Howard the Duck
by Willard Huyck
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Actor: Chip Zien, Ed Gale, Jeffrey Jones, Lea Thompson, Tim RobbinsDirector: Willard Huyck
Cinematographer: Richard H. Kline
Writer: Willard Huyck
Editor: Michael Chandler
Editor: Sidney Wolinsky
Producer: George Lucas
Writer: Steve Gerber
Writer: Gloria Katz
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Unknown), Analog; English (Original Language), Analog
Format: Color, NTSC
Running Time: 111 minutes
Release Date: 1994-02-08
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Publisher: Universal Pictures
Studio: Universal Pictures
VHS Movie Reviews of Howard the Duck
Movie Review: One of my favorite movies ever. Can't wait for the DVD!
Summary: 5 Stars
Howard the Duck must be one of the best movies I ever saw while I was growing up. When I found out how horrible the movie did box-office wise, I thought, Okay, what went wrong? The movie takes home 4 razzies including worst picture of 1986 and George Lucas disowns the picture afterwards. Pixar Animation was founded because of this movie. That should account for something (check out IMDB.com for that). As for the DVD, on dvdverdict.com somebody interviewed director Willard Huyck and writer Gloria Katz and they were surprised when the movie wasn't available on DVD yet. Willard said they may have to talk to George Lucas to get the movie available on Region 1. If Universal ever puts it out on DVD I hope that Howard the Duck gets the special edition treatment it deserves in widescreen no doubt. Until then, I'll be waiting and the movie still rocks!
Summary of Howard the Duck
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 SimantonComedy VHS Video
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