Where was Melvin and Howard filmed?
1981 film, directed by Jonathan Demme.
- California
The story is set in California, so the filming stayed close to the setting.
Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed
- Set in
- California; Utah
- Filmed in
- California
- Distance
- About 492 miles (792 km) between Utah and the nearest filming location.
About Melvin and Howard
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- Released
- 1981
- Director
- Jonathan Demme
- Cast
- Paul Le MatMary SteenburgenPamela ReedJason RobardsMichael J. PollardChip TaylorCharlene HoltGloria GrahameDabney ColemanCharles Napier
- Genre
- DramaComedy
- Awards
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress; Academy Award for Best Writing; Original Screenplay; Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture and 5 more
The story
Millionaire Howard Hughes loses control of his motorcycle and crashes in the Nevada desert.
That night, he is discovered lying on the side of a stretch of U.S.
The disheveled stranger, refusing to allow Melvin to take him to the hospital, asks him to instead drive him to Las Vegas, Nevada.
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