at there are plenty of people out there who will rejoice in the fact that Howard the Duck makes it way to DVD today for the first time in the U.S. Just imagine, now a whole new generation can watch Lea Thompson make out with a duck (see, and you thought her wanting to french her son in Back to the Future was sick). Never heard of Howard the Duck? Well let me catch you up a bit...In 1986, George (make sure that kids like it) Lucas took an endeared Marvel comic icon and turned him into the biggest joke in comic (and Lucas) film history. Howard the Duck, although a bit unorthodox for a comic hero was actually a respected character in the Marvel comics stable. First appearing in 1973's Adventures into Fear as a secondary character for the Man-Thing, his popularity soon took off and Howard was given his own title. Howard the Duck's eventual cult following was so huge that in 1976 he became an actual nominee for president o
f the United States under the banner of the All-Night Party. Just ten years after that historic event Lucas brought us Howard the Duck the movie and left millions of people scratching their heads. Today, Howard the Duck is still considered the Gigli comic book films (sorry Batman and Robin), but still seems to find its niche with some fans. OK, fine. So, maybe Howard the Duck is considered one of the worst films of all time, but I'm not afraid to say it. I love this movie, and I always have. I don't remember if I ever saw this in the theater, but I can tell you for a fact that my friends and I watched it on VHS more times than I can count and we loved it every time. If you're a fan of Howard the Duck comics (which I am) you probably would not enjoy anything about this film unless you can just take it for what it is and enjoy it for all it's horrible goodness. Come on, any film with Lea Thompson, Tim Robbins, Holly Robinson and 8 guys starring as one 3-foot tall duck can't be all bad, can it?
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