Mary Steenburgen on Why You Can’t Watch Her Oscar-Winning Movie

You want to watch a Mary Steenburgen movie? Of course you do! And you’ve got your pick of quite the selection. There’s Philadelphia, Back to the Future Part III, Elf, Step Brothers - the list truly goes on and on. And how about her new hit series, Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist? There’s so much Steenburgen to appreciate at the click of a button thanks to streaming services and digital distribution, but the crazy thing is, that’s actually not the case for the movie that got her an Oscar for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Melvin and Howard.

The Jonathan Demme-directed film got a September 1980 release and featured Steenburgen as Lynda, the wife of the man who claimed to have met Howard Hughes one evening and then wound up being left a significant chunk of Hughes’ fortune in his will. Even though the film wound up with an Academy Award and a slew of other honors, you can’t find a legitimate digital copy of it and there are only a few old DVDs and VHS tapes available to buy on Amazon. How could this possibly have happened?

During an episode of Collider Connected with Steenburgen in honor of her phenomenal work in Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist, she took some time to look back on her experience making Melvin and Howard and to discuss why it’s so hard to find and watch today.

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