Oct 11, 2016 howard the duck a scientific experiment unknowingly brings extraterrestrial life forms to the earth through a laser beam. Howard the duck 1986 posters the movie database tmdb. In this scifi comedy from executive producer george lucas, howard the duck is an extraterrestrial fowl who is accidentally beamed to earth by physicist dr. There is a clip on youtube somewhere where an autograph seller tries to get lea to sign the infamous booty shot from this film.
Howard the duck had one movie, presented by george lucas. After a strange cosmic accident, everyduck howard suddenly finds himself on a planet ruled by humans. The series first run lasted until issue 31, after which it was replaced with the howard the duck magazine to attract a. Based on the marvel comic book of the same name, the film was produced by gloria katz and written by huyck and katz, with george lucas as executive producer. A whopping boondoggle of sheer notoriety that replaced heavens gate as the most. Directed by 1 writing credits 4 cast 62 produced by 4 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 2 casting by 2 production design by 1 art direction by 2 set decoration by 2 costume design by 1 makeup department 6 production management 2 second unit director or assistant. The late late show with james corden recommended for you.
Vintage 1986 howard the duck trading cards marvel sci fi. The two go looking for howard and find him in the home of beverly switzer lea thompson, who was rescued by the interstellar duck from some meanlooking thugs. Jun 01, 2015 in a galaxy far far away ah nevermind. Rent howard the duck 1986 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. This page contains a listing of all known appearances of howard the duck earth 791021. Howard the duck, the movie, is as bad as youve heard. Seemingly lacking in plot and direction, the film is essentially a mishmash of a duckoutofwater story and an alien. Howard the duck 1986 our 23rd movie of 420 has a midgetsized duck man from outer space trying to bang a punk rock lea thompson, while tim robbins tries to help him get out of cleveland and back to his home planet. Welcome back to 15 days of everything else, a variation on our days of marvel podcast in which were taking a look at all the nonmcu marvel movies that also arent xmen or sonysolo spiderman movies and we saved the best for last. This is the official comic book adaptation of the blockbuster new movie from lucasfilm.
This page contains a list of all the comics included in howard the duck vol 1. When howard the duck was released on august 1, 1986, it marked the first time in history a big budget film based on a marvel comics character. Based on the comic book by steve gerber, produced by george lucas, directed by willard. The movie was no big success, it could even be said it was a flop. A scientific experiment unknowingly brings extraterrestrial life forms to the earth through a laser beam. Zoey deutch says something like mom you cant sign that and lea says yeah i dont think i will but its a funny encounter none the less. Vintage 1986 howard the duck trading cards marvel sci fi rare. Though gerbers schedule generally prevented him from being present during. Marvel howard the duck 1986 fye limited edition bluray. Jenning hide him from the authorities until they can zap him back home. Howard the duck 1986 august 20, 2016 august 20, 2016 swampflix in a land of a lot of flops, its kind of awesome to be in a really famous flop. Luckily i was able to find the thompson version elsewhere.
Howard the duck is a 1986 american science fiction comedy film directed by willard huyck and. Regardless, i love this music by john barry from this quirky 80s movie. Howard the duck did put in a strong underperformance as the 1986 razzie awards, tying for worst picture with under the cherry moon and chosen as biggest loser for worst screenplay to willard huyck and gloria katz, worst visual effects to industrial light and magic, and worst new star to the six guys and gals in the duck suit. A sarcastic humanoid duck is pulled from his homeworld to earth where he must stop a hellish alien invasion with the help of a nerdy scientist and a cute struggling female rock singer who fancies him.
A new breed of hero in the uk the time of day back in 1986. Released august 1st, 1986, howard the duck stars lea thompson, jeffrey jones, tim robbins, paul guilfoyle the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 51 min, and received a score of 28 out of 100. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. A few kids try to keep him from the greedy scientists and help him back to his planet. Howard the duck has a lot of fans, and usually when they come up to me, i.
Rent howard the duck 1986 starring lea thompson and jeffrey jones on dvd and bluray. First is the cigar smoking drake howard from the duck s planet. Howard the duck a scientific experiment unknowingly brings extraterrestrial life forms to the earth through a laser beam. Howard the duck esta disponivel em netflix portugal. Mar 21, 2017 james gunn reveals his dislike of 1986s howard the duck. Hell, i watched a whole season of abcs dancing with the stars few years back because she was on there. Howard the duck 1986 123movies 123 movies watch full movie. It was in fact howard the duck, the 1986 big budget spectacular from producer.
May 25, 2016 free howard the duck dvd labels 1986 r1 custom ready to download and print. In recent years, the movie has however become somewhat of a cult classic. The character was created by writer steve gerber and artist val mayerik. Bong howard has finally shut out the voices in his head, but howard and beverly find themselves stranded on a mysterious island populated by humanoid animalswhat will howard and beverly encounter next 36 pgs.
Daffy duck will be pleased to hear he didnt miss any career opportunities when he wasnt chosen to star in howard the duck, although producers certainly could have benefited from his talents. From george lucas comes the atrociously awful comic book film howard the duck. Watch howard the duck movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Sep 06, 2019 welcome back to 15 days of everything else, a variation on our days of marvel podcast in which were taking a look at all the nonmcu marvel movies that also arent xmen or sonysolo spiderman movies. Jun 16, 2011 in this scifi comedy from executive producer george lucas, howard the duck is an extraterrestrial fowl who is accidentally beamed to earth by physicist dr. With lea thompson, jeffrey jones, tim robbins, ed gale. If you have found something that is not seen on this page, please add it to this list. Howard the duck trailer 1986 trailer for howard the duck. The first volume of howard the duck, the creation of writer steve gerber. Beverly and phil are friends, and when the government finds out about howard, she helps phil and dr. The goofy film is still a lot of fun to watch and features a terrifically cheesy soundtrack. Writerdirector james gunn planted an homage to one of his favorite marvel characters, howard the duck, in the aftercredits scene in 2014s guardians. First is the cigar smoking drake howard from the ducks planet.
Possessed of an extraordinary, colourful charm, howard the duck is probably likely to find favour in 2019 with an audience who didnt see it in 1986 and if you can sidestep the mullets, the aching 1980s visuals and the thudding synth score the end theme is a real earworm youre sure to find that howard the duck, if not exactly a milestone. Huycks howard the duck is a being from outer space, blown into cleveland by an errant laser beam. James gunn reveals his dislike of 1986s howard the duck. If you listen closely to this soundtrack and dances with wolves you will find that much of the music from howard the duck was also used in that movie. Seemingly lacking in plot and direction, the film is essentially a mishmash of a duck outofwater story and an alien. Howard, a duck the size of a human child, is accidentally brought to earth through a laser beam in. After multiple production difficulties and mixed response to test screenings, howard the duck was released in theaters on august 1, 1986. Howard the duck is a 1986 american science fiction comedy film directed by willard huyck and starring lea thompson, jeffrey jones, and tim robbins. Howard the duck is the first clear sign that george lucas, who exec produced this mess, ran out of pixie dust after wrapping return of the jedi. Upon its release, the film was a critical and commercial failure, and was criticized for its humor, performances, inconsistent tone, and the appearance of the title character, though the effects and soundtrack were mostly praised. Since the movies release on 1 august 1986, howard the duck has become a. The incredible fantasy has howard the object of everybodys desire, in love with a rock singer lea thompson, and doing battle with the evil dark overlord as he attempts.
Howard the duck is one of those movies you have to see to believe. Howard the duck 1986 one of the few marvel comics film adaptions of the 1980s, the liveaction retelling of an alien duck arriving on earth was not as popular as george lucas might have hoped. Free howard the duck dvd labels 1986 r1 custom ready to download and print. But then a much less friendly being arrives through the beam. The screenplay was originally intended to be an animated film, but the film adaptation. The clip job in a brothel from howard the duck 1986 towels, lotion. Moderate sex references throughout, such as career manipulation referring to demanding sex before wages will be paid, a reference to sex change operations, and veiled comments expressing appreciation for the female form. Howard the duck 1986 stream and watch online moviefone. George lucas presents howard the duck the comedy adventure about a fasttalking, cigarchomping, beerloving duck from a parallel universe who somehow winds up in cleveland. But its failings as a film have overshadowed the frequently brilliant 1970s comic book that inspired it. Howard the duck is a fictional character appearing in american comic books published by marvel comics. If you find an issue this character appears in that is not shown here, please edit that issue adding howard the duck earth 791021 to the proper section of the appearances. Based on a hit comic from the 70s one of the few marvel titles that had. Between back to the future and howard the duck, lea thompson is absolutely my number one boyhood crush, and frankly she still is.
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