---
title: 'Howard the Duck (1986)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Willard Huyck'
released: '1986-08-01'
runtime_minutes: 110
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Action'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/howard-the-duck-1986'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091225/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Howard the Duck (1986)

1986 · PG · 110 min · Comedy, Action · United States


## Synopsis

Howard the Duck is a 1986 American superhero comedy film directed by Willard Huyck and starring Lea Thompson, Jeffrey Jones and Tim Robbins. Based on the Marvel Comics character Howard the Duck, the film was produced by Gloria Katz and written by Huyck and Katz, with George Lucas as executive producer. The screenplay was originally intended to be an animated film, but the film adaptation became live-action because of a contractual obligation. While several TV adaptations of Marvel characters were aired, this was the first theatrical release since the Captain America serial of 1944.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Willard Huyck](https://cinepixo.com/people/willard-huyck)
- **Screenplay:** [Willard Huyck](https://cinepixo.com/people/willard-huyck), [Gloria Katz](https://cinepixo.com/people/gloria-katz)
- **Producer:** [Gloria Katz](https://cinepixo.com/people/gloria-katz), [George Lucas](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-lucas), [Ian Bryce](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-bryce), [Robert Latham Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-latham-brown)
- **Original Music Composer:** [John Barry](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-barry), [Danny Elfman](https://cinepixo.com/people/danny-elfman)
- **Director of Photography:** [Richard H. Kline](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-h-kline)
- **Editor:** [Michael A. Chandler](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-a-chandler), [Sidney Wolinsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/sidney-wolinsky)

## Cast

- [Richard Edson](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-edson)
- [William Hall](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-hall)
- [Miles Chapin](https://cinepixo.com/people/miles-chapin)
- [Debbie Lee Carrington](https://cinepixo.com/people/debbie-lee-carrington)
- [Holly Robinson Peete](https://cinepixo.com/people/holly-robinson-peete)
- [Lisa Sturz](https://cinepixo.com/people/lisa-sturz) as Howard the Duck
- [Ed Gale](https://cinepixo.com/people/ed-gale) as Howard the Duck
- [Miguel Sandoval](https://cinepixo.com/people/miguel-sandoval)
- [Dominique Davalos](https://cinepixo.com/people/dominique-davalos)
- [Richard McGonagle](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-mcgonagle)
- [Timothy M. Rose](https://cinepixo.com/people/timothy-m-rose) as Howard the Duck
- [John Fleck](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-fleck)
- [Tim Robbins](https://cinepixo.com/people/tim-robbins)
- [Peter Baird](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-baird) as Howard the Duck
- [Lea Thompson](https://cinepixo.com/people/lea-thompson) as Beverly Switzler

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Official site: http://lucasfilm.com/howard-the-duck
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/howard-the-duck-1986
Film facts: Wikidata (Q1146570); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.