Howard the Duck (1986)

[yamiiguy]

Who wants this to come to DVD? I wish they would just release it already, theres some pirated DVD's around that are anamorphic widescreen and have an HD Source, if pirates can do that why can't Lucas?

[Mr. Toad]

Maybe Lucas is embarassed by it. Lets face it the movie sucks.

I guess with the rescuers appreciation thread in General Discussion we are celebrating bad movie day.(Its not on my calendar though)

[PixarFan2006]

I am not going to go anywhere near this movie after all the bad things I have heard about it.

[memnv]

I like this movie, but it has been years since I hace seen it

[Dottie]

The duck scared the crap out of me, so I really don't like this movie. I was like 6 years old when I saw it, and I got scared. That's why I really don't like this movie. It had the same effect on me as E.T. which is still like the worst horror movie to me. I can't even see a picture of E.T. without freaking out.
I'm weird I know.

[Timon/Pumbaa fan]

Well actually, Lucas sold all the rights to the film, so he probably can't release it, even if he wanted to.

But the real question is not "When will it be released?" but "Why does someone want it to be released?"

[Mr. Toad]

I will contribute $10 to ensure it stays in the vault.

[Siren]

I don't see all the hate for it. I liked it and have fond memories as a kid watching it. Though the most recent viewing years back on TV, I noticed how sexuall explicit it was for being about a 4' talking duck, but as a kid, I guess they flew over my head. I never viewed it as some stellar Oscar-worthy film. It was just fun and easy to make fun of, but without being so bad you couldn't watch it. It was a B-comedy movie. But then again, B-movies are the bomb to me. I love watching the most ridiculous plotlines. It keeps me from getting too serious. I'd buy the DVD. I wouldn't pay over $20 for it, but I'd buy it.

[slave2moonlight]

I'd buy it too, though I probably wouldn't pay more than 5 dollars for it. But I've gotten used to getting even GOOD movies for that price, NEW! So... In truth though, I don't know if I've ever seen this one from beginning to end. I would like to though, and I remember enough about it to know I'd like to have it in my collection. Even if it's cheezy, I have an appreciation for that sort of thing too, within reason (I don't care for the Troma stuff, for example).

[yamiiguy]

That's strange, I just searched Howard the Duck on sendit and here's what it said:

You searched for: new breed of hero. There are no matching items.

I typed Howard the Duck not new breed of hero

[Siren]

Look on YouTube, they have several clips and music videos on it

[memnv]

somebody I know told me they were in this movie, so if the dvd ever comes out I will have to watch it again to see if they were telling the truth

[DarthBoy]

It's no so bad at all! it's more watchable then any Uwe Boll flick, i consider this a guilty pleasure of mine and i would love to see it come to DVD.

[thatartguy]

The reason why it gets so much hate is that people were wanting to jump on Lucas' first failure. The man at that point was Hollywood's golden goose. With the Star Wars Trilogy, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and Temple of Doom all major successes (Last Crusade wasn't released when Howard came out) the critics wreaked havoc on Lucas for making a B movie. Well, the comic book it came from was exactly the same (albeit the comic was infinitely better). Just goes to show what jealousy will do.

The movie isn't great, I admit, but it wasn't the worst thing ever made. It was certainly better than Independence Day which some people will defend to their dying breath.

Oh, and the HD2DVD bootleg that is out there is amazing quality. Better than a lot of commercial releases.

[memnv]

How can you compare Howard the Duck to Independence Day they are nothing alike, If you want to compare it to something it should be ET or Starman

[Maerj]

The reason why it gets so much hate is that people were wanting to jump on Lucas' first failure. The man at that point was Hollywood's golden goose. With the Star Wars Trilogy, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and Temple of Doom all major successes (Last Crusade wasn't released when Howard came out) the critics wreaked havoc on Lucas for making a B movie. Well, the comic book it came from was exactly the same (albeit the comic was infinitely better). Just goes to show what jealousy will do.

The studio was also pushing for more effects, since it had Lucas's name attached to it they figured that people would be looking for more effects work. So, I'm sure the studio interferring didn't help matters, also remember that Howard the Duck was really only produced by Lucas and was written and directed by others. The movie is actually fun and entertaining and really doesn't deserve the criticism its gotten over the years.

[Siren]

Like this is Lucas's worst flop anyways. Anyone remember Star Wars Christmas Special? Compared to that, Howard the Duck is Ben Hur

[Disney Guru]

obviously it is in very high demand so it would probablly be a great seller on dvd, i mean on e-bay the vhs goes for $25+

Click Here and see how much this bootleg dvd of it is going for. Universal would be smart if they tried to figure out the situation with rights etc. And somebody get it released on dvd pdq.

[memnv]

wow $150.00

[Siren]

Damn....$150? Crazy. Though widescreen....I am impressed, since as far to my knowledge, the VHS release was in standard tv format. But I think whoever would pay that much for it is just stupid. It will eventually come to DVD. Killer Clowns From Outer Space did and that movie was up there in the cheeze factor too. But I agree, if Universal sees that, they may see the demand is high enough to bring it out.

The movie is still seen on TV in Spain and Germany on a regular occassion so there apparently is also a worldwide interest. Its only a matter of time before they do. Maybe not within this year or even the next, but eventually anything that can make money, will be on DVD. It has a pretty big cult following.