Amazon.com: If you concentrate on the fact that Howard the Duck was a notorious box office dud (still brought up today) and considered one of the worst films of the '80s, it's entirely possible to enjoy this special effects piffle. Howard, played by a special effect puppet, lives on a planet where ducks evolved instead of apes, but one day he's sucked into a vortex and deposited on Earth. There he befriends Beverly Switzler (Lea Thompson), lead singer for the Cherry Bombs, becomes their manager, and, oh yeah, saves the Earth from the Dark Overlords. Jeffrey Jones is the villain and Tim Robbins (!) is there for comic relief. And who can resist the culmination of synthesizer pop, the Howard the Duck theme song, as realized by the Cherry Bombs? A midnight movie that your kids might watch more than you. --Keith Simanton
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Rating: - One of my favorite movies ever. Can't wait for the DVD!
Howard the Duck must be one of the best movies I ever saw while I was growing up. When I found out how horrible the movie did box-office wise, I thought, Okay, what went wrong? The movie takes home 4 razzies ... Read More
Rating: - my friend loved it
I bought this a couple of months ago for my friend. We had made a couple of jokes about this movie and how funny it used to be. I gave it to her as a birthday present and she thought it was hilarious that I ... Read More
Rating: - AN AWESOME, CLASSIC MARVEL COMIC FLICK!!!
This was the first Marvel Comic movie! I love it! As a child, I loved it, and I watched it a few hours ago, and I still love it! It's awesome that a duck from another world named Howard is transferred to Earth ... Read More
Rating: - It's about time it showed up on DVD
It's about time this movie showed up on DVD. I own it on Laserdisk. From what I understand there may be no (or precious few) extras on the DVD.
You either hate this movie or love it for what it is. ... Read More
Rating: - Remembering the oldies......Great times
Wow. This is going back a ways. Just showed this movie to my wife whom has never seen it. Got talking about great 80s movies the other day with friends and I brought this one up. It brought smiles to the people ... Read More
- One of my favorite movies ever. Can't wait for the DVD!
- It's about time it showed up on DVD