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Howard the Duck
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Overview

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4.0/10   14,981 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
User Comments:
Expectations for this movie were too high 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

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Trivia:
The first feature film based on a Marvel comic. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: Too many errors about nuclear reactors to list. more
Quotes:
Howard T. Duck: It's not nice to fool with the dark overlords! more
Soundtrack:
Don't Turn Away more

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32 out of 51 people found the following comment useful.
Expectations for this movie were too high, 26 March 2000
8/10
Author: rlcsljo from Hollywood, ca

Because a lot of talented people and money were behind this film, I believe that people rated this movie against their expectations and not against other movies. When this movie is compared to other movies of its ilk it is very good! I saw this movie only knowing that G. Lucas (he needs a nick name--the great god of SFX?) was behind it, not knowing that some of the other talent had appeared in much better/ tonier fare) and I was thoroughly delighted--viewing after viewing. Lea (was she chosen because of her similarity to Leaia?) did about as good of a job as anyone can when your romantic lead is a duck. Her trademark short skirt and legs did a lot to help. The other actors seemed to be having fun with their roles as well-- and that is what this movie was supposed to be about fun. Ever since Entertainment Tonight began pushing box office results as an indicator of quality, this has virtually become the only criteria of quality--but dont be fooled! What the public spends its money on does not always a good movie make(and vice versa). Ignore the tyrants of the dollars, spend a couple on Howard and you will be more than rewarded!

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