Howard the Duck
A scientific experiment unknowingly brings extraterrestrial life forms to the Earth through a laser beam. First is the cigar-smoking drake, Howard, from the duck's planet. A few kids try to keep him from the greedy scientists and help him back to his planet, but then a much less friendly being arrives through the beam... From TMDB
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60 of 222 · most liked firstFun cursed fact: During production of the Howard The Duck movie, George Lucas insisted that Industrial Light & Magic build an animatronic corkscrew duck penis for the sex scene between Howard & his love interest. The penis puppet was vetoed by Marvel before filming, but not the sex scene.
neutral · AI labelView post →TIL Marvel's first theatrical movie, produced by George Lucas, was "Howard the Duck." The animatronic duck costume used cost $2 million in 1986 dollars. After the film cratered, Lucas, deep in debt, sold off the CGI division of Lucasfilm to Steve Jobs. Where it was given a name change.
neutral · AI labelView post →I thought the best part of Marvel's What If... season 3 was the Howard the Duck episode. Would be wonderfully ironic if they made a new Howard the Duck movie and it saved the MCU.
positive · AI labelView post →We genuinely don’t talk about Howard the Duck enough, or how that was the first Marvel film since the 40s.
neutral · AI labelView post →Look, I get some people are sad that Ed Gale (the actor in the Howard the Duck costume in the 1980s movie, as well as the actor who was sometimes Chucky in running scenes, etc) died... ... but he also got caught up in a child porn sting so honestly, fuckin' bye.
neutral · AI labelView post →oddly, this was not the only duck person sexuality George Lucas insisted on adding to the Howard the Duck film. Lucas also had Industrial Light and Magic give a duck puppet bolt-on tits for a nude bath scene. That did make it into the 1986 film, which somehow received a PG rating.
neutral · AI labelView post →the Howard the Duck movie happened because George Lucas is completely batshit & even by the late 80’s had successfully purged everyone in his life who was willing to tell him no.
neutral · AI labelView post →Really looking forward to Marvel introducing their new hero by having him punch Dilbert Stark in the junk at SpaceX mission control. Bonus points if they can work in Howard the Duck changing the Trumpenführer's diaper while KGB spycams film from behind the Oval Office light fittings.
neutral · AI labelView post →Now it's time for another Enterprise movie night with Phlox. Now showing: Howard the Duck (1986) (As suggested by @gettheorion.bsky.social) #StarTrek #StarTrekMemes #StarTrekEnterprise
neutral · AI labelView post →without saying Howard the Duck what's your favorite George Lucas movie
neutral · AI labelView post →I saw HOWARD THE DUCK on opening night, I aint' afraid of going to see a film that's flopping
neutral · AI labelView post →15) Albert Pyun's Captain America 14) Dolph Lundgren's The Punisher 13) Howard the Duck 12) That DTV Man-Thing movie nobody saw but Simon 11) The TOMB OF DRACULA anime 10) Japanese Spider-Man 9) The episode of the 90s Fantastic Four cartoon where Johnny raps 8) the Mutant X tv series 7) Italian Spid
neutral · AI labelView post →What’s a movie that’s generally considered bad, but you love it? For me… ‘Howard The Duck’ (1986) 🖤
positive · AI labelView post →“Avengers: Doomsday” will be bullshit if they don’t make the 1986 Howard the Duck film MCU canon.
neutral · AI labelView post →Watched Messiah of Evil which is a very well-constructed, low-budget, vibes-heavy horror movie and the director's name looked familiar. Looked him up and dude made Howard the Duck??
neutral · AI labelView post →'Chucky' Actor Ed Gale Dead At 61. Gale -- the actor who played the horror icon Chucky in some of the "Child's Play" films -- has died at 61, TMZ has confirmed. A source who was with Ed when he passed tells TMZ he died Tuesday in hospice in L.A. Ed’s niece Kayse Gale paid tribute to her "fun uncle" in a heartfelt Facebook post, saying he’s "taken his final bow and is now headlining in the afterlife." His cause of death was not revealed. She reflected on his wild journey to fame -- hitching…
neutral · AI labelView post →there’s a scene that made it into the Howard The Duck movie where the human woman he is dating finds a corkscrew condom in his wallet
neutral · AI labelView post →What movie is widely considered bad, but you unashamedly love? 🎬 For me… ‘Howard The Duck’ 🖤
positive · AI labelView post →HOWARD THE DUCK turns 40 today. A true calamity that inspired nothing except maybe the most personal review I ever wrote. filmfreakcentral.net/2021/08/howa....
neutral · AI labelView post →There was this movie called Howard the Duck about a cute duck guy, like a Muppet you know? So it's probably for kids. It's fine for our 19 year old to take our six year old to see it. I'm sure it won't scar him for life.
neutral · AI labelView post →From the Howard the Duck movie adaptation! @cherrybombspod.bsky.social
neutral · AI labelView post →This is an awesome picture of visual effects legend Phil Tippett with the Dark Overlord of the Universe stop-motion puppet from the Howard the Duck movie (1986).
neutral · AI labelView post →Thanks, @amandaannklein.bsky.social for the invite to speak to your trash cinema class about my obsession with Howard the Duck, and for such a thoughtful closing question: "Can Howard get it?" Ans: Yes, I have a whole slide about it. Short king.
positive · AI labelView post →It’s fun to think about how “Howard the Duck” was the first Marvel movie
neutral · AI labelView post →1986's Howard the Duck is usually said to be the first Marvel Comics-based movie, but if you want to get technical about it, the first movie based on a Marvel-originated character (albeit one they didn't end up retaining the rights to in the long run) came out one year earlier.
neutral · AI labelView post →I used to love Howard the Duck as a kid and then I grew up letting you people gaslight me into thinking it was a bad movie. This shit is so good I don’t know what made y’all so afraid to admit it.
positive · AI labelView post →Everything depicted in the movie "Howard the Duck" really happened. He was a real guy.
neutral · AI labelView post →Tonight's movie night with friends: HOWARD THE DUCK for some fucking reason
neutral · AI labelView post →Howard the Duck (1986) opened in theaters today on August 1, 1986.
neutral · AI labelView post →Howard the Duck is also the exact movie he wanted to make, and Hollywood rightly didn't let him make movies for like 15 years.
neutral · AI labelView post →I don't feel like posting a hoax today, so instead I'll post about how Howard the Duck (1986) filmed at my current institution
unlabelledView post →Good movie week. Yes, I did get the same enjoyment out of Howard the Duck as I did that Twin Peaks living nightmare. #LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched #moviesky #filmsky 🎬
unlabelledView post →#junemoviechallenge #filmsky Day 9 - A movie with a duck in it Howard the Duck Another movie I loved as a kid, then watched as an adult and thought, “WTF?!”
unlabelledView post →It is crazy to think that Howard the Duck (yes, the 1986 film) was a big part in the founding of Pixar. The failure of the movie forced George Lucas to sell off many of his assets, one of them being his computer graphics division. From that very division, Pixar was founded.
unlabelledView post →Yep going back to the 80s. It's Howard the Duck. A terrible movie but man it's a guilty pleasure lol #80s #filmsky #howardtheduck #genx
unlabelledView post →Tonight, I watched the greatest movie ever made, Howard the Duck. Can anyone direct me to a professional who can help me recover?
unlabelledView post →crud, forgot to add MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000: THE MOVIE (1996) that I saw with pal @williamjgorn.bsky.social, and HOWARD THE DUCK (1986) that I saw with pal @simmerdownprod.bsky.social
unlabelledView post →For the furries in the audience…some of you would fold… (My dad’s Howard the Duck jacket, he was crew on the movie)
unlabelledView post →My Letterboxd last four watched: Super Troopers Predator: Badlands The Spirit TV Movie Howard the Duck #letterboxdfriday #lastfourwatched #letterboxed #filmsky
unlabelledView post →Share a COMEDY movie title that begins with the letter H 🎥🖤 Howard the Duck (1986)
unlabelledView post →DIGGER setting off my "film maudit" radar at the radioactive levels of a HOWARD THE DUCK.
unlabelledView post →Thank you @kermodemovie.bsky.social and Cornwall! We talked at tonight's show: * Howard The Duck * Jared Leto * People suing us * Therapy * John Travolta * Event Horizon * The Devils More Film Stories Live events now on sale in Birmingham, Gosforth and Glasgow! filmstories.co.uk/live-events/
unlabelledView post →Don't call yourself a film lover if Howard the Duck isn't your favorite movie.
unlabelledView post →I don't love tooting my own horn but I was proud of this one because as tempting as it was to (just) snark, I decided to be open about what it was like to see HOWARD THE DUCK as a disabled kid. filmfreakcentral.net/2021/08/howa....
unlabelledView post →There are still people who *hate* this movie (Shadow Todd Nathanson). I am too infatuated with Lea Thompson to even call it the worst film of 1986. I'll take HOWARD THE DUCK over BLUE CITY any day. And I love the Cherry Bomb songs more than the Ellen Aim songs from STREETS OF FIRE. Dig my shirt! ❤️🦆
unlabelledView post →🎥 In the 1980s I wanted a movie featuring Howard the Duck and Alf. 🤣 jk.
unlabelledView post →Sitting here past midnight and for some reason the ducktits scene from the Howard The Duck movie just popped into my head.
unlabelledView post →I love how one of most influential modern animation studios grew into that status thanks to two unlikely heores: a broken marriage and the Howard the Duck movie.
unlabelledView post →"A girl I've been dating said" is a pretty good reason to at least consider something, IMHO. It's why I've got a beard, expanded my taste in art, and was a big contributor in my journey from shitty conservative kid to the far left Doesn't always work out. Howard the Duck is still a shit film
unlabelledView post →Give me a modern "Howard the Duck" movie, Marvel Studios! You COWARDS!
unlabelledView post →Kind of brings new meaning to Beverly Switzler saying "What am I gonna do with you, Duckie?" 😊 I wore my Cherry Bomb/Howard the Duck T-shirt as well as my button-up #PrideMonth tee in Scottsdale for #NoKingsDay. That film was the start of my 30 years plus love for #LeaThompson.
unlabelledView post →Finally… we owe Howard the Duck. George Lucas's divorce, and the massive box office failure of that film in 1986, forced Lucas to sell off parts of his company. If Howard the Duck had been a success, Pixar, Toy Story, and the rest, would likely never have existed. 22/22
unlabelledView post →Happy Howard The Duck Movie Day to those who celebrate.
unlabelledView post →Tell Disney. Jesus is a Marvel property, he’s met Howard the Duck. The Mouse takes IP infringement very seriously. 
unlabelledView post →Time for a movie. The next randomly selected movie is... Oh boy, it's a classic. Howard the Duck, 1986
unlabelledView post →Picture this: A buddy cop movie featuring Howard the Duck and Jar Jar Binks.
unlabelledView post →Tubi is recommending Howard the Duck, a movie I haven't seen in maybe 3 decades. Seems like a totally normal thing to watch on a Sunday morning
unlabelledView post →I genuinely believe a Howard the Duck MCU film could be great if they stayed true to the spirit and tone of Steve Gerber's original run. It's too bad the first film made the character synonymous with box office poison, that movie's Howard acts so differently it barely counts as an adaptation.
unlabelledView post →Dr. Bong never showed up in the Howard the Duck movie. imho you're not going to get a better example than that.
unlabelledView post →Finally… we owe Howard the Duck. George Lucas's divorce, and the massive box office failure of that film in 1986, forced Lucas to sell off parts of his company. If Howard the Duck had been a success, Pixar, Toy Story, and the rest, would likely never have existed. 22/22
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