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Holistic Guidance - Howard the Duck
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List Price: $9.98
Our Price: $38.00
Availability: N/A
Manufacturer: Universal Pictures
Starring: Lea Thompson, Jeffrey Jones, Tim Robbins, Ed Gale, Chip Zien
Directed By: Willard Huyck
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Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786300185784
Format: Color
ISBN: 6300185788
Label: Universal Pictures
Manufacturer: Universal Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Universal Pictures
Release Date: 1994-02-08
Running Time: 111
Studio: Universal Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: 1986-08-01
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Editorial Reviews:
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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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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: my friend loved it
Comment: 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 found a copy. Go figure----you can find anything on Amazon! It was still as cheezy as ever and she loved it.
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Summary: AN AWESOME, CLASSIC MARVEL COMIC FLICK!!!
Comment: 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 and the lead singer from the rock band Cherry Bomb named Beverly is in trouble and Howard helps her. After that, they become good friends. As Howard is stuck on Earth, he tries to get a job and scientists want to study him, so Beverly, Phil, and Dr. Jenning try to help him. Something bad happens to the machine and a Dark Overlord takes over Jenning's body. Later, Jenning takes Beverly as a hostage and Howard and Phil must save her before the Dark Overlord summons his friends and destroys all life on Earth. The special effects are awesome! The look of the film is of the classic 80's! I highly recommend it! HOWARD THE DUCK IS A NEW BREED OF HERO!!!
p.s. RELEASE THE DVD IN AMERICA ALREADY!!!
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Summary: It's about time it showed up on DVD
Comment: 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. If you can suspend disbelief it works, and works very well.
Richard in Boston
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Summary: Remembering the oldies......Great times
Comment: 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 who remember Howard and his friends. My brother and I loved this movie. Loved movies of the 80s. Even though lots of them were pretty corny, Howard was the duckiest dude of all. Cant take the heat, get out of the kitchen. Hope they bring Howard to dvd in the USA for all generations to enjoy!!!
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Summary: Entertaining and a bit out there
Comment: Come on! Howard Duck was fun and a bit wacky. Yes, this out-of-space duck was bit horny, a bit of a coward, and completely psychotic but, at least all of this was funny. My favorite thing is just watching the duck run, as hard as he may try, he just can't go that fast. A bit sadist yes, but funny. The "love" story side of the movie may have been a bit too much. A bit too out there and unlikely...but hey, it's sci-fi! The movie is entertaining. If I were flipping through channels and stumbled across it, I would certainly stop and watch it.
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