Melvin and Howard

Melvin and Howard (stylized as Melvin (and Howard)) is a 1980 American <a href="/facts/Comedy-drama/bNHltlNB">comedy-drama</a> film directed by <a href="/facts/Jonathan_Demme/xv9azd0G">Jonathan Demme</a>. The <a href="/facts/Screenplay/91NF136m">screenplay</a> by <a href="/facts/Bo_Goldman/LLCpnXwu">Bo Goldman</a> was inspired by real-life <a href="/facts/Utah/te7zUyBX">Utah</a> service station owner <a href="/facts/Melvin_Dummar/H4mYQh0h">Melvin Dummar</a>, who was listed as the beneficiary of $156 million in a <a href="/facts/Will_(legal)/PoRXxpEM">will</a> allegedly handwritten by <a href="/facts/Howard_Hughes/8HrreyTh">Howard Hughes</a> that was discovered in the headquarters of <a href="/facts/The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints/rcgQH9bT">the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints</a> in <a href="/facts/Salt_Lake_City/vDHXskTN">Salt Lake City</a>. A <a href="/facts/Novelization/dN49Wtsg">novelization</a> of Goldman's script, which itself won the <a href="/facts/Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Screenplay/G9eSHLp9">Academy Award for Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen</a>, later was written by <a href="/facts/George_Gipe/Y8JcbaKz">George Gipe</a>. The film stars <a href="/facts/Paul_Le_Mat/PTd7FHlQ">Paul Le Mat</a>, <a href="/facts/Jason_Robards/kR8xnl4W">Jason Robards</a>, and <a href="/facts/Mary_Steenburgen/FQKhAgCQ">Mary Steenburgen</a>, who won the <a href="/facts/Academy_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress/uqdyXp8W">Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress</a>. The film was released on September 19, 1980, receiving positive reviews from critics.

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Melvin and Howard