Melvin & Howard, by Jonathan Demme (1980)

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.

A estória do azarado Melvin E. Dummar, que afirmou ter recebido um testamento que o nomeava como herdeiro da fortuna do milionário Howard Hughes.

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Directed by Jonathan Demme

Cast: Paul Le Mat, Jason Robards, Elizabeth Cheshire, Michael J. Pollard, Mary Steenburgen and Gloria Grahame as Mrs. Sisk.

Subs: English.

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. The first two times, in 1977 and 1978, Robards had achieved the extraordinary feat of winning back-to-back Oscars. The films Robards won consecutive Academy Awards for were Júlia (1977) and Todos os Homens do Presidente (1976).

One of writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson's favorites films. Actor Jason Robards' final cinema movie was Anderson's Magnólia (1999). The photography in Anderson's O Mestre (2012) is said to have been inspired by this picture.

Jack Nicholson turned down the role of Melvin Dummar, though he did pass on the script to Mary Steenburgen, his Com a Corda no Pescoço The picture won the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Film of 1980.10 of 11 found this interesting | Share this

Jason Robards portrayed Howard Hughes in this movie. In real life, Hughes' middle name was "Robard".

Actress Mary Steenburgen won several Best Supporting Actress Awards for this movie. These included the Academy Award (Oscar), the Golden Globe Award, the New York Film Critics Circle Award, the National Society of Film Critics Award and the Boston Society of Film Critics Award.

Subs: English.

LINK: https://youtu.be/hm2COkbtNLI