Howard the Duck (1986)

Directed by

Willard Huyck

Genre

comedy film, action film, science fiction comedy, superhero film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 50m

Rated

PG

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 1,145 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A sarcastic talking duck from another dimension is pulled through a portal to Earth. He teams up with a human scientist to stop a dark force from taking over the world.

sillycampygoofycheesylightheartedabsurdmismatchedenergetic

What happens

Howard the Duck (released in the United Kingdom as Howard... A New Breed of Hero) is a 1986 American superhero comedy film directed by Willard Huyck and starring Lea Thompson, Jeffrey Jones and Tim Robbins. Based on the Marvel Comics character Howard the Duck, the film was produced by Gloria Katz and written by Huyck and Katz, with George Lucas as executive producer. The screenplay was originally intended to be an animated film, but the film adaptation became live-action because of a contractual obligation. While several TV adaptations of Marvel characters were aired, this was the first theatrical release since the Captain America serial of 1944. Lucas proposed adapting the comic book following the production of American Graffiti (1973). After multiple production difficulties and mixed response to test screenings, Howard the Duck was released in theaters on August 1, 1986. Upon its release, the film was a critical and commercial failure and was panned for its humor, performances, inconsistent tone, and appearance of the title character, though the cast performances, effects and soundtrack were mostly praised. In the years since, it has been considered among the worst films ever made, but has also developed a cult following. It was nominated for seven Golden Raspberry Awards (winning four), and made about US $16.3 million domestically compared to its US $30–37 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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