Melvin and Howard 1980

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.

Melvin and Howard

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R
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.

Top Billed Cast

Paul Le Mat

Melvin Dummar

Mary Steenburgen

Lynda Dummar

Jason Robards

Howard Hughes

Elizabeth Cheshire

Darcy Dummar

Chip Taylor

Clark Taylor

Melvin E. Dummar

Bus Depot Counterman

Release Date 1980-09-19
Runtime 1h 35m
Directors Jonathan Demme, Evelyn Purcell, Tak Fujimoto
Producers Art Linson, Don Phillips, Terence Nelson
Writer Bo Goldman

Paul Le Mat

Melvin Dummar

Mary Steenburgen

Lynda Dummar

Jason Robards

Howard Hughes

Elizabeth Cheshire

Darcy Dummar

Chip Taylor

Clark Taylor

Melvin E. Dummar

Bus Depot Counterman

Michael J. Pollard

Little Red

Denise Galik

Lucy

Gene Borkan

Go-Go Club Owner #1

Lesley Margret Burton

Go-Go Dancer

Wendy Lee Couch

Go-Go Dancer

Marguerite Baierski

Go-Go Dancer

Janice King

Go-Go Dancer

Deborah Ann Klein

Go-Go Dancer

Theodora Thomas

Go-Go Dancer

Gloria Grahame

Mrs. Sisk

Elise Hudson

Easy Street Singer ("Rocky")

Robert Ridgely

Wally "Mr. Love" Williams

Susan Peretz

Chapel Owner

Robert Wentz

Justice of the Peace

Hal Marshall

Hal

Naida Reynolds

Woman Witness

Herbie Faye

Man Witness

Charles Napier

Ventura

Jack Kehoe

Jim Delgado

Pamela Reed

Bonnie Dummar

Sonny Carl Davis

Milkman George

Brendan Kelly

Milkman Ralph

Danny Tucker

Milkman Pete

Shirley Washington

Patient Debbie

Cheryl Smith

Patient Ronnie

Jason Ball

The Bait Brothers

Darrell Devlin

The Bait Brothers

Danny Dark

Easy Street Announcer

Linda Cardoso

Easy Street Model

Melissa Prophet

Easy Street Model

Garrie Kelly

Easy Street Model

John Thundercloud

Chief Thundercloud

Martine Beswick

Realty Agent

Charlene Holt

Mrs. Worth

Melissa Williams

Sherry Dummar

Antony Alda

Terry

James Lyle Strong

Gas Station Customer

Rick Lenz

Lawyer

Gary Goetzman

Melvin's Cousin Fred

John Levin

Reporter

Jack Verbois

Holdup Man

Rob Reece

Lynda's Husband

Joseph Ragno

1st Attorney (Maxwell)

John Glover

2nd Attorney (Freese)

Dabney Coleman

Judge Keith Hayes

Charles Horden

Bailiff

Joseph Walker Jr.

3rd Attorney

Joe Spinell

Go-Go Club Owner #2 (uncredited)

Robert S. Holman

Bus Station Traveler (uncredited)

Tom Willett

Kissing Cowboy (uncredited)