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Howard the Duck (1986)
- PG
- 08/01/1986 (US)
- Comedy, Fantasy, Science Fiction
- 1h 50m
More adventure than humanly possible.
Overview
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...
Willard Huyck
Director, ScreenplayGloria Katz
ScreenplaySteve Gerber
CharactersCast
![Lea Thompson's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/85E9NTEfkRdUdK4kTrrnk5of25w.jpg)
Lea Thompson
Beverly Switzler![Jeffrey Jones's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/zLodpqWUb9OzQLpK1ZY9im1Lh0p.jpg)
Jeffrey Jones
Dr. Walter Jenning![Tim Robbins's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/djLVFETFTvPyVUdrd7aLVykobof.jpg)
Tim Robbins
Phil Blumburtt![Ed Gale's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/pTX4hpATB8F9lrH17OkFCB9DBjR.jpg)
Ed Gale
Howard T. Duck![Chip Zien's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/6bExDPk8oOYWOXzx5a9IM9CwCOY.jpg)
Chip Zien
Howard T. Duck (voice)![Tim Rose's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/vGFjjuzEvh6BPBauSn2IhpAz6a.jpg)