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Howard The Duck


Date: 1986
Type: Sci-Fi / Comedy
Rating: 1 Star 1/5
Colour: Yes
Director: Willard Huyck
Producer: George Lucas (Executive)

Comment/Synopsis

On a planet where ducks are the highest life form, an unsuspecting duck is sucked out of his living room and transported across the galaxy to Cleveland. There he rescues a girl (Lea Thompson) from a rock band and then has to save the world from an evil creature who has also been transported to earth. This film was panned by the critics and a commercial flop which is no surprise as it is not a good film. However the duck does have a few funny lines and Lea Thompson does give a good performance given the material that she has to work with. It has become something of a cult film given how much it cost to make and how much it lost at the box office.

Oscars

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Production
Universal Pictures
Lucasfilm
Howard The Duck