Howard the Duck
Overview
Comedy-adventure about a fast-talking, cigar-chomping, beer-loving duck from another dimension who somehow winds up in Cleveland and has run-ins with punk rockers, motorcycle mamas and the all-powerful overlord who make him wish he were back on his own duck planet.
Awards:
Main Cast & Crew:
Willard Huyck - Director
Lea Thompson
Jeffrey Jones
Tim Robbins
Ed Gale
Chip Zien
Tim Rose
Steve Sleap
Peter Baird
Mary Wells
Lisa Sturz
Details
- Format: DVD (Special Edition, Remastered, AC-3, Dolby, Widescreen)
- Run Time: 111
- Color Format: Color
- UPC: 025195052306
- Genre: COMEDIES
- Rating: Not Rated
- Release Date: March 2009
Movie Reviews
Synopsis:
Howard, a wise-cracking duck from outer space, is brought to earth by a science experiment gone wrong. He attempts to fit in with his new surroundings while romancing a young punk-rock singer, but finds his new-found happiness threatened by the Dark Overlords who were also freed by the ill-fated experiment.
Notes:
Color by DeLuxe.
Other performers who played Howard the Duck: Chip Zien, Tim Rose, Steve Sleap, Peter Baird, Mary Wells, Lisa Sturz, and Jordan Prentice.
Phillip Norwood was the visual effects art director.
Estimated budget: $22-50 million.
Reviews:
"...There is an abundant amount of special effects wizardry....Thomas Dolby's songs written for Cherry Bomb's club sets are catchy..." - 08/06/1986 Variety
"...Thompson is an absolute beacon of warmth, common sense, intelligence and loveliness..." - 08/01/1986 Los Angeles Times, p.C1
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