Howard the Duck

Synopsis

A scientific experiment unknowingly brings extraterrestrial life forms to the Earth through a laser beam. First is the cigar-smoking drake, Howard, from the duck's planet. A few kids try to keep him from the greedy scientists and help him back to his planet, but then a much less friendly being arrives through the beam...

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Cast

Lea Thompson

Beverly Switzler

Jeffrey Jones

Dr. Walter Jenning

Tim Robbins

Phil Blumburtt

Ed Gale

Howard T. Duck

Chip Zien

Howard T. Duck (voice)

Tim Rose

Howard T. Duck

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Steve Sleap

Howard T. Duck

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Peter Baird

Howard T. Duck

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Mary Wells

Howard T. Duck

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Lisa Sturz

Howard T. Duck

Jordan Prentice

Howard T. Duck

Paul Guilfoyle

Lieutenant Welker

Liz Sagal

Ronette

Dominique Davalos

Cal

Holly Robinson Peete

K.C.

Tommy Swerdlow

Ginger Moss

Richard Edson

Ritchie

Miles Chapin

Carter

Richard McGonagle

First Cop

Virginia Capers

Coramae

Crew

Art

• Peter Jamison Production Design
• Gary Heider Set Decoration
• Robert Bonino Construction Foreman
• Stacey S. McIntosh Construction Foreman
• Dwight Williams Construction Foreman
• Mark Billerman Art Direction
• Blake Russell Art Direction
• Harley Jessup Assistant Production Design
• John Warnke Assistant Art Director
• Jim Pohl Set Designer
• Pamela Marcotte Set Designer
• Phil Abramson Set Decoration

Camera

• Richard H. Kline Director of Photography
• Bobby Byrne Second Unit Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

• Gracie Atherton Makeup Artist
• Joe I. Tompkins Costume Design

Crew

• Debbie Lee Carrington Stunts
• Margarita Farrell Stunts
• Paul M. Lane Stunt Driver
• Bill Yarbrough Utility Stunts
• Bob Herron Stunts
• Don Ruffin Stunts
• Phillip Norwood Visual Effects Art Director
• Everett Creach Stunt Coordinator

Directing

• Willard Huyck Director
• Rodney Allen Hooks Second Assistant Director
• John Liberti Second Unit First Assistant Director
• Dan Kolsrud First Assistant Director
• Patrick Cosgrove Second Assistant Director
• L. Dean Jones Jr. Second Assistant Director
• Louise Jaffe Script Supervisor
• Thomas J. Wright Second Unit Director

Editing

• Michael Chandler Editor
• Sidney Wolinsky Editor
• John Watson Assistant Editor
• Jim Passon Color Timer

Production

• Gloria Katz Producer
• George Lucas Executive Producer
• Ian Bryce Associate Producer
• Robert Latham Brown Co-Producer
• Nancy Nayor Additional Casting
• Dianne Crittenden Casting
• Rory Enke Location Manager
• Robert Latham Brown Production Manager
• Richard Hashimoto Production Manager
• Chuck Roseberry Production Assistant

Sound

• John Barry Original Music Composer
• Thomas Dolby Songs
• Randy Thom Sound Designer
• Randy Thom Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Ben Burtt Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Ben Burtt Sound Effects Editor
• Gary Summers Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Christopher Brooks Supervising Music Editor
• Gloria S. Borders Supervising Sound Editor

Visual Effects

• Phil Tippett Visual Effects
• Phil Tippett Creature Design
• Michael J. McAlister Visual Effects Supervisor

Writing

• Willard Huyck Screenplay
• Gloria Katz Screenplay
• Steve Gerber Characters

Photos