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''Melvin and Howard'', stylized as ''Melvin (and Howard)'', is a 1980 American comedy-drama film directed by Creator/JonathanDemme. The film stars Creator/PaulLeMat, Creator/JasonRobards, and Creator/MarySteenburgen, in a role that gave her the MediaNotes/AcademyAwardForBestActressInASupportingRole. Also in the cast are Creator/PamelaReed, Creator/MichaelJPollard, Creator/JackKehoe, Creator/RickLenz, Creator/DabneyColeman, Creator/CharlesNapier, and Creator/GloriaGrahame.

The film was inspired by real-life Utah service station owner Melvin Dummar, who was listed as the beneficiary of $156 million in a will allegedly handwritten by Creator/HowardHughes that was discovered in the headquarters of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City.

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!!This film features examples of:
* ForgingTheWill: The film is based on Melvin Dummar's claim that he had picked up Howard Hughes hitchhiking one day and was given $156 million in a handwritten will, with people afterwards (rather understandably) claiming that it was a forgery. In real life, Hughes died without a will, and several forgeries turned up, this being the most famous one.
* NameAndName: ''Melvin '''and''' Howard''. Some releases stylized it as ''Melvin (and Howard)''.
* RealPersonCameo: The real Melvin Dummar has a cameo appearance as a man behind a bus depot counter.
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