here a strange tale of a couple and their on and off again marriage and the stupid thing they do . and the eventual flak over money billionaire howard hughes supposedly leave the man . paul lamat play the husband and suppose beneficiary . he just fun to watch and a likable and never lose his cool kind of guy . mary steenburgen play his wife and kind of surprised me by how much skin she show and not the usual scenario with her . both of them be somewhat low life . heck and even hughes ( jason robards ) be picture to look kind of scummy character in here . then again and his last year on this earth be a bit strange . it a fictional story but those of u who remember and there be a lot of flak over the will of howard hughes . despite this be on the grungy side ( typical for movie between 1970 1981 ) this be still an appealing film in a sweet kind of way . one thing for sure represent it different . well worth a look .