, who claimed to have received a will naming him an heir to the fortune of Howard Hughes. Inspired by real events.

DirectorJonathan Demme
WriterBo Goldman
ProducersArt Linson·Don Phillips

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Cast · Directed by Jonathan Demme

PMPaul Le Mat
Paul Le Mat
Melvin Dummar
MSMary Steenburgen
Mary Steenburgen
Lynda Dummar
JRJason Robards
Jason Robards
Howard Hughes
ECElizabeth Cheshire
Elizabeth Cheshire
Darcy Dummar
CTChip Taylor
Chip Taylor
Clark Taylor
MD
Melvin E. Dummar
Bus Depot Counterman
MPMichael J. Pollard
Michael J. Pollard
Little Red
DGDenise Galik
Denise Galik
Lucy
GBGene Borkan
Gene Borkan
Go-Go Club Owner #1
LB
Lesley Margret Burton
Go-Go Dancer
WC
Wendy Lee Couch
Go-Go Dancer
MB
Marguerite Baierski
Go-Go Dancer

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Melvin and Howard hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around November 7, 1980. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.