Editing Melvin and Howard (section)

{{short description|1980 film by Jonathan Demme}}
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{{More citations needed|date=September 2010}}
{{Infobox film
| name           = Melvin and Howard
| image          = Melvin and howard.jpg

| caption        = Theatrical release poster by [[John Alvin]]
| director       = [[Jonathan Demme]]
| producer       = [[Art Linson]]<br />[[Don Phillips (casting director)|Don Phillips]]
| writer         = [[Bo Goldman]]
| narrator       =
| starring       = [[Paul Le Mat]]<br />[[Mary Steenburgen]]<br />[[Pamela Reed]]<br />[[Jason Robards]]
| music          = [[Bruce Langhorne]]
| cinematography = [[Tak Fujimoto]]
| editing        = [[Craig McKay (film editor)|Craig McKay]]
| distributor    = [[Universal Pictures]]
| released       = {{Film date|1980|9|19}}
| runtime        = 95 minutes
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         = $7 million<ref name="AFI"/>
| gross          = $4.3 million<ref>[https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=melvinandhoward.htm Box Office Mojo]</ref>
}}

'''''Melvin and Howard''''' (stylized as '''''Melvin (and Howard)''''') is a 1980 American [[comedy-drama]] film directed by [[Jonathan Demme]].<ref name="Melvin and Howard">{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/21824/melvin-and-howard|title=Melvin and Howard|work=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|access-date=March 27, 2016}}</ref> The [[screenplay]] by [[Bo Goldman]] was inspired by real-life [[Utah]] service station owner [[Melvin Dummar]], who was listed as the beneficiary of $156 million in a [[will (legal)|will]] allegedly handwritten by [[Howard Hughes]] that was discovered in the headquarters of [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] in [[Salt Lake City]]. A [[novelization]] of Goldman's script, which itself won the [[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay|Academy Award for Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen]], later was written by [[George Gipe]]. The film stars [[Paul Le Mat]], [[Jason Robards]], and [[Mary Steenburgen]], who won the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]]. The film was released on September 19, 1980, receiving positive reviews from critics.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Site Map - September 19, 1980 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/sitemap/1980/09/19/ |access-date=2024-05-16 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>