Howard the Duck
“More adventure than humanly possible.”
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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Cast
55 people
Lea Thompson
Beverly Switzler
Known for
Back to the Future
Left Behind
Jeffrey Jones
Dr. Walter Jenning
Known for
The Devil's Advocate
Beetlejuice
Tim Robbins
Phil Blumburtt
Known for
The Shawshank Redemption
Silo
Ed Gale
Howard T. Duck
Known for
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Tiptoes
Chip Zien
Howard T. Duck (voice)
Known for
The Night Of
Snake Eyes
Tim Rose
Howard T. Duck
Known for
Return of the Jedi
Return to Oz
Steve Sleap
Howard T. Duck
No other roles listed
Peter Baird
Howard T. Duck
Also in
The Muppet Movie
Davy Jones' Locker
Mary Wells
Howard T. Duck
Lisa Sturz
Howard T. Duck
Also in
Muppets from Space
Jordan Prentice
Howard T. Duck
Known for
In Bruges
American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile
Paul Guilfoyle
Lieutenant Welker
Known for
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Air Force One
Willard Huyck Director · Gloria Katz Screenplay John Barry Composer
Worldwide gross $38M · Budget $37M · United States release August 1, 1986
Box office
Budget
$37,000,000
Worldwide gross
$38,000,000
Gross vs. budget
1.0×
Production
Lucasfilm Ltd.
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
American Samoa · August 1, 1986
Theatrical
United States · August 1, 1986
Theatrical
Australia
December 17, 1986 · Theatrical
Brazil
August 1, 1986 · Theatrical
Canada
August 1, 1986 · Theatrical
Colombia
December 25, 1986 · Theatrical
Denmark
December 29, 1986 · Theatrical
France
December 10, 1986 · Theatrical
Germany
December 17, 1986 · Theatrical
Hungary
June 1, 1990 · Theatrical
Ireland
December 12, 1986 · Theatrical
Italy
December 23, 1986 · Theatrical
Japan
December 6, 1986 · Theatrical
Mexico
March 10, 2009 · Physical · DVD
Netherlands
August 1, 1986 · Theatrical
Norway
December 26, 1986 · Theatrical
Peru
January 29, 1987 · Theatrical
South Korea
December 24, 1987 · Theatrical
Spain
November 26, 1986 · Theatrical
Sweden
December 18, 1986 · Theatrical
Switzerland
July 2, 2017 · Premiere · Neuchatel International Fantastic Film Festival
Taiwan
January 29, 1987 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
December 12, 1986 · Theatrical
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