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Howard the Duck

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Howard the Duck (1986)

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Reviews Counted:31

Fresh:5

Rotten:26

Average Rating:2.5/10

Consensus: While it has its moments, Howard the Duck suffers from an uneven tone and mediocre performances.

Runtime: 1 hr 51 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Howard, a wise-cracking duck from outer space, is brought to earth by a science experiment gone wrong. He attempts to fit in with his new surroundings while romancing a young punk-rock singer, but... Howard, a wise-cracking duck from outer space, is brought to earth by a science experiment gone wrong. He attempts to fit in with his new surroundings while romancing a young punk-rock singer, but finds his new-found happiness threatened by the Dark Overlords who were also freed by the ill-fated experiment. [More]

Starring: Lea Thompson, Jeffrey Jones, Tim Robbins, Paul Guilfoyle

Starring: Lea Thompson, Jeffrey Jones, Tim Robbins, Paul Guilfoyle, Ed Gale

Director: Willard Huyck

Director: Willard Huyck
Composer: John Barry

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Reviews for Howard the Duck

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08/01/03
Nell Minow
Nell Minow
Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies

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05/25/03
Kevin N. Laforest
Kevin N. Laforest
Montreal Film Journal

Choose the part that suits your taste, but this is a case where half a movie -- either half -- is apt to be better than the whole.

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05/20/03
Caryn James
Caryn James
New York Times
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Possibly even worse than its reputation.

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05/12/03
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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04/10/03
Walter Chaw
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central

No review available.

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04/04/03
Matt Bailey
Matt Bailey
Not Coming to a Theater Near You

Underrated - it was supposed to be bad!

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03/07/03
Mike McGranaghan
Mike McGranaghan
Aisle Seat

No review available.

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01/23/03
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

No review available.

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12/07/02
Karina Montgomery
Karina Montgomery
Cinerina

Yeah, like The Phantom Menace was worse than this.

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08/30/02
Rob Vaux
Rob Vaux
Flipside Movie Emporium

Whatever made George Lucas think that Howard the Duck could have worked as a live-action film remains a mystery.

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01/01/00
Rob Gonsalves
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com
 
 
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