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Melvin and Howard(Movie, 1980)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 35min | Genres: Comedy, Drama
Melvin and HowardRating: 3.2/5 (with 2626 votes)
Melvin and Howard (stylized as Melvin (and Howard)) is a 1980 American comedy-drama film directed by Jonathan Demme. The screenplay by Bo Goldman was inspired by real-life Utah service station owner Melvin Dummar, who was listed as the beneficiary of $156 million in a will allegedly handwritten by Howard Hughes that was discovered in the headquarters of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City. A novelization of Goldman's script, which itself won the Academy Award for Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen, later was written by George Gipe. The film stars Paul Le Mat, Jason Robards, and Mary Steenburgen, who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. The film was released on September 19, 1980, receiving positive reviews from critics. ()
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Awards & Nominations for Melvin and Howard

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Film National Board of Review: Top Ten Films Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Film National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director

About Melvin and Howard

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

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Shot in: California, Utah
Plays in: California, Utah
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 11 languages: Czech (CS), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Polish (PL), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 04/02/1982 (World premiere: 09/19/1980)
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"멜빈과 하워드"
"Melvin.And.Howard"

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