Howard the Duck
Directed by Willard Huyck
Een wetenschappelijk experiment brengt buitenaards leven naar de Aarde. De eerste hiervan is de sigaarrokende eend Howard. Een paar kinderen proberen hem weg te houden van de hebberige wetenschappers, en hem terug naar zijn planeet te helpen. Maar dan arriveert er een veel minder vriendelijk wezen...
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- DarlingInThePlexx5 juni 2025This movie has no business existing. And yet—I’m glad it does 😌🦆✨ Is it good? Absolutely not. Was it ever? Also no. But does it live rent-free in the minds of ‘80s babies and chaos gremlins like me? Hell yes. From the moment a feathered alien duck man gets yeeted through dimensions and lands in a hot mess of synths, soft rock, and softcore weirdness—you know you’re in for something unhinged. We’ve got Lea Thompson giving 110% for no reason. We’ve got duck boobies. We’ve got Jeffrey Jones before we knew he was ✨cursed✨. And we’ve got Howard—cocky, charming, and honestly the original isekai king. Get transported to another world? Check. Gain human companions? Check. Mild romantic tension with a human woman? Check. HOWARD WALKED SO KAZUMA COULD RUN 💨🧍♂️🦆 Watch it not because it’s “good,” but because it’s cinema chaos—and maybe, just maybe, if we all believe hard enough, we’ll get that Howard comeback we didn’t know we needed. 🌌
- Gianni Cavuoto27 september 2025This movie is unabashedly stuck in the 80s. The crimped hair, the horribly bad electronic music and the bad story line will keep it there forever. I do give the movie a lot of credit. They weren't afraid to spend a lot of money on special effects and gadgetry for sure. Most of it was pretty good for its time. Let's not compare 1986 F/X to 2025 its light-years away from that. Think Empire Stikes Back vs The Rise Of Skywalker. In the end the writing let the movie down for sure. Let's hope the Collector keeps Howard in his cage forever, could we live through another disaster like this.....the answer is yes we can. And goof on it just as much. 😀😀😀😀
- stuhannaford11 juni 2025Little more than a collection of one liners and puns, all of which land about as well as you’d expect of a drunk uncle at a funeral. The ‘romantic’ scenes are two or three waddles past incredibly awkward. The comedy level is so slapstick and ridiculous, that it can only really operate at a child’s level, however, some of the themes and gags are at odds with that target audience, and so it just feels completely and utterly out of place. Best not to discuss the ‘action’ sequences. Just a very odd film. Cack quack.
- Likuid_Skin22 januari 2026Love it
- flavo4329 december 2025Howard the Duck remains one of the strangest misfires in Marvel’s early cinematic history, and it’s still baffling that the project ever moved forward in this form. While the puppetry itself is surprisingly solid—Howard’s expressions and movements are well crafted—it’s nowhere near enough to carry a full‑blown action‑comedy. The visual effects feel second‑rate, the kind of work that might have been forgiven with a larger budget or a more cohesive vision, but here they only highlight the film’s uneven tone. The script and dialogue are clunky, often veering into awkward territory rather than genuine humour. Most uncomfortable of all is the attempted romantic tension between Howard and Beverly, which lands not as quirky or daring but simply creepy. Despite a few flashes of creativity, the film never finds its footing. Howard the Duck is an ambitious oddity that ultimately collapses under its own misguided choices.
- braino28 maart 2025not the worst. not the best. nolan says perfect family movie.
Howard the Duck Trivia
Howard the Duck was released on 1 augustus 1986.
Howard the Duck was directed by Willard Huyck.
Howard the Duck has a runtime of 1 u, 50 m.
Howard the Duck was produced by Gloria Katz.
Een wetenschappelijk experiment brengt buitenaards leven naar de Aarde. De eerste hiervan is de sigaarrokende eend Howard. Een paar kinderen proberen hem weg te houden van de hebberige wetenschappers, en hem terug naar zijn planeet te helpen. Maar dan arriveert er een veel minder vriendelijk wezen...
The key characters in Howard the Duck are Beverly Switzler (Lea Thompson), Dr. Walter Jenning (Jeffrey Jones), Phil Blumburtt (Tim Robbins).
Howard the Duck is rated 14.
Howard the Duck is a Fantasie, Komedie, Sciencefiction film.
Howard the Duck has an audience rating of 3.8 out of 10.
Howard the Duck had a budget of US$ 37 mln..
Howard the Duck has made US$ 38 mln. at the box office.