comedy-drama

Melvin and Howard Melvin and Howard (stylized as Melvin (and Howard)) is a 1980 American comedy-drama film directed by Jonathan Demme.

as Melvin (and ) Howard

Melvin and Howard Melvin and Howard (stylized as Melvin (and Howard)) is a 1980 American comedy-drama film directed by Jonathan Demme.

Melvin and Howard Melvin and Howard

Melvin and Howard Melvin and Howard (stylized as Melvin (and Howard)) is a 1980 American comedy-drama film directed by Jonathan Demme.

comedy

Melvin and Howard, written by Bo Goldman and starring Paul Le Mat as Melvin Dummar, the working stiff who was mentioned as a beneficiary in what may have been the last will and testament of Howard Hughes, is a surpassingly beautiful comedy about blue-collar Americans who go from job to job, getting married and having kids and getting divorced and getting remarried and blending blue-collar Americans's families, dreaming of somehow making it big while yoked to whatever drudgery is enabling blue-collar Americans to put food on the table and keep the lights on day by day.

commercial American movie-making

Melvin and Howard is commercial American movie-making of a most expansive, entertaining kind."

Biopic

The Biopic as Contemporary Film Genre cites Melvin and Howard as the first film in the subgenre "biopic of someone undeserving," or "BOSUD," which was later popularized by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski with Ed Wood, Man on the Moon, The People vs. Larry Flynt, and Auto Focus.

on an urban legend

Melvin and Howard is a film based on an urban legend.

a feel-good story about tough luck starring Paul Le Mat and Jason Robards as Melvin Dummar and Howard Hughes,

Melvin and Howard is a feel-good story about tough luck starring Paul Le Mat and Jason Robards as Melvin Dummar and Howard Hughes, a pair of scruffy outcasts at opposite ends of the economy.

a fusion of Folk, country, pop, afro

Melvin's music is a fusion of Folk, country, pop, afro.

of Sword & Sorcery

Howard essentially founded the genre of Sword & Sorcery, and Howard's impact on the modern fantasy field has been second only to that of J.R.R. Tolkien.

the perfect blend of funky pop influenced grooves, soulful melodies and traditional jazz artistry

Melvin’s music mixes the perfect blend of funky pop influenced grooves, soulful melodies and traditional jazz artistry.

including being serious jazz devotees

Melvins's styles and influences were all-embracing, including being serious jazz devotees.

of the fantastic, the Sword-and-Sorcery or heroic fantasy tale

The inherent appeal of this character has generated a major sub-genre of the fantastic, the Sword-and-Sorcery or heroic fantasy tale, and put Howard in the select ranks of the literary legend-makers: Ned Buntline, Alexander Dumas, Mary Shelley, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Bram Stoker, Edgar Rice.

Detroit house, and 90's hip-hop music

brothers Howard's music is described as the amalgamate of UK garage, Detroit house, and 90's hip-hop music.

fictional work

As with Howard, their personal philosophies are visibly demonstrated in their fictional work.

original modern rock influenced by classic bands such as the Beatles and Led Zeppelin as well as current electronic artists like Deadmau5 and Skrillex

Twin brothers Howard (vocals, guitar) and Don (vocals, electronic bass and beats) play original modern rock influenced by classic bands such as the Beatles and Led Zeppelin as well as current electronic artists like Deadmau5 and Skrillex.

fantasy, mysteries, thrillers, and contemporary romance

Howard has a particular affection for and deep experience in science fiction, fantasy, mysteries, thrillers, and contemporary romance.

in several types of fiction, including horror, detective, and cowboy western

Howard worked in several types of fiction, including horror, detective, and cowboy western, yet Lovecraft was always adept at putting Lovecraft's characters (especially Conan) in the creepy settings of diabolical mystic danger.

a huge amount of historical fiction, set in almost every period and locality

Howard, best known as the creator of Conan the Barbarian, wrote a huge amount of historical fiction, set in almost every period and locality.

in contemporary pop music

While classically trained, Howard has worked predominantly in contemporary pop music.