Howard the Duck |  | Director: Willard Huyck
Actors: Lea Thompson, Jeffrey Jones, Tim Robbins, Ed Gale, Chip Zien
Studio: Universal Studios
Category: DVD
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Rating:  263 reviews
Sales Rank: 2,360
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD, Extra tracks, Original recording remastered, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Running Time: 110 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.5
MPN: MCAD61106119D
UPC: 025195052306
EAN: 0025195052306
ASIN: B001MWUWU8
Theatrical Release Date: 1986
Release Date: March 10, 2009
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Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 03/10/2009 Run time: 111 minutes Rating: Pg
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If you concentrate on the fact that Howard the Duck was a notorious box office dud (still brought up today) and considered one of the worst films of the '80s, it's entirely possible to enjoy this special effects piffle. Howard, played by a special effect puppet, lives on a planet where ducks evolved instead of apes, but one day he's sucked into a vortex and deposited on Earth. There he befriends Beverly Switzler (Lea Thompson), lead singer for the Cherry Bombs, becomes their manager, and, oh yeah, saves the Earth from the Dark Overlords. Jeffrey Jones is the villain and Tim Robbins (!) is there for comic relief. And who can resist the culmination of synthesizer pop, the Howard the Duck theme song, as realized by the Cherry Bombs? A midnight movie that your kids might watch more than you. --Keith Simanton
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 Just to counter all the negative reviews...the Duck is what it is. August 2, 2006
S. Granger (Los Angeles, California United States)
44 out of 50 found this review helpful
I understand why someone who is looking for a great film would be disappointed. Howard the Duck is no Saving Private Ryan or English Patient. Thankfully not all films are or we'd be really bored. What Howard The Duck IS is entertaining. It's a guy in a duck suit...so what? It's pretty funny and refreshingly enjoyable to watch. It is a well made B-movie...so if you look at it on that level then it's a lot of fun. And it's not helpful to compare the film which is aimed at a young audience to the comic which was very adult. Two different things entirely...really, if there were enough fans of the comic (and I'm one) then there would be a new, adult version of Howard. I don't see that happening. So enjoy the film for what it is. I hope the DVD does it justice.
Love this movie May 21, 2004
Linda Collins (Cleveland, OH United States)
11 out of 13 found this review helpful
I am 25 years old. I loved this movie as a kid. I watched it over and over again. I just ordered it for my 7 year old son with the hopes that he will like it as much as I did. I is a funny and stupid movie, but well worth it for the kids to watch. I highly recommend this movie for anyone between the ages of 5-13 years old.
Good clean fun May 11, 2004
V. McCarthy (Seatac, Washington USA)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
Possibly one of the funniest, and most entertaining movies of it's time. I loved this movie from the first time I saw it, MANY years ago. There are no foul (small pun) words, at all, and the sexually suggestive scene's are done with only comedy in mind. I highly recommend this movie to Sci-fi'ers and comedy fanatics alike.
All Hail Howard the Duck!!! March 29, 2004
Johny Bottom (Jacksonville, NC)
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
(...)Howard the Duck is all of this and more. I first saw this movie in theaters and loved it. Lea Thompson and the rest of her band The Cheery Bombs are sexy, and the theme song is real catchy!The special effects are up to par with the technology at the time, and the comedy is right on the nose. I mean c'mon those Dark Overlords were pretty cool looking. Anyone who claims to hate this movie is obviously an 80's hater. (...) This film defines great 80's cinema and I could never understand the backlash. Many great movies have bombed at the theaters only to become favorite classics (the original Blues Brothers and It's a Wonderful Life come to mind). (...)I will defend this movie until my dying day. Howard the Duck is a great movie from the greatest decade of the 20th Century. Hail Howard!!!
Now people we need to get over it. June 10, 2006
Jason A. Yarbrough (Gilbert, AZ United States)
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
If nothing else this should be released on DVD as a "B-Movie cult classic" Now I'm not going to say it should have won an Oscar but for goodness sake this movie is fun if nothing else...come on it had a naked duck with nipples. That's pretty cool...You know Lucas is just making us sweat and will bust out a CG Howard before you know it.
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