Howard the Duck (1986)
Howard the Duck (1986)
Plot.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Lea Thompson
Beverly Switzler
Jeffrey Jones
Dr. Walter Jenning
Tim Robbins
Phil Blumburtt
Ed Gale
Howard T. Duck
Holly Robinson Peete
K.C., Cherry Bomb
David Paymer
Larry, Scientist
Paul Guilfoyle
Lieutenant Welker
Tim Rose
Howard T. Duck
Richard Edson
Ritchie
Dominique Davalos
Cal, Cherry Bomb
Peter Baird
Howard T. Duck
Liz Sagal
Ronette, Cherry Bomb
Chip Zien
Howard T. Duck (voice)
Tommy Swerdlow
Ginger Moss
Miles Chapin
Carter
Richard McGonagle
First Cop
Virginia Capers
Cora Mae, Secretary
Debbie Lee Carrington
Additional Ducks / Stunts
Miguel Sandoval
Bar Entertainment Supervisor
Sheldon Feldner
Hot Tub Spa Owner
Paul Comi
Dr. Chapin
James Lashly
State Trooper
Dianne Crittenden
CastingDirector
William Hall
Officer Hanson
Nancy Nayor
CastingDirector
John Fleck
Pimples
Nancy Fish
Homeless Bag Lady
Wood Moy
Chef
Kristopher Logan
Punk
Brandon Erickson
*uncredited* Man on bike
George Lucas
Executive Producer
Ben Burtt
Sound Effects Editor / Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Willard Huyck
Screenplay / Director
Gloria Katz
Screenplay / Producer
Richard H. Kline
Director of Photography
John Barry
Original Music Composer
Michael Chandler
Editor
Gloria S. Borders
Supervising Sound Editor
John Warnke
Assistant Art Director
Bobby Byrne
Second Unit Director of Photography
Mark Billerman
Art Direction
Phil Tippett
Visual Effects / Creature Design
Thomas J. Wright
Second Unit Director
Phil Abramson
Set Decoration
Harley Jessup
Assistant Production Design
Dan Kolsrud
First Assistant Director
Jim Pohl
Set Designer
Richard Hashimoto
Production Manager
Robert Latham Brown
Production Manager
Peter Jamison
Production Design
Sidney Wolinsky
Editor
Randy Thom
Sound Designer / Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Michael J. McAlister
Visual Effects Supervisor
Steve Gerber
Characters
Bob Herron
Stunts
Thomas Dolby
Songs
Jim Poynter
Leadman
Everett Creach
Stunt Coordinator
Don Ruffin
Stunts
Stacey S. McIntosh
Construction Foreman
Gary Summers
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Robert Bonino
Construction Foreman
Christopher Brooks
Supervising Music Editor
L. Dean Jones Jr.
Second Assistant Director
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 1, 1986
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 50m
Content RatingPG
Budget$37,000,000
Box Office$38,000,000
Filming LocationsCalifornia Β· San Francisco, United States
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Wiki.
Howard the Duck (known in France as Howard: A New Breed of Hero) is a 1986 American superhero comedy film directed by Willard Huyck and starring Lea Thompson, Jeffrey Jones, and Tim Robbins. Based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, the film was produced by Gloria Katz and written by Huyck and Katz, with George Lucas as executive producer. The screenplay was originally intended to be an animated film, but the film adaptation became live-action because of a contractual obligation. While several TV adaptations of Marvel characters were aired, this was the first theatrical release since the Captain America serial of 1944.
Lucas proposed adapting the comic book following the production of American Graffiti (1973). After multiple production difficulties and mixed response to test screenings, Howard the Duck was released in theaters on August 1, 1986. Upon its release, the film was a critical and commercial failure and was criticized for its humor, performances, inconsistent tone, and appearance of the title character, though the effects and soundtrack were mostly praised. In the years since, it has been considered among the worst films ever made, but has also developed a cult following. It was nominated for seven Razzie Awards (winning four), and made about US$38 million (US$16.3 million domestically) compared to its US$30β37 million budget.