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Howard the Duck
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Overview

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4.0/10   15,099 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Steve Gerber (Marvel comics character: Howard the Duck)
Willard Huyck (written by) ...
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Release Date:
1 August 1986 (USA) more
Tagline:
You will believe that a duck can talk. more
Plot:
A sarcastic humanoid duck is pulled from his homeworld to Earth where he must stop an alien invader. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
4 wins & 4 nominations more
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(22 articles)
User Reviews:
Death from the skies to all duck hunters! more (215 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Howard: A New Breed of Hero (UK)
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Runtime:
110 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)
Certification:
Iceland:12 | USA:PG (certificate #28226) | West Germany:12 (cut) | Germany:16 (2007 re-rating) | UK:PG (cut) | UK:12 (DVD rating) | Australia:PG | South Korea:12 | Netherlands:6 | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:15

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Although "space" rabies was a non-existent disease (Howard used to scare Beverly's management into paying her band), the real rabies virus can only be transmitted by mammals; not birds. more
Goofs:
Errors in geography: Palm trees in Cleveland, Ohio. more
Quotes:
Howard T. Duck: No one laughs at a master of Quack Fu! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Saving 'Star Wars' (2004) more
Soundtrack:
Two More Bottles of Wine more

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22 out of 34 people found the following review useful.
Death from the skies to all duck hunters!, 17 February 2001
10/10
Author: trmetz from Los Angeles, CA

It still puzzles me today why this movie is so despised by people. There are so many more trash movies out there like the Perfect Storm, the Lost World, and even George Lucas' overblown Episode I, that go on to make tons of money and are total garbage, and yet pretend like they're actually great movies. Howard the Duck is not so egotistical in it's approach. It admits to its campy silliness (I mean c'mon, it's a movie about a talking duck, how can people try to take it seriously?). Needless to say, it's a fun movie because of its schlock factor, and is boosted by its terrific special effects, over the top performances, and fantastic musical score by legendary composer, John Barry. Overall, I consider Howard the Duck perhaps the most unappreciated film of all time, and one the greatest B-movies ever. Go Howard!

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