Melvin and Howard
by Bo Goldman, Art Linson, Don Phillips, and Jonathan Demme
Based on a supposedly true story, hard-luck milkman Melvin Dummar picks up a bum in the Nevada desert. The old man claims to be Howard Hughes and eight years later, Dummar finds himself a beneficiary in the Hughes will. Dummar becomes an instant celebrity while trying to cash in on the fortune.
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Melvin and Howard
1999, Anchor Bay Entertainment [distributor]
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078329994X 9780783299945
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Originally released as motion picture in 1980.
Special features: theatrical trailer; audio commentary with director Jonathan Demme and production designer Toby Rafelson; talent bios.
Cinematographer, Tak Fujimoto ; music, Bruce Langhorne ; editor, Craig McKay.
Paul Le Mat, Jason Robards, Mary Steenburgen, Jack Kehoe, Michael J. Pollard, Pamela Reed, Dabney Coleman, John Glover, Charles Napier.
Rated R.
DVD; region 1, NTSC; Dolby digital mono; widescreen presentation (1.85:1) enhanced for 16x9 TVs.
Academy Award (1980): best supporting actress (Steenburgen); best original screenplay.
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