The Amazing Howard Hughes (1977)

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Release Date: Apr 13, 1977 Wide

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Taking over the already profitable Hughes tool company from his deceased father, the teenaged Howard Hughes (Tommy Lee Jones) turns the operation into a billion-dollar business. Along the way, he dabbles in film production, romancing such Hollywood lovelies as Katharine Hepburn (Tovah Feldshuh) and Billie Dove (Lee Purcell). Fame becomes notoreity as Hughes embarks on such projects as the "bosom western" The Outlaw and the "Spruce Goose." He also defiantly stands up to the HUAC-only to become

Unrated, 1 hr. 59 min.

Drama, Television

Directed By: William A. Graham

Written By: John Gay

In Theaters: Apr 13, 1977 Wide

On DVD: Mar 25, 2003

Cast

Jim Antonio
George
Carol Bagdasarian
Jean Peters
Sorrell Booke
Fiorello LaGuardia
Morgan Brittany
Ella Hughes
Ray Buktenica
Public Relations Man
Thayer David
Floyd Odlum
Tovah Feldshuh
Katharine Hepburn
Ed Flanders
Noah Dietrich
Arthur Franz
Barnes
Denise Galik
Shirley Whitehead
James Hampton
Wilbur Peterson
Ed Harris
Russ
Wayne Heffley
Dr. Bergman
Howard Hesseman
Jenks
Tommy Lee Jones
Howard Hughes
Barney Phillips
Saunders
Lee Purcell
Billie Dove
Andy Romano
Jerome Thor
Council
Russ McGinn
Patrolman

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A fantastic little known biopic (Made for TV I think), it?s much better than The Aviator in my opinion and is very underrated. Recommended!

October 2, 2009

Anthony Lawrie

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Howard Hughes is deserving of a quality biopic, and this one at least presents clearer observations than "The Aviator." Most notable is Jones's physical transformation, through both performance and make-up. The tone of the filmmaking appropriately compliments the period as well. What brings it down most is the

October 11, 2008