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Howard the Duck (1986) is available to rent on Apple TV+. Also available to buy on Apple TV+.
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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...
An eighties fever dream of laser beams and cigar-smoking waterfowl lands you squarely in a bizarre, neon-soaked version of reality. This oddball relic captures a specific era of practical effects and surrealist whimsy that feels entirely unrepeatable.
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Willard Huyck
Cast
Lea Thompson, Jeffrey Jones, Tim Robbins, Ed Gale, Chip Zien, Tim Rose, Steve Sleap, Peter Baird, Mary Wells, Lisa Sturz
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Howard the Duck
Rent on Apple TV+ or buy on Apple TV+.
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5.5/10
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13%
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Director
Willard Huyck
Cast
Lea Thompson, Jeffrey Jones, Tim Robbins, Ed Gale, Chip Zien, Tim Rose, Steve Sleap, Peter Baird, Mary Wells, Lisa Sturz
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