"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" 19 September 1980 Drama, Comedy 95 mins
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.
Watch the official Melvin and Howard 1980 trailer in HD below or find more Melvin and Howard videos on Vidimovie.
Paul Le Mat as Melvin Dummar
Mary Steenburgen as Lynda Dummar
Jason Robards as Howard Hughes
Elizabeth Cheshire as Darcy Dummar
Chip Taylor as Clark Taylor
Melvin E. Dummar as Bus Depot Counterman
Michael J. Pollard as Little Red
Denise Galik as Lucy
Gene Borkan as Go-Go Club Owner #1
Lesley Margret Burton as Go-Go Dancer
Wendy Lee Couch as Go-Go Dancer
Marguerite Baierski as Go-Go Dancer
Janice King as Go-Go Dancer
Deborah Ann Klein as Go-Go Dancer
Theodora Thomas as Go-Go Dancer
Gloria Grahame as Mrs. Sisk
Bo Goldman Writer
Jonathan Demme Director
Sandy McLeod Production Executive
Evelyn Purcell Second Unit Director
Terence Nelson Associate Producer
Tak Fujimoto Director of Photography
Terence Nelson Unit Production Manager
Bruce Langhorne Original Music Composer
Toni-Ann Walker Hairstylist
Dorothy J. Pearl Makeup Artist
Richard E. Butler Stunts
Jeannie Epper Stunts
Bob Herron Stunts
Art Linson Producer
Craig McKay Editor
Robert Gould Set Decoration
Germany 02 April 1982
United States 19 September 1980
If you liked the Melvin and Howard trailer, you may like these ones:
28 February 2017
In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X in a hideout on the Mexican border.
09 December 2008
Carl Allen, a guy whose life is going nowhere, signs up for a self-help program based on one simple covenant: say yes to everything…and anything.
05 August 2003
Mother and daughter bicker over everything -- what Anna wears, whom she likes and what she wants to do when she's older.
22 February 2002
A grieving doctor is being contacted by his late wife through his patient's near death experiences.
13 March 1992
Two carefree pals traveling through rural Alabama on their way back to college are mistakenly arrested and charged with murder.
04 November 2021
France, 1963. Anne is a bright young student with a promising future ahead of her. But when she falls pregnant, she sees the opportunity to finish her studies and escape the constraints of her social background disappearing.
13 April 2018
A young man living a sheltered life develops a crush on a stripper and joins her Alcoholics Anonymous group just so he can be in the same room with her.
05 November 2008
The true story of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man ever elected to public office. In San Francisco in the late 1970s, Harvey Milk becomes an activist for gay rights and inspires others to join him in his fight for equal rights that should be available to all Americans.
08 August 2025
Three sisters return to their home for the third wedding of their twice-widowed mother. But the mother and daughters are forced to revisit the past and confront the future, with help from a colorful group of unexpected wedding guests.
19 October 2018
In 1990s Los Angeles, a 13-year-old spends his summer navigating between a troubled home life and a crew of new friends he meets at a skate shop.
16 March 1999
After arriving at his new, remote Army outpost, Capt. John Boyd and his regiment aid a wounded frontiersman who recounts a horrifying tale of a wagon train murdered by its supposed guide – a vicious U.
13 November 1981
In 1954 Florida, a group of high school boys head to a strip club in the Everglades in an attempt to lose their collective virginity.
More movie trailers, teasers, and clips from Melvin and Howard:
The day John Milner became a rish bish. ———————— The Original Theatrical Trailer & Television Spot for Jonathan Demme's 1980 Universal Picture ...
"Melvin And Howard" movie trailor. Visit Paul Le Mat at ...
A television trailer for director Jonathan Demme's award-winning 1980 comedy "Melvin and Howard" starring Paul LeMat Mary Steenburgen Pamela Reed ...
This is the opening sequence from Jonathan Demme's film based on a true story (well Melvin's version anyway) about a milkman in Nevada who has a chance ...
Melvin and Howard full hd movie trailer.
1980 Melvin And Howard Category: Comedy Drama Production: Universal Pictures Director: Jonathan Demme Cast: Jason Robards ... Howard Hughes Paul Le ...
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1980:
06 June 1980
A teenager gets into a difficult situation due to several causes and tries to hide. His relations to others will decide his further life course.
01 January 1980
An adaptation of Arthur Miller's play The Crucible, concerning the Salem witch trials.
10 March 1980
A married landlord has an affair with a young man renting out one of her apartments in Greece.
10 April 1980
A village doctor is involved in a shady business.
05 February 1980
Symphonie mixes fiction with reality. The author, Romain Schneid, tells the story of his own claustrophobia in front of the camera when, when he was 12 years old, hiding as a Jew during the German occupation, he could not leave a tiny apartment.
27 June 1980
In an elevator, a group of young people are in conversation...
08 February 1980
Narda receives superhuman powers and becomes Darna. Darna and her child brother Ding start by fighting the Hawk Woman; next they face-off with the Giant, and both foes are destroyed.
04 January 1980
The bitter-sweet love affairs of four sisters with different outlooks and temperaments end in simultaneous weddings.
11 January 1980
At the beginning is a suicide attempt by sculptor Jiří Malek, which is foiled by a thief hidden in his apartment.
Have you watched Melvin and Howard yet? What did you think about it?
Artwork, screen shots, trailers and other imagery is © 1980 Universal Pictures.