Melvin and Howard (1980)

Paul Le Mat, Jason Robards, and one helluva script make Melvin and Howard a very underrated film. Jonathan Demme is such a brilliant director, and this film really shines with his touch.

It might not be everybody's cup of tea, but I'm a huge fan of Paul Le Mat. He deserves more recognition, and he deserves to be casted more. He's truly a gifted actor in the sense that you don't feel like your watching an act. Unless we're talking about Easy Wheels, but I almost think that movie was supposed to be bad.

This film is the true account of a man named Melvin Dummar (Le Mat) who helped an old man (Robards) claiming to be Howard Hughes in the desert. While I'm not going to give a lot about it away. This film is more about Melvin, than Howard Hughes. In fact Howard Hughes is barely even a part of the film.

This is Melvin's struggle to get out of the hard work, low pay life he's stuck in, and the strain on his relationship with his family.

I won't bother rating it, but I will say, it's a fun movie to watch.