Melvin and Howard
“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.”
Jonathan DemmeCast
Paul Le Mat 
Jason Robards Elizabeth Cheshire 
Mary Steenburgen Chip Taylor Melvin E. Dummar
Credits
Written by: Bo Goldman
Plot
A gas-station worker in Nevada, Melvin Dummar, claims to have given a ride to the billionaire Howard Hughes in the desert and to be named in his will, in a warm, comic portrait of an ordinary American dreamer.
Sinekatalog’s take
A warm, funny and humane American comedy-drama.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.8 / 10 (5,835 votes)
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