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Howard the Duck

Movie · 1986 · 110 min

A goofy, chaotic ride with a talking duck, mixing silly jokes, odd romance, and sudden sci-fi menace.

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1986 film directed by Willard Huyck
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Year
1986
Runtime
110 min
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • isolation
  • love
  • survival
  • found family
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror3
Humour7
Realism2
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

Details

Genres
comedy, action, science fiction comedy, superhero
Directed by
Willard Huyck
Written by
Gloria Katz, Willard Huyck
Starring
Tim Robbins, Lea Thompson, Jeffrey Jones, Paul Guilfoyle, David Paymer, Thomas Dolby, Holly Robinson Peete, Miguel Sandoval
Music
Danny Elfman, John Barry
Cinematography
Richard H. Kline
Runtime
110 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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