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    Melvin and Howard

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    Poster of the movie Melvin and Howard
    1980     Drama    
    USA
    1h 35min
    R
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    Guide for parents: Rated R in the USA.
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    Guide for parents: Rated R in the USA.
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    Guide for parents: Rated R in the USA.
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    Guide for parents: Rated R in the USA.
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    Guide for parents: Rated R in the USA.
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    Guide for parents: Rated R in the USA.
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    Guide for parents: Rated R in the USA.

    Melvin Dummar (Paul Le Mat), an employee at a Nevada magnesium plant, imagines he is destined for greater things. On his way home from work one night, he picks up an old man (Jason Robards) who has crashed his motorcycle riding through the desert. While driving to Las Vegas, the man reveals himself to be the recluse Howard Hughes, who refuses medical treatment and asks Melvin for money after he is dropped off in a hotel parking lot. Melvin drives home to his wife, Lynda (Mary Steenburgen), and the unhappy marriage they share. Years later, Melvin receives a letter stating he is willed half of Hughes's estate as repayment for his kindness, throwing Melvin into the spotlight he so thought he desired.

    Directed byJonathan Demme
    Written byBo Goldman
    CompanyUniversal PicturesUniversal PicturesUniversal Pictures

    Starring

    Jason Robards
    Paul Le Mat
    Mary Steenburgen
    Michael J. Pollard
    Gloria Grahame
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