A sarcastic humanoid duck is pulled from his homeworld to earth where he. Huyck did the screenplay for the temple of doom as well as being an uncredited writer for star wars. The appearance of howard was kept secret until the release building suspense ahthe days of preinternet and lack of spoilers. Rent howard the duck 1986 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Seemingly lacking in plot and direction, the film is essentially a mishmash of a duckoutofwater story and an alien. Howard the duck soundtrack from 1986, composed by john barry, thomas dolby robertson. A sarcastic humanoid duck is pulled from his homeworld to earth where he must stop a hellish alien invasion with the help of a nerdy scientist and a cute struggling female rock singer who fancies him. Howard the duck is a 1986 american science fiction comedy film directed by willard huyck and starring lea thompson, jeffrey jones, and tim robbins. This widely forgotten marvel film character saw the light of film in 1986 and apart from a brief cameo shot as one of the exibits of the colllector in guardians of the galaxy, vanished into history. A few kids try to keep him from the greedy scientists and help him back to his planet. Trailer for howard the duck george lucas presents howard the duck the comedy adventure about a fasttalking, cigarchomping, beerloving duck from a parallel universe who somehow winds up in cleveland. Regardless, i love this music by john barry from this quirky 80s movie. In howards apartment we see the duck version of raiders of the lost ark, breeders of the lost stork from the creators of beaks jaws and fowl wars.
Horrible movie, but look at the hair on lea thompson a bit over the top but perfectly acceptable. Directed by 1 writing credits 4 cast 62 produced by 4 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 2 casting. Directed by 1 writing credits 4 cast 62 produced by 4 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 2 casting by 2 production design by 1 art direction by 2 set decoration by 2 costume design by 1 makeup department 6. Aug 01, 2016 a sarcastic humanoid duck is pulled from his homeworld to earth where he must stop an alien invader. This is the official comic book adaptation of the blockbuster new movie from lucasfilm. The featured an episode starring howard the duck complaining to marvel that. Howard the duck 1986 season 02 episode 09 flicks xrayed. Howard the duck is a fictional character appearing in american comic books published by marvel comics. Luckily i was able to find the thompson version elsewhere. Daffy duck will be pleased to hear he didnt miss any career opportunities when he wasnt chosen to star in howard the duck, although producers certainly could have benefited from his talents. Howard the duck 1986 in this film based on the comic book character, howard the duck is suddenly beamed from duckworld, a planet of intelligent ducks with arms and legs, to earth, where he lands. Deadpool is a grated marvel movie compared to 1986s insane howard the duck you remember it because it was creepy, but it was also filthy as hell.
First is the cigar smoking drake howard from the duck s planet. Howard the duck is a 1986 american science fiction comedy film directed by willard huyck and. The film baffled audiences and critics back in 1986, but it has the honor of being the very first theatrical movie based on a marvel character, beating the. It was upload by youtube user and the soundtrack is own by universal studios. With lea thompson, jeffrey jones, tim robbins, ed gale. The film baffled audiences and critics back in 1986, but it has the honor of being the very first theatrical movie based on a marvel character, beating the likes of 1989s the punisher with dolph lundgren. The walking dead the complete sixth season 6 series six box set dvd region 4. This week we play a game of bad synopsis of comic book adaptations to see if devo. The two go looking for howard and find him in the home of beverly switzer lea thompson, who was rescued by the interstellar duck from some meanlooking thugs. Welcome back to 15 days of everything else, a variation on our days of marvel podcast in which were taking a look at all the nonmcu marvel movies that also arent xmen or sonysolo spiderman movies. Released august 1st, 1986, howard the duck stars lea thompson, jeffrey jones, tim robbins, paul guilfoyle the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 51 min, and received a score of 28 out of 100.
Seemingly lacking in plot and direction, the film is essentially a mishmash of a duck outofwater story and an alien. A marvel comics character makes the leap to the big screen. The hosts jeff and tony are joined by one of the dark overlords of the universe devo. A sarcastic humanoid duck is pulled from his homeworld to earth where he must stop a hellish alien invasion with the help of a nerdy scientist and a cute struggling female rock singer who fancies him oward the duck 1986 bluray. This template will categorize articles that include it into category. Howard the duck action figures, barry bonds 1986 season baseball cards, howard the duck dvds, howard the duck vhs tapes, john deere poster, john mayall lp vinyl records, howard chandler christy art posters, howard the duck other bronze age comics, jasper johns original art posters. Back in 1973 howard the duck was created and began life as a secondary character for the manthing comic, a kind of grownup adult version of daffy duck visually. This is referencing executive producer george lucass work, as well as directorwriter william huyck. Howard the duck 1986 stream and watch online moviefone.
If you listen closely to this soundtrack and dances with wolves you will find that much of the music from howard the duck was also used in that movie. Lucasfilm and universal pictures produced the 1986 film howard the duck, in which howard the duck was voiced by chip zien and performed by an assortment of stunt actors in a duck suit ranging from peter baird, ed gale, jordan prentice, tim rose, steve sleap, lisa sturz, and mary wells. Rent howard the duck 1986 starring lea thompson and jeffrey jones on dvd and bluray. A look back at the first major motion picture featuring a marvel comics character, who just happened to be a talking duck. Keep track of your comic book collection online with full comic details, cover images, and current market values. Kacer howard v anglickem originale howard the duck je americky komedialni scifi film z roku 1986, ktery natocil willard huyck podle komiksovych pribehu o. Jun 22, 2019 the appearance of howard was kept secret until the release building suspense ahthe days of preinternet and lack of spoilers. After a few minutes on earth, howard runs into rock singer. Based on the comic book by steve gerber, produced by george lucas, directed by willard. Out now always leading the pack and never following the herd, starburst was one of the few film publications to give george lucass continued.
The final episode of the newspaper strip was published on october 29, 1978. What the featured an episode starring howard the duck complaining to marvel that his movie was not given a special. The series first run lasted until issue 31, after which it was replaced with the howard the duck magazine to attract a. Howard the ducks lea thompson declares herself the first queen of marvel howard the duck. Howard the duck is a 1986 american science fiction comedy film directed by. Released by mca in 1985 mca6173 containing music from howard the duck 1986.
After a strange cosmic accident, everyduck howard suddenly finds himself on a planet ruled by humans. Mar 21, 2017 james gunn reveals his dislike of 1986 s howard the duck. May 25, 2016 free howard the duck dvd labels 1986 r1 custom ready to download and print. Late one night, while thumbing through a copy of playduck magazine, howards armchair is snared by a cosmic tractor beam and hes literally pulled across the galaxy inside. Based on the comic book by steve gerber, produced by george lucas, directed by willard huyck and starring lea thompson, tim robbins and jeffrey jones. Zcela unikatni kombinaci komiksu, hororovych i vedeckofantastickych filmu a romantickych pribehu je ambiciozni projekt od producenta hvezdnych valek. Jan 25, 2008 trailer for the classic 80s film howard the duck. Howard the duck did put in a strong underperformance as the 1986 razzie awards, tying for worst picture with under the cherry moon and chosen as biggest loser for worst screenplay to willard huyck and gloria katz, worst visual effects to industrial light and magic, and worst new star to the six guys and gals in the duck suit.
Sep 06, 2019 welcome back to 15 days of everything else, a variation on our days of marvel podcast in which were taking a look at all the nonmcu marvel movies that also arent xmen or sonysolo spiderman movies. Chip zien, ed gale, jeffrey jones, lea thompson, paul guilfoyle, tim robbins. Lea thompson, tim think they couldve redubbed the whole thing into a foul language filled r. Duck voiced by chip zien, performed by a flock is an anthropomorphic duck living on a bizarro duckworld version of earth a planet shaped like an egg, natch. I can remember eagerly going to see howard the duck simply because at the time it was so rare to have a comic book movie, and the odd choice to make a movie about howard the duck should have been compelling enough for people to attend it wasnt. The only character borrowed from the marvel comics mythos. Howard the duck is brought to life by producer george. If you have found something that is not seen on this page, please add it to this list. A scientific experiment unknowingly brings extraterrestrial life forms to the earth through a laser beam. Free howard the duck dvd labels 1986 r1 custom ready to download and print. Expand your home video library from a huge online selection of movies at. Late one night, while thumbing through a copy of playduck magazine, howard s armchair is snared by a cosmic tractor beam and hes literally pulled across the galaxy inside. The goofy film is still a lot of fun to watch and features a terrifically cheesy soundtrack.
Back in 1986, lucasfilm and universal thought that it would be a good idea to bring an anthropomorphic duck named howard to screen. Huycks howard the duck is a being from outer space, blown into cleveland by an errant laser beam. Even though he gave howard the duck a new lease on life in guardians of the galaxy, james gunn is. Apr 24, 2020 howard the duck is usually prominently featured on any list compiling the worst of the decade too. A marvel comics character makes the leap to the bigscreen. Every song on the howard the duck soundtrack screen rant. Deadpool is a grated marvel movie compared to 1986s. Jenning hide him from the authorities until they can zap him back home. From george lucas comes the atrociously awful comic book film howard the duck. John barry howard the duck soundtrack dobys cube 1986 promo. Beverly and phil are friends, and when the government finds out about howard, she helps phil and dr. Mar 03, 2016 deadpool is a grated marvel movie compared to 1986s insane howard the duck you remember it because it was creepy, but it was also filthy as hell. The first volume of howard the duck, the creation of writer steve gerber.
Howard the duck 1986 one of the few marvel comics film adaptions of the 1980s, the liveaction retelling of an alien duck arriving on earth was not as popular as george lucas might have hoped. A sarcastic humanoid duck is pulled from his homeworld to earth where he must stop an alien invader. Based on the marvel comic book of the same name, the film was produced by gloria katz and written by huyck and katz, with george lucas as executive producer. The character was created by writer steve gerber and artist val mayerik. But then a much less friendly being arrives through the beam. Howard the duck is a fictional character appearing in american comic books published by. In howard s apartment we see the duck version of raiders of the lost ark, breeders of the lost stork from the creators of beaks jaws and fowl wars. Out now always leading the pack and never following the herd, starburst was one of the few film publications to give george lucass. Howard the duck is usually prominently featured on any list compiling the worst of the decade too. This page contains a list of all the comics included in howard the duck vol 1. Lucasfilm and universal pictures produced the 1986 film howard the duck, in which howard the duck was voiced by chip zien and performed by an.
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