Howard the Duck
- Release Date
- August 1, 1986
- Director
- Willard Huyck
- Cast
- Lea Thompson , Jeffrey Jones , Tim Robbins , Ed Gale , Chip Zien , Tim Rose
- Runtime
- 110
- Main Genre
- Action
- Studio
- Lucasfilm, Universal Pictures
- Writers
- Steve Gerber , Willard Huyck , Gloria Katz
- Tagline
- A new breed of hero.
Summary
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...
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