I was eight or nine when I watched it. I remember saying out loud about the condom in Howard's wallet: "Oh, a chewing-gum !". Every one laughed around me.
I have loved this movie since I was 6, but thankfully in the UK the condom shot was censored. One of the few censorship decisions I approve of. Though I also missed out on the tounge in the cigarette lighter scene.
man that reminds me of being about 7 and my mother playing pretty woman a lot on vhs. the assorted of condoms line came up and i never knew what they were. "i got red, i got green, i got blue, and the gold condom of champions.. nothin's gettin through this sucker"
Here in Germany few people even know about this movie I guess. It has been shown on free tv maybe three times back then, but I didn't see it airing for years... let's say for decades. Us Germans are ashamed for things we aren't even associated with, so we even have a word for it, "fremdschämen", which means something like "being ashamed for other people's concerns" ^^ I'm afraid that pretty much applies to this movie ;-) The same* goes for "Batteries not included" which is a shame because this movie is cute
That is interesting. I guess not that surprising but heard many examples of movies doing great in one country (Star Wars in the US, Constantine in Russia), but just aren’t that popular elsewhere (like Star Wars in China).
I was in 1st grade when this movie came out. There was a Japanese kid in my class named Howard. This was his favorite movie because they had the same name. I wanted to share this with everyone.
This movie is among my all-time favorites. The line "She took my eggs!" from one of the Evil Overlords of the Universe is worth the price of admission alone.
That seen made me think a Howard the Duck Movie should happen. Marvel has surprised me before with Ant Man and Captain America. I could see this happening.
I absolutely loved this movie, growing up as a kid. And, still do to this day! Fun fact. Lea Thompson actually sang a couple of the songs, with her own band. And, her renditions were as good as the originals, imho. 😃
She said in an interview that she kept Beverly's guitar and sit still works! Wow. Imagine your mom telling you that her favorite guitar was taken from a movie about an alien duck from outer space. Ya can't make this shit up!
OF COURSE HOWARD SURVIVES OUTER SPACE! DUH HE IS A DUCK!... A spaceduck?... Oh and yeah, really fucking endearing, I want to watch it now and for its time its really fucked.
I always gotta ask the people who, Truly, love this movie. If they got some repressed. Furry urges, because the duck-sex stuff is so obvious. It should downgrade the movie from great to good for most people.
But this cheesiness you can only get in 80's movies. I love Howard the duck, I grew up in the 80's when PG movies would be considered either R or PG-13 nowadays. I thought Lea in this movie was super sexy and while the jokes might be "bad" its something you'd normally find in this decade where even awesome action movies like Commando, although bad ass, were smothered in THE CHEESE. I guess it's like Josh Pipes commented below, you either love it or hate it. This movie is not Troll 2 bad or The Room bad, I honestly think its just so bad is good, it's an acquired taste. Its still a childhood fave and I still watch it every now and then :)
Personally, I thought the cheese was done better in Commando. Elements like Arnold's line delivery or the over the top explosions at the action scene towards the end made it work for me. In Howard the Duck, a lot of the attempts at humor I just didn't find funny, which unfortunately made it boring for me. That's too bad since I didn't go into this wanting to immediately hate it, and it looked like there was potential fun here. Ah well. To each his own.
I care less about the cheesiness of the comedy attempt but more about the clumsy sexual content. That's why movies like the Police Academy series or Cocoon are just awkward today :-/ Some movies don't age well.
I saw this movie when I was young on New Years, and then I fell down a staircase. Years later, I was watching this movie on TV then Princess Diana died. DON'T RISK IT.
I had my own house duck i my lap as I watched this. Every time Howard was on screen he leapt up and began trying to peck the shit out of him. I thought it apropos.
+Amelia Bee Your name is Amelia Bee? Bee? As in real? I mean my name is REALLY Nero Angelo Mauritzen (long story, religion, drugs, a unwanted kid, yeah...), but Bee? Really cute by the way please reply, I really want to know... ....And between us (and people that click here) I am 32 and married so my interest is mostly curiosity and because you own a fucking duck... (excuse my language im just really eager if the girl with a duck really has "Bee" for a last name... which is fucking cute)
@Social Crime Radio dragon ball evolution isn't an anime it's a live action adaptation and it freaking sucks, and I assume that's why the review was requested
Howard the Duck is actually a good movie.. yes, it has it's moments (like most movies) but it's so much fun to watch. You either like it or you don't - but most of the things he's says about it; is actually what makes the movie so unique and worth watching :)
+Cassandra Pelkey you still consider that "a good movie", even though people are made running into pies?! This is kinda the oldest joke in history (which does not mean it can't be funny), but in this movie it just makes the whole thing even more ridiculous - in my opinion... ;)
Yup and they should do shorts of Howard/Rocket/Cosmos/Groot would be nice and maybe a spin-off show for Netflix more faithful to the original and new comics.
o0thx11380o Just because he makes an appearance doesn't mean the film is getting rebooted. Thanos made an appearance at the end of The Avengers, doesn't mean he's getting a solo film.
Thank you for this. Born in 85, I was aware it was a massive career embarrassment for Lucas, and saw a bit of it on network tv in the day, but didn't actually sit down and watch the whole thing and was curious why exactly it was so bad, which you helped explain.
To do the IP full justice it would be rated R. But this movie is actually not a bad family friendly rendition for what they made it. This actually isn't that bad of a movie.
@@cjwrench07 I take it you haven't read the Howard the Duck comic books. The 80's Howard the Duck movie is an unfaithful adaptation that doesn't resemble the comics it's supposed to be based on. The Howard the Duck comic books are really amazing and a film that properly adapts the Howard the Duck comics would be awesome. You're biased and close minded if you think a new Howard the Duck movie would suck because of the 80's Howard the Duck movie. Did you know Captain America has a shitty film back in the 90's? Does that mean Captain America should never have had an MCU film because of the existence of the 90's Captain America? Hmm? Considering we have characters like Rocket Racoon and Groot in the MCU films as one of the characters, why not let Howard the Duck have a chance? You're so unfair.
I always wondered why the duck in this movie doesn't look remotely like the comic book version of Howard. Then one day it hit me. The duck is a dead ringer for George Lucas.
2:43 most clubs in big cities put up fencing around the stage to keep musicians from getting hit by thrown beer bottles and other hard objects in case the crowd didn't like their music. It was an insurance and liability thing. It wasn't actually about crowds rushing the stage. Especially in the 70s and 80s.
Here here. I watched this movie for the first time only few years ago and as I expected complete disaster based on all the bad reviews it got I was really positively surprised. The movie is actually pretty good! Ok, it's pretty campy and some of the jokes are pretty lame and old but I still enjoyed it. IT IS A FUN MOVIE! And ofcourse Lea Thomson was sexy as hell.
This was actually much better than the idea sounds. It was a product of the times and worked if you were a youth in the 1980s. Leah Thompson in her nightie and giant hair also left a lasting impression.
Howard the duck is one of my fav movies. Thank god I have my own copy. I will say this. The whole movie is more of a comedy. Nothing was put there to disturb people. It was meant to be funny, but only few people find it funny. Like me. I think the movie was great. Now tell me this. Which movie would you rather see Sharknado or Howard the duck? And I have seen Sharknado 1 and 2. It was painful to watch them.
I "Liked" this video because I thought the review was funny, but I have to agree with you. I always thought Howard the Duck was intentionally satirical. I found the goofiness to be quite enjoyable. Plus you have to give kudos to Lea for her awesome singing... and for poking fun at the movie in an episode of "Caroline in the City." XD
Howard the Duck is the kind of movie where when you're feeling suicidal it is good to watch, because you realize life isn't that bad. You could have wrote the script for the movie.
I love how people come in to a simple comment and try to act like they are some how superior and insult you. So English is a weak, subject. try me in math or science ass hat.
Just because it was made for a nerdier audience doesn’t mean anyone has to defend it, or claim its good when it isn’t. This movie has tons of problems, and only by taking objective looks at movies, can we hope they will improve. I would hate to see the MCU today, if Marvel looked at this movie, like it was some sort of masterpiece. They would still be making crap movies, like The Hulk.
I loved this movie as a kid. I remember my aunt trying to explain away the monster alien scene so I wouldn’t be too afraid XD Little did she know that I snuck into the TV Room a year earlier and secretly watched Nightmare on Elm Street from behind the couch (I was six, I am a troubled soul) However, the main character was my first girl crush, even before Molly Ringwald and Jennifer Connelly. Wow, that was a trip down memory lane, all from some duck feathers. YES! GREAT MOVIE!
I heard of this film awhile ago but then only learned the details about the comic last year and I was stunned that the Howard the Duck comic is hardcore, with like topless women (human)
Late 70s Disney sued Marvel claiming Howard looked too much like Donald. The settlement required a redesign of the character and, I would bet, a clause stating they couldn't make an animated version that would compete with Donald Duck.
I always loved when Jeffrey Jones starts to become one of the dark overlords, just a great performance, matched with excellent makeup and visual effects
They scared me the first time I saw this, the fire that came out of his eyes. So did the duck breasts (which ducks don't even have). And the wormhole Howard got sucked through, and then later finding he couldn't go back because of having to destroy 3 more monsters coming down it (right after barely surviving 1 other attacking everyone)
saw this at age 16 two summers ago. immensely entertaining did not regret my purchase. and that's all I really need from a movie like this. not every movie needs to be great in the same way LOGAN it TDK is...that said I see where you're coming from and your opinion certainly isn't wrong or unfair so I can respect it.
All of a sudden knows how to play a guitar??? Did you miss the beginning credits that had pictures of his band. Or the fact that he explains the fact that he was in a band to Lea? So yea, the context was there.
2:36 You've never rocked at one of these places. The fence isn't so no-one rushes the stage. The fence is there to protect the band from flying beer bottles and mugs the crowd would try to hit the band with.
The original comic by Steve Gerber isn't so much a comic as it is a true experience in surrealism. There is a man running around with a bell on his head who calls himself Dr. Bong. Howard runs for President. He teams up with Dracula at one point. It was a great comic and when I first heard about this movie I thought "Oh, hell." I felt INSULTED by it.
awesomeness862 A council of Priests and such, controlled the. MPAA’s classification board in the 1980s (Seriously). They gave a ton of movies, some very weird ratings. If you changed your movie blood from red to green, it could take your movie from an R to a PG.
What? He’s awesome. He seemed super-friendly when I watched this as a young kid, and still does. What’s freaky is the woman who seemingly has an Anthropomorphic- Duck fetish, or had developed one over the course of the story. That freaked me out as a kid.
Sensei Ji True my friend, just rewatched it on the bluray release, it was AWESOME ! Good for kids and adults who don't practice intellectual masturbation ;)
one, it's the first movie that was adapted from a marvel comic. hardcore marvel fans would want to watch it. two, it's a comedy action sci fi movie. it may not be terminator action, but definitely fun. three, jeffry jones acting delivers that extra scariness factor to the movie. young lea thompson, enough said. four, you can watch this for the symbolism. the science lab = CERN. howard = angel. possessed dr. jennings = antichrist. etc etc and then there's that special 80's sci fi charm. lastly, blatant ad homin is a detriment to your cause.
Not nearly as bad as Super Mario Bros. or some of the other movies he's reviewed. This is a solid action comedy with an interesting story and top notch special FX. Not a masterpiece by any stretch of the imagination but totally undeserving of the hate it received.
