A spirited character study and clear-eyed treatise of the American Dream, Melvin and Howard hits the jackpot with its lovable cast and director Jonathan Demme's humanism.
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Melvin and Howard

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Melvin and Howard
Movie Info
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Director -
Jonathan Demme -
Producer -
Art Linson , Don Phillips -
Screenwriter -
Bo Goldman -
Production Co -
Universal Pictures -
Rating -
R -
Genre -
Comedy , Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Sep 19, 1980, Original -
Release Date (DVD) -
Mar 9, 2004 -
Runtime -
1h 35m