The Disastrous History of Howard the Duck
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PRIMARY INFORMATIONAL SOURCES:
Howard the Duck: The Oral History - episodenothing.blogspot.com/20...
All Quacked Up: Steve Gerber, marvel Comics, and Howard the Duck - Robert Stanley Martin - web.archive.org/web/201405291...
The Howard the Duck Documents by Robert Stanley Martin - web.archive.org/web/201405291...
AFI Howard the Duck History - catalog.afi.com/Catalog/movie...
A History of Howard the Duck - www.mouseplanet.com/10961/The...
George Lucas and Comic Books: An Early Link - www.starwars.com/news/george-...
/ howardtheduckmisunders...
Tim Rose Interview w/ DiceJunkies - • Tim Rose Interview Exc...
Saturday Morning Rewind with Tim Nydell: Interview with Tim Rose - podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...
VIDEO & IMAGE CREDITS:
(In Order of Appearance, non-online links are in videos end credits)
George Lucas ‘The American Comic Strip’ 1978 - BBC - Michael Heilemann - • George Lucas excerpt f...
Ghostbusters Promotional Film 1984 - Columbia Pictures - FT Depot - • Ghostbusters promotion...
Thirty Minutes with Stan Lee 1975 - Sean Howe - • Thirty Minutes with St...
Stan Lee with Roy Thomas, 1976 - misterX1964 - • Stan Lee with Roy Thom...
Supersnipe Comic Art Gallery - NewsCenter 4 WNBC - Renee Russell - • Supersnipe Comic Art G...
George Lucas Documentary - MonosonicJukeJoint - • George Lucas Documenta...
Star Wars 1977 Movie Opening - Vampire Robot - • Star Wars 1977 movie o...
Star Wars Wins Sound and Visual Effects: 1978 Oscars - Oscars - • Mark Hamill, C-3PO and...
Dr. Strange Trailer - Universal - • Dr. Strange Trailer 1978
Stan Lee’s life and identity dissected by psychics - CBC - • Stan Lee's life and id...
20/20 Special - marvel 25th Anniversary - ABC - Jeff Gutman - • 20/20 Special - Marvel...
George Lucas Panasonic Commercial 1 - ko ku - • パナソニック ハイビジョンシステム CM 1...
George Lucas Panasonic Commercial 2 - Dosanko501 - • Video
George Lucas Panasonic Commercial 3 - Bryan Young - • George Lucas in 80s Pa...
George Lucas Panasonic Commercial 4 - Panasonic Australia - • Panasonic experiences ...
George Lucas Panasonic Commercial 5 - Videoholic1980sA - • George Lucas - Japanes...
George Lucas new sequels Showbiz Tonight 1986 - HLN - rewoloski - • George Lucas new seq...
1980s CGI test - Techno Bros - • 1980s CGI Test (Creepy)
Ghostbusters Special Effects Tests - Ghostbusters.net - • Ghostbusters Special E...
George Lucas ‘Labyrinth’ EPK - The Jim Henson Company - • George Lucas EPK - Jim...
Rick Baker Interview KTLA - William Forsche - • Forrest J. Ackerman an...
Roy Faires Reviews Howard the Duck - Texas Archive of the Moving Image - • Roy Faires Reviews How...
Robin Williams Finest Interview 1987 - UberDurable - • Robin Williams Finest ...
Michael Douglas Wins Best Actor - Oscars - • Michael Douglas Wins B...
Robin Williams Club Paradise Interview - Bobbie Whygant Archives - • Robin Williams for "Cl...
Willard Huyck & Gloria Katz interview - Bobbie Wygant Archive - • Willard Huyck & Gloria...
1986 Howard the Duck TV Trailer - Beta MAX - • 1986 Howard the Duck T...
Siskel and Ebert review Howard the Duck - ABC - Andy sMITH - • Siskel And Ebert-Worst...
Stan Lee at Winnipeg Comic Store 1986 - CBC Manitoba - • Stan Lee at a Winnipeg...
Spider-Man’s Wedding at Shea Stadium 1987 - Jeff Gutman - • Spider-Man's Wedding -...
George Lucas in Love - Cinetvlandia.it - MediaTrip.com - • George Lucas in Love -...
@Stereo6400 Жыл бұрын
when i was little i found this movie deep in my grandma’s library of tapes, and because she had so many old disney cartoons i naturally thought it was a disney movie and popped it in. after watching it and understanding absolutely zero percent of the jokes i decided it was my new favorite movie ever because funny puppet duck. when my parents were driving me home the next day, i decided to tell them alllllll about this hilarious new movie i’d discovered. my parents were SHOCKED and told my grandma to get rid of the movie, put the tapes up where i couldn’t reach them. and made me ask whenever i wanted to watch a movie. this led to a weird mandela effect where whenever i mentioned howard or the movie my grandma and parents INSISTED that no such movie or character existed and told me i must have been thinking of daffy or donald. eventually i was convinced because looking back i thought “well even if everyone was lying to me a movie that bizarre could never exist anyway, right?” then one day i saw it playing at a movie theater that played old movies and my uncle said “man, howard the duck. that movie was WEIRD.” and then it all came back to me and now i have trust issues
@YesterworldEntertainment Жыл бұрын
Truly a fascinating story! Howard the Duck has touched so many lives in so many ways...some more bizarre than others.
@sjbrooksy45 Жыл бұрын
Are your parent evangelicals? Why were they shocked?
@Hektagon7085 Жыл бұрын
How old were you? Why were they shocked??
@NathanSummers2050 Жыл бұрын
That's one of the best comments I e read for some reason and yeah that movie was freaking weird. I remember seeing it young.
@georgeboehringer5530 Жыл бұрын
I like that movie when I was a kid I like it even more as an adult almost as good as big trouble in Little China good fun movie
@wotterthose4511 Жыл бұрын
"Make sure it doesn't look like Donald Duck" *proceeds to just draw Donald Duck*
@Austroid Жыл бұрын
"B-but he's yellow instead of white!" 😅
@komaristudios2863 Жыл бұрын
@@Austroid and with gloves
@komaristudios2863 Жыл бұрын
And a little coat too which changes colors
@craigusselman546 Жыл бұрын
With a cigar...
@Launchpad05 Жыл бұрын
@@komaristudios2863 'Donald, and Daffy never wore gloves, right?'
@PetProjects2011 5 ай бұрын
26:32 Dan Aykroyd saying "I'm f***ing telling you, it's PG!" needs to become a meme.
@retropalooza 5 ай бұрын
As a credited gaffer on this movie set i must say this was such a disastrous production. I specifically remember the camera ops arguing with directors and the producers arguing with the production house fir money to feed us. I remember sleeping in the back of a pickup truck with four electricians for over a week under a bed cover, like a 5 man casket. Then u wake up and went to hell. By the way the two different written scripts went two way one was Howard the duck, the other was turned into suburban commando with hulk hogan
@tapinewoods3937 4 ай бұрын
do you know why the y chose this design of Howard the Duck?
@debacofzomb9889 4 ай бұрын
Well, when I was a child, I loved this movie 😁👍🏻
@Ben-zr4ho 3 ай бұрын
Lol. Film union "electricians." I think you meant, "guys that carry lights and spools of wire around, or maybe turn the loud AC(s) off when they're about to shoot but when you have a power outage during a party and there are like 6 of them there they wont even flip the breaker because even if they might not be real electricians they've all seen someone ELECTROCUTED..." You mean those guys? You were in a five man coffin with those guys?
@Ben-zr4ho 3 ай бұрын
You were probably one of those guys though. Unless you were one of the rare Hollywood gaffers thats like an actual gaffer that came up through stage production. So maybe I should be talking to you... "Hey you! Flip the fucking breaker!"
@MultiCool55 2 ай бұрын
@@Ben-zr4ho This is weirdly specific
@imaginationmind8072 Жыл бұрын
Wait, you forgot one last appearance of Howard the Duck. In the Guardians of the Galaxy Mission Breakout Howard, the duck has a few lines at the exit queue. I know because I work at the ride
@YesterworldEntertainment Жыл бұрын
Interesting! I had no idea about that.
@MeowMeow_95_ Жыл бұрын
What at the end? What does he say!?!?!
@imaginationmind8072 Жыл бұрын
@@MeowMeow_95_ something along the lines of , the "collection is completely wrecked , you guys should visit more often." then the collector says "get back in your cage you ... duck"
@level3xfactor Жыл бұрын
That’s awesome!
@Burialofagod Жыл бұрын
“Guardians of the galaxy mission breakout Howard” …… what????
@stormevans6897 Жыл бұрын
"Life is too short to work for people like that" What a quote, what a guy that Robin Williams was.
@Suddenlyits1960 Жыл бұрын
Robin Williams as stated later that he knew he dodged the bullet and didn’t want to be associated with a film like that. “These people didn’t know what they were trying to do with that film”.
@xograyce Жыл бұрын
That made me so sad hearing that
@christianali5431 Жыл бұрын
Robin Williams: I won't work with George Lucas! Life is too short! Also Robin Williams: cuts his life short from suicide because people don't watch this movies as much as they used to.
@mattdekker5693 Жыл бұрын
@@christianali5431 Yeah that quote was one of the least remarkable things ive ever heard but a famous person said it so the people swoon.
@chickenman7801 6 ай бұрын
@christianali5431 that's remarkably heartless.
@hoagietime1 Жыл бұрын
My uncle was in the art department for this movie, I think he was a scenic painter. I remember he screened it for all the kids at a family reunion when it came out on VHS, I'm pretty sure everyone was horrified and it was turned off halfway through
@thomasjohnston9795 Жыл бұрын
In the United Kingdom, one of our most revered critics Mark Kermode is a big big fan of the Howard the duck film and still defends it to this day. He also loved Hudson Hawk and told to this to Richard E Grant who told him he was an idiot
@bleachmcgee1658 Жыл бұрын
What a brilliant man. Hats off to him!
@BasileJodar 8 ай бұрын
I love Hudson Hawk too so I might also be an idiot lmao
@CSDonohue11 3 ай бұрын
I agree with this feels you’re speaking of Howard is OOO G 🦆
@angelvalle9963 2 ай бұрын
Hudson hawk is awesome 😎
@Tardisntimbits 2 ай бұрын
I like Howard and I love Hudson Hawk,.so I'm with him lol
@7bordello Жыл бұрын
Yesterworld videos are like Kubrick movies. They don’t come around often but they’re always worth the wait. 😊
@YesterworldEntertainment Жыл бұрын
Appreciate the kind words and comparison to one of the greats!
@bartplays3392 Жыл бұрын
Yep. I agree. Although he doesn’t upload often when he does it’s worth the wait of how interesting and high quality and great these videos are
@venividi8523 Жыл бұрын
You're telling me, I'm still waiting for the next Kubrick movie, wonder what's taking him so long
@slob5041 Жыл бұрын
@@YesterworldEntertainment You're the best youtuber. I've been into theme park history for a really long time and the stuff you find through pictures is insane.
@JoshuaJacobs83 Жыл бұрын
I'm still waiting for a new Kubrick movie. Guy is making us wait almost as long as we've waited for Half Life 3 and the new Elvis album
@samuelsolomon7330 Жыл бұрын
Given the origins of Howard and the direction of his character and series after getting his own comic, I couldn't help but think, "gee, kinda sounds like deadpool is today," and now I can see why so many people were fighting to get this movie made.
@kenlieck7756 Жыл бұрын
Actually, the only HtD comic not by Steve Gerber that's worth reading is Stuart Moore's "Duckpool" one-shot!
@alicemiller1936 Жыл бұрын
@@kenlieck7756 Idk, I think Chip Zdarsky's run on the character from 2015-16 was pretty good too! Def worth checking out.
@kenlieck7756 Жыл бұрын
@@alicemiller1936 Hey, I love Ty Templeton's work myself, but what Ty wrote was also *not* the character of Howard the Duck that had been deeply and consistently established by Steve Gerber since the 1970s. If you found Chip's story funny or interesting that's fine, but you know what they say: If it don't walk like Howard the Duck and it don't talk like Howard the Duck -- it ain't Howard the Duck!
@kenlieck7756 Жыл бұрын
To correct myself, the book is 2017's Deadpool the Duck and it's a 5-issue miniseries. In it, just before meeting DP Howard says he feels like he's "living in someone else's story. Someone with a better track record at the box office. Good reviews, too..."
@alicemiller1936 Жыл бұрын
@@kenlieck7756 Well to be fair, it's not actually the real Howard any more, it's his clone. The real Howard got a name change and still exists in the Image Universe. And we have a clone in the Marvel universe who while not the same is enough for me personally.
@knoahbody69 Жыл бұрын
That end credits scene was great. All the little kids asking "who's that?" I was the only one in the theater that knew. I laughed so hard for five minutes at that scene.
@SomeHarbourBastard 6 ай бұрын
Really wish they bought Chip Zien back to voice him.
@KatieLHall-fy1hw 6 ай бұрын
I never saw Howard the Duck but I definitely knew OF that film. I knew who it was 😆
@Eternaldarkness3166 5 ай бұрын
I was the only 1 in my group of friends who knew who that was, it was great lol.
@kcrose6761 4 ай бұрын
I remember shouting "is that f-ing HOWARD THE DUCK!?" and one older guy turns to me in the theater, smiled and says, "yeah. I'm so happy you know who he is". All of my friends were asking me who he was in the following days.
@henryapplebottom7231 5 ай бұрын
Can we all take a moment to appreciate: Howard the duck CANNONICLY HELPED TO DEFEAT THANOS.
@cryogenesysgroupltd.8376 Жыл бұрын
I worked on Howard the Duck, ( ILM Miniature effects) we had fun making it, but the difficulties were apparent, CGI wasn't up tot he task at that time, and the animatronic keep reminding me of a Teddy Ruxtpin doll - I think if it were made today, it would have done much better. Interesting side note - one of the Bikers in the opening scene is Flash Hopkins, CO-founder of Burning Man.
@mjemigh3304 Жыл бұрын
Hopefully it WOULD be a lot better today, but not only because of the work you guys did in production. It needs a good story, too! If it were based on the original comic book character, but set today, rather than in the early '70s, it would attract a huge audience. Howard needs to go after the nutcases who make news in today's world. Certainly, this would decrease its longevity, but a ton of money could be made for a few years, at least. Most people today (excepting us old guys) would have no clue what was happening if they read the original comics, but I'm not sure it's all that important. Howard can still shake things up, despite being stuck in "a world he didn't create." Things are just as nutty today as they were then, after all. Just new characters. Oh, man, what he would have done with that last President we had.....
@sha11235 Жыл бұрын
Probably. They didn't have the right technology to do this sort of film back then.
@davidthedeaf Жыл бұрын
Honestly the animatronics didn’t ruin it for me. It was everything else.
@nigelfenlon9035 Жыл бұрын
Well my friend your work on Howard the duck was sublime intact CGI would have ruined him. I was only a kid watching Howard and to me he was so real on screen other special effect may have benefitted from modern CGI Howard on the other hand didn't require it. My hat off to you and your fellow artists
@AkinokazeHaruichiban Жыл бұрын
In all honesty, I'm 37 and loved it as a kid. I had it on VHS and the novelisation. I still have a soft sport for it now.
@sinjin8576 Жыл бұрын
I always love when Lucas shows up in any interview post Star wars. The man just looks and sounds like someone ran over his soul with a car.
@Bullitt3401 Жыл бұрын
Marcia cheated on George with the man that built the stained glass ceiling for the library at Skywalker Ranch. The divorce really, really messed him up and he gets to think about it every time he went to Skywalker Ranch. The Star Wars Special Editions we're a big F.U. not just to the fans, but to Marcia, as well, she was one of the editors.
@dogdriver70 Жыл бұрын
Disney ran over his soul with $4 Billion.
@jayo1212 Жыл бұрын
@@dogdriver70 nah, they rejuvenated his soul!
@suicidebylifestyle9267 Жыл бұрын
@@Bullitt3401 I LOVED the special editions, it gave me a chance to see everything on a big screen.
@zybch Жыл бұрын
@@Bullitt3401 Its thanks to Marcia that a new hope was anything more than a messy flop. She saved that movie from Lucas's apalling editing skills, yet gets so little credit its disappointing.
@erinmatthews3983 6 ай бұрын
“Life is too short to work for people like that.” As always, a brilliant statement from the late great Robin Williams.
@mikeytoolica33 Жыл бұрын
I absolutely loved this as a kid, and I think people are crazy for trashing it. If I ever catch anyone trashing it again, you will learn how well quack-fu works. I would still watch it today
@TMC1982Part2 Жыл бұрын
One thing that I realized about Robin Williams is that when he wasn't doing his schtick and "performing" and you actually got to have an actual and normal conversation with him, he actually seemed like a very intelligent and introspective guy. So it's weirdly refreshing to see a clip of him discussing the process of voicing Howard the Duck.
@lynntaylor9681 Жыл бұрын
I'm glad he left Howard the Duck when he did. It would have ruined Robin's career.
@Burialofagod Жыл бұрын
Thanks captain obvious!!
@ghettosled1976 Жыл бұрын
If you have the energy, any coke addict seems smart. Because they never stfu.
@michaelsamuel9917 Жыл бұрын
@@lynntaylor9681 Popeye did that for a little while....
@kenlieck7756 Жыл бұрын
@@michaelsamuel9917 Interesting formula they had for that one. Jules Feiffer (genius screenwriter) + Harry Nilsson (genius songwriter) + Robert Altman (genius director) + Robin Williams (genius comic actor) = Blow me down!
@shannahshubert304 Жыл бұрын
I must be one of the few that enjoyed Howard the Duck back in the day up to today. It will always hold a special place in my heart and I will always indulge in the nostalgia of it.
@dolphinsrr Жыл бұрын
I always love this film. And I feel that got the feel of the character from the comics. Don't agree with the criticism
@pezcore2142 Жыл бұрын
i loved it as a child and think its just fine still to this day.. dunno why people hate on it so much.
@Swiftbow Жыл бұрын
I still love Howard the Duck, too. Maybe it's from a childhood of growing up on Muppets, but I never see the puppet... I see the character. I'm much more inclined to believe a puppet than bad CGI. I also saw Howard the Duck as a kid. But my parents also let me watch Caddyshack, Animal House, Stripes, Die Hard... (my Mom would cover my eyes or leave the room briefly if there was a sex scene or naked women.) Plus it's a fun movie... alien duck saves Earth from a Dark Overlord of the Universe and gets with a hot musician babe. He's like a reverse Captain Kirk!
@Gandhi03 Жыл бұрын
I also loved Howard the Duck as a child. The music, the huge blaster, that mini plane, and Holly Robinson Pete...did I mention the music? Then again, I also liked that Masters of the Universe movie with Dolf Lundgren as a child...I guess I wasn't such a movie snob in my youth.
@damon2772nomad Жыл бұрын
I think if you lack imagination then you don't like this movie. I'd like to see a reboot.
@ectofriend Жыл бұрын
I'm a legit HUGE fan of the original Howard the Duck comics. They're such this weird anomaly of pop culture that was super popular and beloved for a shot bit of time, but not in a fad way. So hearing about what this movie COULD have been and all the trouble it went through is oddly upsetting. We almost got a super cool movie out of this.
@warnegoodman 5 ай бұрын
Worth mentioning that Chip Zien, who voiced Howard, went on to have a tremendous career on Broadway.
@MarcHendry Жыл бұрын
Roger Rabbit could easily have gone this badly too. But at least they had the foresight to test out the animation and effects techniques before committing to the full thing
@omegahorizon82 Жыл бұрын
Probably had twice the production time.
@sha11235 Жыл бұрын
They might've had more time too.
@felixdaniels37 Жыл бұрын
That movie truly is lightning in a bottle, and I'm so glad it exists.
@Pimp-Master Жыл бұрын
Didn't that movie require 4 years of production? Yep, I think so.
@maxkull2899 Жыл бұрын
I love how the history of such a niche Marvel character is somehow tied back to Morbius
@arthurjeremypearson Жыл бұрын
I loved that scene in Howard the Duck when he said "It's about Ducking time".
@AllOutBible Жыл бұрын
MY PEOPLE!!! I've felt like the only Howard the Duck fan in the world! :) So good to see you!
@retrofan4963 4 ай бұрын
You're not the only one friend :) I'm a huge fan of Howard the Duck as well.
@spicytrashpanda 3 ай бұрын
Me also love Howard. Young me was terrified by the scene in the semi but grown up me loves the campy B movie feel.
@Scott.Sandifer 5 ай бұрын
10 year old me loved it. Watched it every time I saw it on cable. Still think of it fondly. But never once have I mistaken it for "good."
@epicgamerhank9509 Жыл бұрын
People talk about Morbius being a movie of all time. But we all know Howard the Duck deserves that title.
@nintendofan7586 Жыл бұрын
My favorite moment is when Howard said the iconic line "its duckin time" and duck all over the bad guys, one of the marvel ever.
@epicgamerhank9509 Жыл бұрын
@@nintendofan7586 Howard playing electric guitar > Vampire Dr. Who’s Dance.
@nintendofan7586 Жыл бұрын
@@epicgamerhank9509 true
@superbubsymariobobcat1097 Жыл бұрын
nope. that belongs to Hulk
@SuperFlashDriver Жыл бұрын
I'd hate to say this but the garbage pail kids exceed that by 3x more brutal than this film. This film make have it's weird quirks, but thankfully it didn't end up being as shit as the Garbage Pail Kids film or Freddy's Fingers....Those two are just....No, freakin' bad. And I did watch a review of the garbage pail kids years ago, and the story is ALL over the place.
@joshuamarks4425 Жыл бұрын
The most damaging part of this movie was that in the aftermath of Howard bombing commercially, the same Universal execs who pushed for all of those alterations and production crunch that led to the film being what it was, immediately fast-tracked a Jaws sequel a month after Howard came out, that *must* come out the following year, and put it in production without a finished script in the hopes of making a film that was immediately profitable to make up for Howard's losses. The result was Jaws The Revenge.
@caucasoidape8838 Жыл бұрын
It's true, that man has no dick.
@thejest69 Жыл бұрын
Sad that the writers, actors, producers, and the rest of the team actually making the movies takes the fall, when what really doomed it was the crunch, studio executives demanding rewrites, and mishandled advertising (there's plenty of bad movies, but its the overhyped ones that get mainstream infamous)
@Nathriel Жыл бұрын
@@thejest69 Without the time crunch and all the rewrites it probably would have been better than it turned out for sure.
@Me_AV Жыл бұрын
This time, it's personal. 😂🤣🤣
@starchilde8698 Жыл бұрын
Executives ruin most things, they're artless leeches committed to being completely out of touch.
@alexkitner5356 Жыл бұрын
In fairness, the list of movies that beat this out of the top ten in August of 86 is pretty legendary and hard to compete with. Top Gun, Aliens, One Crazy Summer, Karate Kid 2, and a number of others that were such successes that they're still getting $3.99 to rent them on Prime Video 35-plus years later.
@ARTbyJENTV Жыл бұрын
Came to the comments to check I’m not the only weirdo who loved this movie 😂
@TheGrobe 3 ай бұрын
I loved it the first time I saw it on TV as a little kid and I still love it!
@spicytrashpanda 3 ай бұрын
Nope, you aren't. It was bizarre and a great campy B movie
@ohioguyz8466 2 ай бұрын
Nope, I absolutely love this movie.
@tecpaocelotl Жыл бұрын
I loved Howard the duck as a kid. As an adult, i question that child. Lol.
@trashyraccoon2615 Жыл бұрын
It’s an awesome, almost perfect 80s movie. That hasn’t changed.
@craigusselman546 Жыл бұрын
Dont worry you are not alone I was one of those kids....
@SasamiNoKebabHouse Жыл бұрын
The movie is nowhere as bad as it's hyped up to be. Forget about the comics and just appreciate the incredibly charming 80's hollywood weirdness.
@Game_Hero Жыл бұрын
@@trashyraccoon2615 44:23 You are a quacker.
@trashyraccoon2615 Жыл бұрын
@@Game_Hero Normies, especially critics, have absolutely s*** taste in movies and music.
@blastinus3714 Жыл бұрын
I appreciate that Siskel & Ebert were familiar enough with the source material to understand precisely why it didn't work. It really seems like they did their homework on this one. Unlike the suits who ruined it.
@trumpisthemessiah7017 Жыл бұрын
And over 20 years later they still haven't learned...
@RyoHazuki224 Жыл бұрын
This is a fascinating video! I was one of the few 80's kids who actually liked the movie when I was younger. Yeah as I grew up I knew it was cheesy and had a lot of questionable scenes and the plot was odd, but I still hold fond memories of the film. I'm not surprised though that the film had such a rocky creation, and even less surprised that it wasn't well received upon release. Still though, I'm one of the few that still holds out hope that there may be a true Howard the Duck film to come out in the future, doing the character justice!
@youngcansuela8327 Жыл бұрын
The “few” 80’s kids that liked it?? Lol, most kids that were 6-10 or so when this hit vhs loved this movie.
@Robman92 Жыл бұрын
I hope there will be an official MCU Howard movie 🤞
@nikkyschannel329 Жыл бұрын
I really liked the film and Im not a 80s kid. It's unique and surreal really. I enjoy Howard :)
@sunraider0_0 Жыл бұрын
@@Robman92 I really hope there isn't. They'd fuck it up somehow.
@Robman92 Жыл бұрын
@@sunraider0_0 I like James Gunns rendition of him in the Guardians cameo scenes
@Lemorande Жыл бұрын
Fascinating video. George Lucas visited the set of Captain Eo once only during shooting. He visited the production offices during preproduction once as well. He was preoccupied with Howard The Duck, the Ewok project, recutting Return to Oz, and helping with Labyrinth. A little of George can go a long way, though.
@MoeH3 Жыл бұрын
I loved it as a kid and it still holds up. Highly recommend.
@dinosaysrawr Жыл бұрын
Yep! I loved it as a kid, and rewatched it this year, and I'd classify it as sincere and weird-but-charming. I've definitely seen much, much worse!
@taym510Oak Жыл бұрын
Facts
@nicolereid8487 Жыл бұрын
I think this movie is hilarious
@LordMorningstarMagne Жыл бұрын
He is such an interesting character, and with how far animatronics, CGI and the like have come, I think the technology is finally there to make something closer to the actual source material, I'd love to see something like that
@gracekim25 Жыл бұрын
As long as he doesn’t look like Donald
@SabinStargem Жыл бұрын
@@gracekim25 Considering that Marvel is owned by Disney, we could have Howard and Donald have a drunken fight at a bar, with assorted bikers getting the worst of it. All over whether or not Howard should wear pants.
@kenlieck7756 Жыл бұрын
The only way to get close would be to become Steve Gerber, who is dead. Having said that, there is *one* person who has actually done a decent job of channeling SG: Stuart Moore has penned not one but two HtD stories that are commendably off-kilter, sharp and pretty damn funny. He even seems to have purposely avoided mention of the things that Marvel has fucked up post-Gerber, like that idiotic "Duckworld" shit and the accompanying cretinous puns. (Bill Mantlo saddled Howie with that, then took Gerber's superior Howard origin and gave it to his own Rocket Raccoon!)
@Replicaate Жыл бұрын
I mean, we did get to see Howard a couple times in the GOTG movies. Maybe he can join the Guardians for an adventure in a What If?
@kenlieck7756 Жыл бұрын
@Replicaate Actually, HtD already has made two cameos in "What If?" as well. But none of that matters anyway since Marvel has stripped Howard of everything that made him a character worth anybody's attention -- and I'm not talking about his trousers! Y'see, technically Howard hasn't even been seen anywhere near the MU/MCU in years. He *escaped* from their corporate grasp and stuck them with a cheap double when they weren't paying attention! The details of that unbelievably brilliant switcheroo will blow your mind and you can find them here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/i9pogragy9nXoJc.html
@danacato8956 Жыл бұрын
I totally love the movie Howard The Duck! I own the DVD and still watch it today.
@libertyprime7911 Жыл бұрын
Get help.
@danacato8956 Жыл бұрын
@@libertyprime7911 really?
@spicytrashpanda 3 ай бұрын
@@danacato8956don't worry about him, it's a fun campy movie. Yeah, objectively it's not good but subjectively it's an American classic. I'm gonna join you and get a copy
@teddyboukagain9985 Жыл бұрын
I was a kid when this released and bought into all the media, Howard was talked about at recess a lot, the good thing about it flopping was it was on HBO quickly and my friends, family and I loved it. We couldn’t afford going to all the movies so we didn’t know how terrible it really was lololol.
@smugalice6206 Жыл бұрын
I met Tim Rose at a convention, and I asked what his favorite film that he worked on was. He said Howard the Duck.
@YesterworldEntertainment Жыл бұрын
He seems like a super nice guy!
@smugalice6206 Жыл бұрын
@@YesterworldEntertainment He was! He really embraced the “it’s a trap” meme.
@rootfish2671 Жыл бұрын
The Howard the duck animatronic was super advanced for it's time
@sha11235 Жыл бұрын
What else has he worked on? I know, Men in Black.
@queenmedesa Жыл бұрын
@@sha11235 the dark crystal!
@IcyDiamond Жыл бұрын
Not gonna lie, a Howard The Duck Special Presentation in the MCU would be pretty fun
@SomeHarbourBastard Жыл бұрын
Agreed, though I do wish they bought Chip Zein back, Seth Green’s voice doesn’t do it for me.
@Dylan-Hooton Жыл бұрын
Alastor?!
@maxkull2899 Жыл бұрын
@@SomeHarbourBastard Ngl I like Green's voice, but if they were to change it for a Special Presentation/ Guardians 3, I think it'd be fun for a comedian like Bill Hader or Bill Burr to voice him. They are two that stick out in my head as some of the best comedians of modern day; Hader has a ton of range with his voice and comedic timing, and Bill Burr has the Boston accent and rude delivery with a lot of his best jokes. I think either would be perfect for a modern Howard comedic series similar to Peacemaker.
@mitchfletcher2386 Жыл бұрын
@@SomeHarbourBastard Every time I hear Seth Green as Howard, it just reminds me of Yajirobe from "Dragon Ball". [In case you don't know, he's the fat samurai guy who lives on Korin Tower]
@jasonblalock4429 Жыл бұрын
With James Gunn moving to DC, I doubt it'll ever happen. I think he was the only creative in the MCU who cared about Howard.
@gothicbagheera 5 ай бұрын
I loved this movie when I was a kid when it first came out. Now almost 35 years later, I still love this movie.
@spencers4121 4 ай бұрын
I remember loving it as a kid, but like you I haven't re-watched in 35 years.
@weir9996 4 ай бұрын
29:05 I appreciate that Howard's new wardrobe came from "Sidney Land"
@Michael-be7uw Жыл бұрын
I'm actually part of the 5% of people who actually love this movie I loved it as a kid and I still enjoy it to this day to me a classic
@RandomBitzzz Жыл бұрын
This video looks like it took a tremendous amount of work, both in the research and overall production. I'm amazed at how well you told the story given the mess of contradictory accounts of events. Very well done sir!
@YesterworldEntertainment Жыл бұрын
Appreciate the kind words! It was quite the challenge to piece everything together from the snippets of info across a wide variety of sources...the extreme mess of contradictory of information added that much more of a challenge, but also made it more fun in ways, like trying to solve a bizarre jigsaw puzzle with only 3/4 of the pieces.
@clubin78 Жыл бұрын
I loved this move and now need to try to find the theatrical version of it. My memories of it is just the TV showings.
@PaulinaAngel Жыл бұрын
I remember watching Howard The Duck back in the early 90's on TV, I liked it for what it was, another 80's comedy movie. After seeing your video, I can now understand where things went wrong with it back in 1985, too many people had different visions of it, too much politics behind it and no regard for the source material which turned people onto the original comics. As far as Howard The Duck in the MCU, I feel that now that we've gotten many glimpses of him in Guardians, Endgame and What If, I feel that if something were to happen like a movie or a Disney+ show, at least it'll be Marvel doing all of the development and such instead of people outside of the organization, so Howard's future is very bright.
@ltmmoviereviewsharrison3462 6 ай бұрын
I agree. A Howard the duck reboot has potential. If done with the right people.
@Punketeria1369 Жыл бұрын
Personally, I super Loved Howrd The Duck when it came out. I was middle school aged, so my taste was Not as refined. But back then, my friends and I in school were all major fans, especially as it had some naughty adulty humour, which as kids we found awesome 🦆 Thanks for such a cool video, I love learning the behind the scenes drama and process 😊 No matter how "bad" a project may be, there is Always folks who appreciate it. chEErs!
@Dylan-Hooton Жыл бұрын
Thank goodness the old Howard design wasn't used. That would have caused more nightmares to children than the one we got in the film, especially that exaggerated-looking eyes and those human teeth in its duck beak. 0_0
@TheDigitalApple Жыл бұрын
I can’t believe Micheal Eisner replaced Adventure Through Interspace with Howard The Duck!
@YesterworldEntertainment Жыл бұрын
Great call back
@obsidiansands Жыл бұрын
There's that one immortal scene that sums up the Howard The Duck movie in a nutshell: *"DUCK TITS! WOO-HOO!"*
@readylisetteg0 Жыл бұрын
There is no reason so much hate for this movie exists. It's campy and fun. If you are anticipating the Criterion edition, you are the reason people don't get invited to birthday parties.
@jennhernandz3912 Жыл бұрын
I personally love Howard the duck and think it just embodies everything 80s. It’s over the top it’s insane it’s wonderful that woman is in love with a duck no one questions and nobody thinks it’s weird what a great movie I think I’m a go watch it.
@nigelfenlon9035 Жыл бұрын
You've inspired me I'm watching Howard right now in fact I'm sticking it on the projector I got for christmas I missed it in the cinema as a kid but wore out our video tape I watched it so much lol
@DragonKingX78 Жыл бұрын
I agree, a very 80's movie, it's one of many that you couldn't make now a days.
@Pimp-Master Жыл бұрын
You must love Spielberg's "1941" then...it's got absurdity in every scene nearly. The audience literally groaned aloud when that film screened. I was an usher then. Total bomb of a movie.
@tobiwalker7145 Жыл бұрын
I own the movie on DVD. I'd owned many of the comic books. When I showed the movie to kids who had no expectations, they loved it. Thank you for this deep dive into the lore of the Duck, about which I knew little. Your research is 100% appreciated and I think, in your honor, I'll give the movie a re-watch.
@Swiftbow Жыл бұрын
I'm looking forward to showing my kid (he's a little young at 1 and nearly 3/4), but I wanted to mention that it's also on Blu-Ray!
@KenLieck 2 күн бұрын
You nailed it. That should have been the tagline: "The Movie for People With No Expectations!"
@Mekaneckpain Жыл бұрын
I honestly don't understand why this movie is hated so much. I love it and re-watch it from time to time. He reminds me of ALF in terms of his personality.
@elodvezer1790 4 ай бұрын
AN EXCELLENT made MOVIE...BEAUTY .. FUN history.... not disaster... just SUBJECTIVE ..... I loved watching this on Thursday LATE GREAT MOVIES in the 90's as a kid!!
@FrayHavoc Жыл бұрын
Absolutely loved this movie as a kid, and still do today.
@youngcansuela8327 Жыл бұрын
The only way someone could love it, is if they were a young kid when it came out, and now it’s just a straight nostalgia high lol. This movie is terribad lol
@Suddenlyits1960 Жыл бұрын
@Fray Havoc,They have medication that can help with that now.
@miriamchristmas2771 Жыл бұрын
i'm 48, i still like this movie *shrugs*
@moks1315 5 ай бұрын
@@youngcansuela8327 Nah, it's alright. I saw it for the first time less than a year ago. Worth a watch in my book. It's not a great movie but that still puts it above most of the swill studios pump out these days.
@joejacobs3537 4 ай бұрын
Not me....
@TheAeroAvatar Жыл бұрын
It is incredible how much energy and struggle went into giving this character a movie, only for it to all to crash and burn. The story of how they actually got this movie made is more fascinating than the movie itself! I'm not sure why they thought this was ever a good idea, but too many bad decisions ensured it was doomed form the start.
@seththebeatmxchine 5 ай бұрын
I feel like most movie passion projects turn out that way.
@iraqiimmigrant2908 5 ай бұрын
I think the original script would have worked better. The studio made them rewrite the script no?
@marcialaboo3996 Жыл бұрын
I grew up watching this as a kid. It was my mom's idea of a child-appropriate movie. Now as an adult, I see that it is not. I always remembered thinking that their relationship was really weird. Also, being a Clevelander, I always wondered why there were mountains and those weird-looking taxis.
@kaykepop4084 5 ай бұрын
I was 6 years old when this movie came out. There were so many commercials and advertisements. One morning my mom dropped me off at my uncle's house and his wife had the tv on and I had started watching before I realized it was Howard the Duck. When I saw his face I ran to the tv and changed the channel😅. It scared me so bad. Tried to watch when I was older but I could not get into it and never finished watching.
@DavidHansenPlaywright Жыл бұрын
As a kid growing up in the Cleveland area, I loved Howard the Duck. And because I was a kid, it really shaped my sense of humor, the thing was totally bent. Regardless of its popularity - among comic fans - most people only know of the character from the Lucas film, which is truly galling. While I am grateful that the MCU has done a little to rehabilitate the character through his occasional appearances, I'd really like them to give him a miniseries ... but only if it's directed by someone like Jim Jarmusch.
@WasatchWind Жыл бұрын
Love when a nice documentary video comes out right as I'm about to have dinner.
@darealjansolo Жыл бұрын
Fantastic video! It would be only fair to mention Ellis Weiner's outstanding work on the novelization though (which I read as a kid long before ever getting to watch the movie). With that book he in my opinion created one of the funniest, most hilarious works of comedy by completely disregarding anything like a faithful adaptation of the movie but basically using the absurd script as a mere excuse to satirize it. Brilliant read even decades later!
@maxordman4100 10 ай бұрын
Awesome work on this documentary! It is truly fascinating! That’s so weird how they made all those commercials for the movie but without the star! This is definitely one of your best videos ever! There were so many times I had to pause the video because I couldn’t stop laughing! Wow Marvel’s first theatrical movie and George Lucas’ third big production! What a legacy indeed for Howard The Duck! This video is truly golden my man! However I also have to say that I feel so sorry for that poor kid Joe who was the Howard body double! I hope that he went on to doing something much more pleasant for him after that! Poor kid! I’m not a huge fan of Howard but this story is truly fascinating and hilarious!
@weirdotzero7065 Жыл бұрын
The first new video in 4 months and it's a 1 hour doc on one of the worst comic book adaptations of all time... I live for content like this.
@dolphinsrr Жыл бұрын
The film is not that bad. It has the same tone as guardians of the galaxy. And to me rocket racoon is the same kind of character as Howard. But different.
@DaneofHalves Жыл бұрын
I saw this movie as a kid. I watched it over and over and thought it was one of the funniest and silliest movies I've ever seen. And solidified my crush on Lea Thompson. Pretty decent special effects for the 80s.
@OGKillercaptain Жыл бұрын
Lea Thompson a true gem.
@worldoftheflies 5 ай бұрын
I never wanted to be a duck so bad in my life. Lea Thompson, good lord.
@danielr6686 5 ай бұрын
Lea Thompson was totally boinkable in the day.
@TheSci-fiAnarchist42 4 ай бұрын
We're all very lucky, or rather unlucky, that you made this documentary for us.
@Kornknealious Жыл бұрын
I lived in San Fran...er.. "Cleavland" in the 1980s. I knew a couple of friends who were extras in all the 'rock" club scenes. They had to sign an NDA promising not to reveal what they saw. They told me they did not need an NDA because they still want to forget seeing the Howard The Duck puppet in person.
@bigblue344 Жыл бұрын
"Life is too short to work for people like that"
@AmyASpaceOdyssey Жыл бұрын
The director of this film also co-directed an amazing horror film called Messiah of Evil that nobody has heard of and that’s a shame because it’s a masterpiece.
@danwroy Жыл бұрын
No it's not but it's interesting
@AmyASpaceOdyssey Жыл бұрын
@@danwroy I respect your opinion but I strongly disagree. I think that movie is excellent.
@playboysadness6494 Жыл бұрын
A strange film, but definitely mediocre at best
@iCup247TV 3 ай бұрын
I loved the comic book as a kid & the fact Lucas was drawn to it so early in his career
@phlywitegy 3 ай бұрын
My brother and I probably watched this movie 100 times when we were kids. We loved it. As an adult I was surprised to find out how much it was hated
@KaponoMonster Жыл бұрын
I always love how yesterworld manages to to make non disney topics have some connection with Disney
@peterdibble Жыл бұрын
Mark uploads a big new video AND we get a Golden Girls reference? This is what I'm subscribed for.
@expandranon 4 ай бұрын
I was in some kind of sweet spot, where I was old enough to automatically enjoy anything like the movie, but young enough to have no expectations of what 'Howard the Duck' should look like. I loved the movie and tuned in every time it was available on cable TV.... which was often, probably because it was cheap.
@baldbeardedbloke6887 Жыл бұрын
Howard The Duck Resulted in the eventual creation of Pixar production for which it should always be praised.
@Spruill1 Жыл бұрын
Yesterworld videos make me happy. Thanks for the Christmas present Mark!
@kutulhumythos3410 Жыл бұрын
You missed some other bits from Howard's history: - His post-Gerber revival actually started as a feature in the re-vamped Crazy magazine in 1980. Its new editor Larry Hama turned a 3rd-rate Mad knock-off into a nasty New York-inspired punk rag that really horrified parents, especially since it parodied hard-R movies. It also gave kids the gruesome murder that created Caspar The Ghost, a re-lettered Death Of Phoenix saga that enraged the X-Fans, and handy tips on how to survive and prosper following a nuclear war. The HTD parts were the most normal section, and those were damned weird. Besides the Crazy reboot, Hama would go on to also create the GI Joe series, making him the patron saint for 80s grade-school edgelords. - There was a benefit comic for Steve Gerber's fight to regain the rights to Howard, called Destroyer Duck. It was one of the last projects artist Jack Kirby ever drew, another important creator screwed over by Marvel. Like the Iron Man, Avengers, Captain America, and Thor movies? Those characters were all created by Jack, - The first comic issue would inspire another funny-animal meets Conan comic: Cerebus The Aardvark in 1977. His creator Dave Sim would actually do a try-out page in the later HTD magazine. The success of Cerebus would directly lead to other independent black & white books, including The Tick and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. So, Howard The Duck pretty much led the way for every creator-driven cartoon or movie from the 90s.
@Nobious2 5 ай бұрын
I really enjoyed the movie, and I watched it on VHS a lot of times as a kid. It feels like a movie with a high production value, an event, and left me excited for any kind of sequels. Oh well.
@annkman 9 ай бұрын
This is the type of shit I am fascinated at when it’s 2 AM
@fusionspace175 Жыл бұрын
I'm lucky, in that I was the perfect age to appreciate Howard the Duck when it was made. It joined my VHS favorites alongside Willow and Roger Rabbit, Indiana Jones and Star Wars. I still enjoy it a lot, Howard has real personality as a character and is quite funny. It's a little hard to believe how strong he is given his height, but you have to go with it or he can't rescue Lea Thompson like Spider Man in that alley. It is functionally sort of a super hero movie, he does have to repel an alien invasion in the end, and there is a villain with super powers. It's an interesting movie even now, this was a great font of information about it, and I'm, definitely going to rewatch it next time I watch the movie. And if anyone hasn't seen it, give it an honest chance, don't expect it to pay off like funny bad movies do. I still think the biggest problem with its reception is that people were not ready for a humanoid duck and a human woman to be lovers.
@Account_Not_Applicable Жыл бұрын
In today's age, I think a human woman with a duck man would be MUCH better received
@jackpijjin4088 Жыл бұрын
Apparently we *still* weren't ready for it by 2006, not so sure about today.
@fusionspace175 Жыл бұрын
@@jackpijjin4088 Look he clearly has human level intelligence and a humanoid personality, humanoid hands and the duck with boobs imply humanoid genitals as well. It's not gross, it's beautiful, they're in love and perfect for each other. Oh, why do I bother? Sigh.
@joshfacio9379 Жыл бұрын
Poor poor sonic 06.. lol.
@candacewhite9040 Жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same thing. And that was why I liked it. Lol But yeah the Sonic game was weird. It's a mixed bag. 🤣
@dylanfgarrison Жыл бұрын
I LOVED this movie as a kid. Saw it many many times as soon as it came out on home video. Those critics don’t know $hit, this movie is amazing.
@dylanfgarrison Жыл бұрын
I’ll amend my comment having now watched the whole video. If you were around 10 years old AND your parents didn’t pay much attention to what it was you were watching this movie was amazing. I had no expectations, I didn’t know who George Lucas was, it was just another movie I enjoyed.
@BananaPhoPhilly 6 ай бұрын
I watched this movie as a 10 year old and I thought it was the weirdest shit I’d ever seen. Turned it off after 10 minutes
@KatieLHall-fy1hw 6 ай бұрын
@@dylanfgarrisonbut you know what? Sometimes that is the best way to watch a movie! That’s one of the reasons I love Wayne’s World so much. I had a vague awareness of them on SNL but wasn’t watching SNL and went in with 0 expectations, and knew none of thus actors I love that movie and it never fails to make me laugh. 😎
@ALIEN-DUDE 3 ай бұрын
I remember my grandad telling me about a wacky marvel movie before the iron man and spider man ones, a film about a talking duck called howard. A few years later I got into nostalgia critic videos and found his review of this bizarre movie, thats how I know of this oddities existence.
@williamholmes9195 Жыл бұрын
I know it is a bad movie but for me it is the nostalgia that makes it fun to watch.
@Account_Not_Applicable Жыл бұрын
In an alternate timeline, Howard the Duck is a Tumblr sexyman
@captlazer5509 Жыл бұрын
George Lucas In Love short has played at meetings at Skywalker Ranch around the time Episode 2 was in production. The short is both a love letter to Lucas and a sly way to debate limiting the screen time of JarJar Binks. Thank you Howard The Duck.
@billybob4274 2 ай бұрын
I loved this movie when I was a kid. Ed Rooney was disastrously good.
@hhairball9 8 ай бұрын
THAT was a very informative and entertaining documentary! I admire your dedication to your research! (Also, I enjoyed the sound of your voice so much, I even listened to your sponsor plug!) Great job!
@xsam88 Жыл бұрын
I now know more about this duck than I thought possible. Thanks Yesterworld
@SmoothCriminal12 Жыл бұрын
Well Clint Eastwood clearly liked Howard The Duck enough to cast Tim Robbins in Mystic River.
@baldbutton1983 Жыл бұрын
The critics can say what they want, but Howard the Duck has always been one of my all time favorite movies
@thapthoptheep2076 4 ай бұрын
I remember watching this film as a kid and for some reason thinking that Howard was like the duck version of John Travolta...I've no idea why my young mind made that odd association but now as a grown up any time I see a clip from that film it reminds me of John Travolta.
@ChristopherSobieniak 4 ай бұрын
Classy!
@the-NightStar Жыл бұрын
I honestly, and unironically enjoy this movie. I think it's far better at least than MOST people are willing to give it credit.
@Swiftbow Жыл бұрын
I think it's one of those movies that got such a bad rap early on that most of the long-term negativity sprung from people joining the crowd.
@johndennison2769 Жыл бұрын
@@Swiftbow Kind of like Morbius tbh.
@omegahorizon82 Жыл бұрын
Being 5-6 y/o in the 80's watching this 100xs it'll will always be a fond memory. I dare not watch it today and ruin the nostalgia.
@ryandavis4448 Жыл бұрын
Intricate part of my childhood. Watched it dozens of times and I want to watch it again for old times sake.
@trailersic Жыл бұрын
@@omegahorizon82 I watched this as an 8yo, I'm in my 40s, I still enjoy every minute.
@kenmorman6391 Жыл бұрын
I absolutely unashamedly "love" Howard the Duck!!! Both the movie and the comic book.
@jayvansickle7607 4 ай бұрын
"Is there ever a human inside Howard the Duck?" "No....they wouldn't let us do that."
@SolidSnakeOO1 Жыл бұрын
Amazing work as always. Would love to see a video on the history of Return to Oz someday.
@shawnconder4984 Жыл бұрын
I am not going to lie, I'm one of those cult fans for this movie. I always found it just a silly fun little movie that I could just turn my brain off and laugh at the absurdity of.
@Hektagon7085 Жыл бұрын
I was 11 when I first saw it in -87, and I loved it. Rewatched it a couple of years ago and I think it holds up. Never understood the hate for this movie.
@goldylover1000 Жыл бұрын
I still believe, that the reason why it’s considered one of the worst movies ever made is because of the hype at the time surrounding it. Think about it, Everyone was believing this is gonna be the next Star Wars and Indiana jones cause of george Lucas’s name slapped on the advertising like crazy. and not expecting it to be a cheesy 80s B movie that’s intentionally made to be cheesy and weird. that’s the point of this movie. And I still consider it one of my favorite movies cause of how absurd and crazy it is I mean a animatronic talking duck with a 80s rock soundtrack sign me up man. I still have yet to see another movie from The 80s that’s like this.
@Hektagon7085 Жыл бұрын
@@goldylover1000 I think HtD is better than The temple of doom. But I don´t think many will agree.
@dolphinsrr Жыл бұрын
@@Hektagon7085 I still don't get the hate. I was entertained. And I was 29 when I seen it when it was first released
@dolphinsrr Жыл бұрын
@@goldylover1000 and the actress who played Howard's love interest. Is been trying to get howard remade. She wants to direct it
@nerdtvch5 Жыл бұрын
I think Howard the Duck has aged pretty well. Modern audiences seems to like mature and silly themes. The audience didn't exist when the movie came out. But it does now. I like it. Example, the original Iron Man is pretty mature, full of sex, drinking, and straight up killing people. Mixed in with some quips and jokes. Even the Hulk movie of that year has a few sex jokes. Captain America even has a running joke around sex. And how he can't get drunk. And the more recent Spider-Man No Way Home has an entire joke about Peter and MJ having sex. So the audience IS there. Plus, Lea Thompson is just wonderful in everything.
@radikalmoderate5705 Жыл бұрын
modern audiences have been programmed to like anything that feeds the fix...
@_Shadoh_ Жыл бұрын
@@Swiftbow American kids maybe. As an european child I understood all that stuff pretty perfectly back then 😄
@trailersic Жыл бұрын
@@_Shadoh_ Thankfully the condom was cut out in the UK, that's the only thing I cringe at.
@retrofan4963 4 ай бұрын
Howard the Duck is really ahead of its time.
@johnnyplunkett8532 Жыл бұрын
I found the diner scene totally hysterically funny...
@dwitefry4157 Жыл бұрын
The first volume of Howard the Duck is genuinely one of my favourite comics. I only own one of those huge, expensive Marvel Omnibus books and it's for Howard the Duck. I just want to share that cos someoen should admit to loving that comic every time Howard the Duck is brought up, cos it's wierd and wonderful.
@G.S.Holland Жыл бұрын
I was born too late to get caught up in the original comic book run of Howard the Duck. When I got into comics, it had been out for a number of years but never seemed to find their way to my local drug store. I recall seeing ads for it in comics I did read and always wanted to get original issues. They have never been cheap, unfortunately. But that Omnibus was a prefect way to get an instant collection for a fraction of the price of the original issues.
@mjemigh3304 Жыл бұрын
Really?!? I've gotta find that! Of course, it's outdated for most people, since Howard went after newsmakers of the early '70s, but It would be perfect for me. I absolutely loved the comic book of the early part of that decade, although it went seriously downhill when it became a magazine. And the movie hit rock bottom.
@G.S.Holland Жыл бұрын
The movie killed the future of the character for such a long time, too. I know people are fond of it. I wonder how many of them also read the comics?
@mjemigh3304 Жыл бұрын
@@G.S.Holland Not many, I would guess. A lot of them say that they saw the movie as a kid. By then, the '70s were something in history books. They wouldn't get the humor. I ordered the book yesterday. Thank you and dwite fry VERY much for letting me know about it!!!!!
@GangaKris Жыл бұрын
I absolutely loved this movie growing up. Bad movies like this led to my love of things like MST3K. Didn't know much of the history here, so thank you very much for this video.
@trashyraccoon2615 Жыл бұрын
I still fail to see how this is a bad movie.
@exoticbutters9867 Жыл бұрын
Did mst3k do an episode on this? I love rifftrax so much
@GangaKris Жыл бұрын
@@exoticbutters9867 unfortunately no. Rifftrax has a fan made riff of it I think. It's on the Rifftrax page. Rifftrax is Mike and the bots in human form but they haven't done it yet themselves. Would make for a good live show 🤷♀️
@AmyC531 Жыл бұрын
Radioland Murders mention! Oh man, one of my childhood favorites and almost completely forgotten. You should have seen the smile on my face when I heard those words!
@GaiaMisery 5 ай бұрын
Ya just earned a life long sub! I loved how you researched and produced and edited it! 😁 great work homie. Going back to watch the rest
@MistaBrandoVA Жыл бұрын
I always appreciate deep dives like these going into film history! Amazing work as always dude! I’m actually bummed we didn’t get that og Howard movie, those sculptures/statues of the muppet they were making was so stylish! Very detailed and stylized like the original comic style. I would if those models are in a private collection somewhere? Marvel please if you’re reading this make a Howard the Duck show/movie but instead of cgi make him a funny muppet please I’m begging you 🦆 🙏🏻
@Swiftbow Жыл бұрын
I dunno... those early sculptures may have resembled the comic, but they were also horrifying. Do you really want to see that thing move? Also... the Howard we got is one of the few anthropomorphic ducks to properly NOT have teeth.
@sheriffvader6908 Жыл бұрын
A muppet style Howard the duck would of saved it imo
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