Movie
Howard the Duck
Action/adventure film with a runtime of 111 minutes, released in 1986. Presented in English.
At a Glance
Synopsis
Director and co-screenwriter Willard Huyck has taken Steve Garber's abrasive, beer-drinking and cigar-smoking comic-book character and castrated him, turning him into a wide-eyed cutesy-pie available for the toy shelves. Huyck's Howard the Duck is a being from outer space, blown into Cleveland by an errant laser beam. After a few minutes on Earth, Howard runs into rock singer Beverly Switzler (Lea Thompson), and they become fast friends after Howard protects her from a couple of nasty punkers. The film then degenerates into an extended chase, as Howard and Beverly are pursued by government agents who want to capture Howard before he can be beamed back into space.
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Cast
- Lea Thompson
- Jeffrey Jones
- Tim Robbins
- Ed Gale
- Paul Guilfoyle
- Chip Zien
- Liz Sagal
- Dominique Davalos
- Tim Rose
- Holly Robinson Peete
- Tommy Swerdlow
- Richard Edson
- Lisa Sturz
- Miles Chapin
- Jordan Prentice
- Richard McGonagle
- Virginia Capers
- Jorli McClain
- Michael Sandoval
- Margarita Fernandez
- Sheldon Feldner
- Lee Anthony
- Paul Comi
- Maureen Coyne
- James Lashly
- Felix Silla
- Tom Parker
- Debbie Lee Carrington
- Ed Holmes
- David Paymer
- William Hall
- Denny Delk
- Martin Ganapoler
- Tom Rayhall
- Miguel Sandoval
- Gary Littlejohn
- Thomas Dolby
- Kristopher Logan
- Reed Kirk Rahlmann
- John Fleck
- William McCoy
- Steve Kravitz
- Anne Tofflemire
- Marcia Banks
- Nancy Fish
- Monty Hoffman
- Ted Kurtz
- Wood Moy
- Wanda McCaddon
- James Brady
- Carol McElheney
- Jeanne Lauren
- Karen Bradley
- Pamela Marcotte
- Richard H. Kline
- Mark Billerman
- Willard Huyck
- Gloria Katz
- Joe Tompkins
- Ian Bryce
- Sidney Wolinsky
- Blake Russell
- Joe I. Tompkins
- Richard Kiley
- Bob MacDonald Jr.
- Peter Jamison
- Sarah Elgart
- Dianne Crittenden
- Phillip Abramson
- Robert Latham Brown
- George Lucas
- Michael Chandler
