Hulu Hosts ‘Howard the Duck’
Looking for something to do before school or work begins again? Well, Hulu has just added the reviled Howard the Duck to its list of free feature films. The live-action Universal film, starring Tom Robbins, Lea Thompson, and eight different guys in an expensive duck suit, was considered one of the worst films of the year when it was released in 1986 and remains one of the most awful adaptations from a comic book.
What is astonishing is that the film was produced by George Lucas from a script by the able Willard Huyck & Gloria Katz (American Graffiti). Lucas spent $10 million to make the film which earned a meager $16 million while making Howard’s creator Steve Gerber weep.
Marvel posted this on twitter a while ago.
It's fun in its' badness the way Supergirl is/was.Stinky!
I still haven't seen it. Probably won't. If I did, it'd be because of Lea. While Supergirl didn't work for the most part, I watched it for Peter O'Toole, who is a wonderful actor that turned in a good performance for the little he had to work with. The only part of the movie I thought was well done was the bit where she danced on air. Helen's a lovely woman who was far too green for the role, and got overshadowed by all the scenery chewers. The lack of a decent script didn't help.Miles