There’s a lot of fan rumbling going on lately over the fact that Howard The Duck is coming to DVD. I’m very open minded about cult movies and I have a tendency to fall into each one’s groove and ride it until I find the qualities that make it such an endearing hit to the people that love it so much. So much, in fact, that I ultimately become a fan of the movie. It happens 9 out of 10 times. I wish I could say this for Howard The Duck, though. I have tried so many times since I first saw it to revisit this movie and find something about it to rave about but I can’t.
I usually just fall asleep.
This wretched little movie appeals to a lot of people, though, and they can finally throw out their bootlegs and invest in a proper special edition, coming this March 10th. There hasn’t been any art released yet and the poster you see above is actually a bit of the teaser promotion (Howard was supposed to be the summer hit of 1986) but some specs are out:
- “A Look Back at Howard the Duck“
- “Releasing the Duck”
- News Featurette
- “The Stunts of Howard the Duck“
- “The Special Effects of Howard the Duck“
- “The Music of Howard the Duck“
- Teaser Trailers
God help us.
December 5, 2008 8:55 pm
I can barely remember Howard the Duck…I do think Lea Thomas had sex with a 6ft tall talking duck though and that makes it quality filmmaking. ha!
December 6, 2008 1:26 pm
Yeah. There’s a scene where she and Howard knock boots but he’s actually more like four feet tall.
December 6, 2008 8:14 pm
oh yeah you’re right…he’s short. well tall for a duck but short for a human. I guess I need to see it again anyways.
December 8, 2008 1:55 pm
Good News!
December 27, 2008 5:56 pm
ok I watched it again. It’s sooooo horrible. The jokes are so lame and the whole duck in bed with Heather L. was so darn creepy. I absolutely hate this movie. Not so bad it’s good…so bad it’s dull.
I liked it much better when I was 9 years old.