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Melvin and Howard

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Melvin and Howard
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Don PhillipsBo GoldmanArt LinsonJonathan Demme1 editions

Based on a supposedly true story, hard-luck milkman Melvin Dummar picks up a bum in the Nevada desert. The old man claims to be Howard Hughes and eight years later, Dummar finds himself a beneficiary in the Hughes will. Dummar becomes an instant celebrity while trying to cash in on the fortune.

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