Howard the Duck

Lea Thompson, Jeffrey Jones, Tim Robbins

A sarcastic humanoid duck is pulled from his homeworld to Earth where he must stop an alien invader.

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PG, 1 hr. 51 min.

Directed by: Willard Huyck

Released: August 1, 1986

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DVD Released: March 10, 2009

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  • May 7, 2009
    This is cult stuff haha I loved it as a kid and I love it now, its so cool and the lead character is so original. The story is basic but works in a typical cute fantasy way, the effects are pretty cool too and hold up well today, probably down to Mr Lucas' influence. Its actually... ...( read more )
  • April 2, 2009
    yet I admit this is a super odd and weird movie growing up it was one of my favorites to watch specially when my cousin Howard came up to visit because we used to call him Howard the duck.
  • March 25, 2009
    From the people that brought you American Graffiti...

    Yes, the same people that brought you American Graffiti brought us Howard the Duck. Howard the Duck, that legendary bomb that caused George Lucas to sell a little company he owned called Pixar (yes THAT Pixar. Could you imagi... ...( read more )
  • January 12, 2009
    Bad jokes, bad dialog. A cute duck character from a comic book. This might be mistaken for a kids movie, but it's not intended for children. I got the definite feeling that it wasn't written or edited that well because it hit all the cliches you'd expect of an action romance f... ...( read more )
  • May 19, 2008
    who doesn't love the duck
  • June 24, 2009
    Finally a film where I get to see duck breasts!

    This film is beyond silly, the fact that it was made a while ago gives it an even more campy feel. Watching the film I was surprised it even got green lighted, it was a challenge to get through. One crazy thing happens after anothe... ...( read more )

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  • JonnyMac78
    December 11, 2008
    There is a director's cut of howard the duck. Unfortunately, it's a region 2 only, which means us americans can't play it on dvd or blu ray players.
  • jackass001
    December 8, 2008
    good news for howard the duck fan who read this...universal will be release DVD with an S.E. in march 2009.

    here a link
    http://www.dvdempire.com/Exec/v4_item.asp?userid=99366451538905&item_id=1441311&searchID=250597
  • barelygotout
    September 2, 2007
    I believe I found the DVD at Hastings and Suncoast.
  • darealizt
    June 24, 2007
    I need the dvd, where can I get it????????????

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