Melvin and Howard (1980)

Name: Melvin and Howard
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1980-09-19
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Paul Le Mat, Mary Steenburgen, Jason Robards, Elizabeth Cheshire, Chip Taylor

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.

Comedy
Drama

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.

Rating: 6.5 / 10 (80 votes)
Release date: September 19, 1980
Runtime: 1h 35m
Language: English
Director: Jonathan Demme
Status: Released