Happy Birthday to Howard Hawks, Irving Thalberg and Michael J. Pollard.
To celebrate Michael J. Pollard’s birthday I watched Melvin and Howard. Michael plays a co-worker of Melvin, played by Paul LeMat. The two go Reno for the weekend. Mel’s first stop is a strip bar where his wife is dancing. He divorcees her. She is pregnant man wearing and they remarry. Michael is the best man in a blue jean suit, gold shiny Burt Reynolds shirt, string western tie and white cowboy hat.
Later it turns out that a man that Melvin saved from an accident was Howard Hughes. Howard named Melvin one of the beneficiaries of his will and had the will delivered to Melvin after his death. The media and everyone comes to the small Utah town to get his money. No one believes his story including the judge Dabney Coleman. Michael is in the courtroom as a character witness.
The story was based on a real life event. The will sent to Marvin was thrown out of court.
The most surreal moment of the film to me is later at the strip club nude women are dancing to a slow music version of Love Story Theme.
Michael had a very small role in the film. As I think of it friends are a small role in your life. They are there to support you when you need them and always around even if you don’t spend a lot of time with them.
Happy Memorial Day. Thank you to our soldiers who are currently serving and to all of those who have served in the past. You have made this a great nation.
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