Melvin and Howard

1980
14+
1h 35m

ÉVALUATION IMDb

6,8/10

5,5 k

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Home Video Trailer from Anchor Bay Entertainment

Liretrailer2 min 43 s

1 vidéo

99+ photos

Comedy Drama

L'histoire du malheureux Melvin E. Dummar, qui prétendait avoir reçu un testament le nommant héritier de la fortune de Howard Hughes.L'histoire du malheureux Melvin E. Dummar, qui prétendait avoir reçu un testament le nommant héritier de la fortune de Howard Hughes.L'histoire du malheureux Melvin E. Dummar, qui prétendait avoir reçu un testament le nommant héritier de la fortune de Howard Hughes.

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ÉVALUATION IMDb

6,8/10

5,5 k

MA NOTE

Voir l’information sur la production à IMDbPro

A remporté 2 oscars
- 17 victoires et 9 nominations au total

Vidéos1

Trailer 2:43

Melvin and Howard

Photos182

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Anecdotes
Jason Robards was nominated for the Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar for playing Howard Hughes in this movie. It was the third time in five years that Robards had been nominated in this category at the Academy Awards, and in each case he was playing a real person. The first two times, in 1977 and 1978, Robards had achieved the extraordinary feat of winning back-to-back Oscars for Julia (1977) and All the President's Men (1976).

Gaffes
While the men are in the truck talking, a sandwich being eaten has the bite area alternately changing from one side of the bread between shots.

Citations
Lynda Dummar: It says you can be anything you want to be if you'll just believe in yourself. And you believe in yourself - it's just the believing hasn't been enough to let you become what you believe you can be.
Melvin Dummar: Honey, they didn't burn down Rome in one day - you got to keep pluggin'.

Connexions
Featured in Sneak Previews: Melvin and Howard, Fort Apache: The Bronx, The Incredible Shrinking Woman, The Devil and Max Devlin, Hangar 18 (1981)

Bandes originales
Amazing Grace Used to be Her Favorite Song
Written by Russell Smith
Performed by The Amazing Rhythm Aces
Courtesy of CBS Records

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6/10

Interesting But Not a Hidden Gem

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

I can't say I'm an expert on Howard Hughes, and I have never heard this story before. After watching the film and looking into it a bit, I am somewhat interested. Especially knowing that Agent Gary Magnussen was involved.

But the film itself is just alright. Very little of it has anything to do with Hughes or the courtroom drama. Much pf it has to do with the boring life of Dummar and the problems he had with his wife. This was okay, as far as movies go, but certainly nothing extraordinary. I would not place it among Jonathan Demme's best.