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Steve Gerber (Marvel comics character: Howard the Duck)Willard Huyck (written by) ...
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Release Date:
1 August 1986 (USA) moreTagline:
You will believe that a duck can talk. morePlot:
A sarcastic humanoid duck is pulled from his homeworld to Earth where he must stop an alien invader. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
4 wins & 4 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(8 articles)
DVD: Review: Howard The Duck (From The AV Club. 17 March 2009, 10:00 PM, PDT)
Forgotten Films: Howard The Duck
(From FilmJunk. 16 March 2009, 10:34 AM, PDT)
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One word review: ugh moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Lea Thompson | ... | Beverly Switzler | |
| Jeffrey Jones | ... | Dr. Walter Jenning | |
| Tim Robbins | ... | Phil Blumburtt | |
| Ed Gale | ... | Howard T. Duck | |
| Chip Zien | ... | Howard T. Duck (voice) | |
| Tim Rose | ... | Howard T. Duck | |
| Steve Sleap | ... | Howard T. Duck | |
| Peter Baird | ... | Howard T. Duck | |
| Mary Wells | ... | Howard T. Duck | |
| Lisa Sturz | ... | Howard T. Duck | |
| Jordan Prentice | ... | Howard T. Duck | |
| Paul Guilfoyle | ... | Lieutenant Welker | |
| Liz Sagal | ... | Ronette, Cherry Bomb | |
| Dominique Davalos | ... | Cal, Cherry Bomb | |
| Holly Robinson Peete | ... | K.C., Cherry Bomb (as Holly Robinson) |
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110 minCountry:
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1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
Iceland:12 | USA:PG (certificate #28226) | West Germany:12 (cut) | Germany:16 (2007 re-rating) | UK:PG (cut) | UK:12 (DVD rating) | Australia:PG | South Korea:12 | Netherlands:6 | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:15Fun Stuff
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In a 1986 interview in "Star Hits" magazine, singer Belinda Carlisle stated that she auditioned for a role in the film. moreGoofs:
Errors in geography: Palm trees in Cleveland, Ohio. moreSoundtrack:
Duckworld Television Muzak moreFAQ
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I like bad movies. No--I LOVE bad movies. They're fun to make fun of, good fun to watch. I mean, come on, I OWN copies of both 'Manos - The Hands of Fate' and 'Gigli,' both of which I rather enjoy. Enough said.
I rented 'Howard the Duck' expecting it to be bad. Just the way I like 'em.
I am flabbergasted to say that it fell far below my lowest possible expectations.
Bad acting, but with Lea Thompson in the picture you can't expect too much. I was quite disappointed with Tim Robbins, at least HE should have been more capable. Jeffrey Jones puts in the best performance of the film as far as I'm concerned, but that's not saying much.
Howard himself? Even given the limited capabilities of 1986 Hollywood, I still was shocked at how laughably ridiculous he looked.
Special effects? Nothing special. Lots of other movies from this era have better (or worse) special effects and are more worth watching.
To be brief, everything you heard about 'Howard the Duck' is true. Forget 'Manos' and 'Monster A Go-Go' and the other movies in IMDb's bottom 100. Those are all classics. As far as I'm concerned, 'Howard' is at the bottom of the stack, and not in a good way, either.