Melvin and Howard (1980)
Country: US
Technical: col 95m
Director: Jonathan Demme
Cast: Paul Le Mat, Jason Robards Jr., Mary Steenburgen
Synopsis:
The unlikely tale of a loser who helps an old guy on a beach once and is left part of Howard Hughes's fortune on the latter's demise.
Review:
Ho-hum true story with neither personification either charismatic or sustained enough to save it from dragging. It marked the beginning of the director's turning from genre cinema to more interesting subjects.
Country: US
Technical: col 95m
Director: Jonathan Demme
Cast: Paul Le Mat, Jason Robards Jr., Mary Steenburgen
Synopsis:
The unlikely tale of a loser who helps an old guy on a beach once and is left part of Howard Hughes's fortune on the latter's demise.
Review:
Ho-hum true story with neither personification either charismatic or sustained enough to save it from dragging. It marked the beginning of the director's turning from genre cinema to more interesting subjects.
Country: US
Technical: col 95m
Director: Jonathan Demme
Cast: Paul Le Mat, Jason Robards Jr., Mary Steenburgen
Synopsis:
The unlikely tale of a loser who helps an old guy on a beach once and is left part of Howard Hughes's fortune on the latter's demise.
Review:
Ho-hum true story with neither personification either charismatic or sustained enough to save it from dragging. It marked the beginning of the director's turning from genre cinema to more interesting subjects.