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Melvin and Howard

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Calorie Rating: 133
Released: 1980-09-19
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 95 Minutes
Studios: Universal Pictures,

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

Director / Directors

Jonathan Demme

Director

Evelyn Purcell

Second Unit Director

Cast

Paul Le Mat

Character: Melvin Dummar

Mary Steenburgen

Character: Lynda Dummar

Jason Robards

Character: Howard Hughes

Elizabeth Cheshire

Character: Darcy Dummar

Chip Taylor

Character: Clark Taylor

Melvin E. Dummar

Character: Bus Depot Counterman

Michael J. Pollard

Character: Little Red

Denise Galik

Character: Lucy

Gene Borkan

Character: Go-Go Club Owner #1

Lesley Margret Burton

Character: Go-Go Dancer

Wendy Lee Couch

Character: Go-Go Dancer

Marguerite Baierski

Character: Go-Go Dancer

Janice King

Character: Go-Go Dancer

Deborah Ann Klein

Character: Go-Go Dancer

Theodora Thomas

Character: Go-Go Dancer

Gloria Grahame

Character: Mrs. Sisk

Elise Hudson

Character: Easy Street Singer ("Rocky")

Robert Ridgely

Character: Wally "Mr. Love" Williams

Susan Peretz

Character: Chapel Owner

Robert Wentz

Character: Justice of the Peace

Hal Marshall

Character: Hal

Naida Reynolds

Character: Woman Witness

Herbie Faye

Character: Man Witness

Charles Napier

Character: Ventura

Jack Kehoe

Character: Jim Delgado

Pamela Reed

Character: Bonnie Dummar

Sonny Carl Davis

Character: Milkman George

Brendan Kelly

Character: Milkman Ralph

Danny Tucker

Character: Milkman Pete

Shirley Washington

Character: Patient Debbie

Cheryl Smith

Character: Patient Ronnie

Jason Ball

Character: The Bait Brothers

Darrell Devlin

Character: The Bait Brothers

Danny Dark

Character: Easy Street Announcer

Linda Cardoso

Character: Easy Street Model

Melissa Prophet

Character: Easy Street Model

Garrie Kelly

Character: Easy Street Model

John Thundercloud

Character: Chief Thundercloud

Martine Beswick

Character: Realty Agent

Charlene Holt

Character: Mrs. Worth

Melissa Williams

Character: Sherry Dummar

Antony Alda

Character: Terry

James Lyle Strong

Character: Gas Station Customer

Rick Lenz

Character: Lawyer

Gary Goetzman

Character: Melvin's Cousin Fred

John Levin

Character: Reporter

Jack Verbois

Character: Holdup Man

Rob Reece

Character: Lynda's Husband

Joseph Ragno

Character: 1st Attorney (Maxwell)

John Glover

Character: 2nd Attorney (Freese)

Dabney Coleman

Character: Judge Keith Hayes

Charles Horden

Character: Bailiff

Joseph Walker Jr.

Character: 3rd Attorney

Joe Spinell

Character: Go-Go Club Owner #2 (uncredited)

Robert S. Holman

Character: Bus Station Traveler (uncredited)

Tom Willett

Character: Kissing Cowboy (uncredited)

Production and Crew

Bo Goldman

Writer

Sandy McLeod

Production Executive

Terence Nelson

Associate Producer

Bruce Langhorne

Original Music Composer

Tak Fujimoto

Director of Photography

Terence Nelson

Unit Production Manager

Dorothy J. Pearl

Makeup Artist

Toni-Ann Walker

Hairstylist

Richard E. Butler

Stunts

Jeannie Epper

Stunts

Bob Herron

Stunts

Art Linson

Producer

Don Phillips

Producer

Craig McKay

Editor

Michael Chinich

Casting

Toby Carr Rafelson

Production Design

Richard Sawyer

Art Direction

Robert Gould

Set Decoration