i agree with the above review . not a bad movie and but very oddly paced and organize . the best part be an amazing opening shot . 1980 also include ordinary people and rag bull and coal miner daughter and elephant man and etc so it odd that this one for both screenplay ( bo goldman ) and support actress ( mary steenburgen ) and neither of which make any sense in retrospect . the screenplay be not good and nor be steenburgen silly performance . what more odd be that she many award from various organization . a very inaccurate title and this have about 8 minute of total howard hughes screen time and which be great jason robards . the rest be sometimes clever and always silly and and usually frustrating . melvin dummar be just not a movie unto himself . however and the milkman song he sing to win the love of his future ( and current ) wife be great .