| Howard The Duck (1986) Cast:Lea Thompson,Jeffrey Jones,Tim Robbins An alien duck comes to earth when he is pulled away from his home (In a scene that must be seen to be believed) Yes I will admit this movie has a few decent moments but these scenes are few and far between and what we end up with is a silly and failed attempt to bring a comicbook adaption to life. Howard The Duck was called a "turkey" and considering that it was too raunchy for kids and too stupid for adults, it's not hard to see why. Also the duck suit never for a minute convinces us that the title character is anything but a midget in a suit. I'm guessing Howard The Duck would've been a terrible movie to watch in the 80's however being 5 years old when it came out and not seeing it until 11 years later (right around the time of becoming a film buff interested in stinkers) Howard The Duck has aged fairly well since it's dated 80's edge make this one of the most hilarious products of it's time. Howard The Duck's apartment is made up of posters of George Lucas' movies and when our duck flies to our planet we are introduced to a epic narration which introduces us to our hero. Of course this is after we witness Howard crash through a room where a female duck is masturbating and showing her breasts (I'm 100% serious) and a commercial advertising jock itch relief. Also we get other disturbing scenes such as Lea Thompson and Howard The Duck about to go down on each other and it's here one truly wonders what on earth they were thinking with this movie. It reaches action heights due to the fact that the duck has to save our planet from the dark overlord and since this angle isn't introduced until an hour and ten minues in, these scenes make little sense. However when it comes to surreality Howard The Duck is the Citizen Kane of surreal bad movies. Not even Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was this laughably misguided.D.Willard Hyuck |
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