Howard the Duck (1986)

Regisseur:

Willard Huyck

Drehbuchautoren:

Steve Gerber (comic books)
Willard Huyck (written by) ...
(mehr)

Premierendatum:

1. August 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Abenteuer | Komödie | Romanze | Sci-Fi

Werbezeile:

Trapped in a world he never made.

Plot:

A sarcastic humanoid duck is pulled from his homeworld to Earth where he must stop an alien invader.

Plot Keywords:

Box Office Flop | Singer | Misanthrope | Concert Scene | Indiana Jones Spoof

Filmpreise:

4 wins & 4 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

Howard, forever the Underduck

Besetzung

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
Steve Sleap	...	Howard T. Duck
Peter Baird	...	Howard T. Duck
Mary Wells	...	Howard T. Duck
Lisa Sturz	...	Howard T. Duck
Jordan Prentice	...	Howard T. Duck
Paul Guilfoyle	...	Lieutenant Welker
Liz Sagal	...	Ronette, Cherry Bomb
Dominique Davalos	...	Cal, Cherry Bomb
Holly Robinson Peete	...	K.C., Cherry Bomb (as Holly Robinson)
Tommy Swerdlow	...	Ginger Moss
Richard Edson	...	Ritchie
Miles Chapin	...	Carter
Richard McGonagle	...	First Cop
Virginia Capers	...	Cora Mae, Secretary
Debbie Lee Carrington	...	Additional Ducks
Miguel Sandoval	...	Bar Entertainment Supervisor
Sheldon Feldner	...	Hot Tub Spa Owner
Lee Anthony	...	Grossbach
Paul Comi	...	Dr. Chapin
Maureen Coyne	...	Teacher
James Lashly	...	State Trooper
Tom Parker	...	Steve Kanelli, TV Reporter
Ed Holmes	...	TV Duck Hunter
David Paymer	...	Larry, Scientist
William Hall	...	Officer Hanson
Denny Delk	...	Sergeant
Martin Ganapoler	...	1st Trucker
Tom Rayhall	...	2nd Trucker
Gary Littlejohn	...	3rd Trucker
Thomas Dolby	...	Bartender in Rock Club
Kristopher Logan	...	Punk
Reed Kirk Rahlmann	...	Bender
John Fleck	...	Pimples
William McCoy	...	Skin Head
Steven Kravitz	...	Lover Boy
Anne Tofflemire	...	Lover Girl
Marcia Banks	...	Mama Biker
Nancy Fish	...	Homeless Bag Lady
Monty Hoffman	...	Club Bouncer
Ted Kurtz	...	Kirby
Wood Moy	...	Chef
Wanda McCaddon	...	Hostess
James Brady	...	1st Tour Guide
Carol McElheney	...	Screaming Woman
Jeanne Lauren	...	Bear
Richard Kiley	...	The Voice of the Cosmos (voice)
übrige Besetzung in alphabetischer Reihenfolge:
Lol Levy	...	Detective (uncredited)
C. Andrew Nelson	...	Rocker (uncredited)
James Olea	...	Policeman (uncredited)

Regie
Willard Huyck

Buch
Steve Gerber		(comic books)
Willard Huyck		(written by) &
Gloria Katz		(written by)

Produktion
Robert Latham Brown	....	co-producer
Ian Bryce	....	associate producer
Gloria Katz	....	producer
George Lucas	....	executive producer

Originalmusik
John Barry

Kamera
Richard H. Kline

Schnitt
Michael Chandler
Sidney Wolinsky

Casting
Dianne Crittenden

Szenenbild
Peter Jamison

Bauten/Dekorationsbau (art directors)
Mark Billerman
Blake Russell

Bühnenbildner/Ausstatter (set decorators)
Phil Abramson

Kostüme
Joe I. Tompkins		(as Joe Tompkins)

Maske/Frisuren
Gracie Atherton	....	makeup artist
Karen Bradley	....	makeup artist: second unit
Thomas R. Burman	....	makeup designer: Dr. Jenning
Bari Dreiband-Burman	....	makeup designer: Dr. Jenning
Joy Zapata	....	hair stylist

Produktionsleiter (production managers)
Robert Latham Brown	....	production manager
Richard Hashimoto	....	production manager

Regieassistenten
Patrick Cosgrove	....	second assistant director (as Pat Cosgrove)
Rodney-Allen Hooks	....	second assistant director: second unit
L. Dean Jones Jr.	....	second assistant director (as Dean Jones)
Dan Kolsrud	....	first assistant director
John Liberti	....	first assistant director: second unit
Thomas J. Wright	....	second unit director

Ausstattung (Stab)
Dave Archer	....	celestial paintings
Bob Bauer	....	property maker
Danny Colangelo	....	property master
Paul Dal Porto	....	property master: second unit
Stephen J. Gardner	....	assistant property master: second unit (as Steve Gardner)
Dale Haugo	....	lead scenic artist
Harley Jessup	....	assistant to production designer
Jack Kostelnik	....	property maker
Pamela Marcotte	....	set designer
George F. Mauricio	....	property assistant
Jim Pohl	....	set designer
Michelle Souza	....	property assistant
J. Michael Speakman	....	property assistant
John Warnke	....	assistant art director
Steven Westlund	....	property master
J. Michael Davis	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Ton Stab
Agamemnon Andrianos	....	sound recording mixer
Sandina Bailo-Lape	....	sound re-synchronization editor
Stephen Balliet	....	boom operator: second unit
John Benson	....	sound effects editor
Karen Brocco	....	assistant sound editor
Ben Burtt	....	sound effects editor
Ben Burtt	....	sound re-recording mixer
T.M. Christopher	....	assistant sound editor
Gloria D'Alessandro	....	assistant sound editor
Carlyn Montes De Oca	....	sound re-synchronization editor assistant
Melissa Dietz	....	assistant sound editor
Ken Fischer	....	sound effects editor
Suzy Friedman	....	assistant sound editor
Vivien Hillgrove Gilliam	....	dialogue editor
Dan Gleich	....	cable operator: second unit
Jean-Pierre Halbwachs	....	sound trainee
Richard Hymns	....	sound effects editor
Tom Johnson	....	foley recordist
Mary Helen Leasman	....	sound effects editor
Marilyn McCoppen	....	dialogue editor
John Nutt	....	dialogue editor
Jenny Oz	....	sound editor apprentice
Diana Pellegrini	....	foley artist
Steve Powell	....	boom operator
E. Jeane Putnam	....	assistant sound editor (as Jeane Putnam)
George Reinhardt	....	cable person
Sara Roberts	....	assistant sound editor
Paige Sartorius	....	sound editor apprentice
Greg Smith	....	location sound
Karen Spangenberg	....	dialogue editor
Jenny Stein	....	assistant sound editor
Gary Summers	....	sound re-recording mixer
Randy Thom	....	sound designer
Randy Thom	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dennie Thorpe	....	foley artist
Andy Wiskes	....	sound mixer: second unit
Rob Fruchtman	....	sound editor (uncredited)
Bob Sarles	....	assistant sound editor (uncredited)

Spezialeffekte
Marty Brenneis	....	special effects
Gregory M. Childers	....	special effects (as Greg Childers)
Reuben Goldberg	....	special effects
Jeff Jarvis	....	second unit coordinator
Jeff Jarvis	....	special effects foreman
Bob MacDonald Jr.	....	special effects supervisor
Robert MacDonald	....	special effects foreman
Jeff Marz	....	special effects
John McLeod	....	special effects foreman
Dan Nelson	....	special effects
Noni Norwood	....	special effects production assistant
Richard Ratliff	....	special effects foreman
Raymond Robinson	....	special effects
Larry Odien	....	special effects assistant (uncredited)

Visual Effects
Barbara Affonso	....	model maker: ILM visual effects unit
Peter Albrecht	....	rotoscope: ILM visual effects unit
Jon Alexander	....	animation camera effects: ILM visual effects unit
Kirk Amidano	....	model maker: ILM visual effects unit
John Allan Armstrong	....	visual effects animator: ILM visual effects unit
Charles Bailey	....	manager: ILM creature shop
Donna K. Baker	....	rotoscope: ILM visual effects unit
Gordon Baker	....	visual effects animator: ILM visual effects unit
Greg Beaumonte	....	engineer: ILM visual effects unit
Tom Bertino	....	rotoscope: ILM visual effects unit
Barbara Brennan	....	rotoscope: ILM visual effects unit
Bill Brewer	....	wig maker: ILM creature shop
Rob Burton	....	animation camera effects: ILM visual effects unit
Sean M. Casey	....	mold design supervisor: ILM creature shop
Nicole Cavallero	....	featherer: ILM creature shop
Lanny Cermak	....	engineer: ILM visual effects unit
Wade Childress	....	visual effects matte photography: ILM
Terry Chostner	....	stop motion photography: ILM visual effects unit
Donald Clark	....	optical camera operator: ILM visual effects unit
Milo Coates	....	featherer: ILM creature shop
Robert Cooper	....	artisan: ILM creature shop
Kim Costalupes	....	assistant editor: ILM visual effects unit
Peter Daulton	....	visual effects camera operator: ILM visual effects unit
Jay Davis	....	artisan: ILM creature shop
Jeff Doran	....	lab technician: ILM visual effects unit
Dick Dova	....	stage technician: ILM visual effects unit (as Richard Dova Spah)
Karen Dube	....	production assistant: ILM visual effects unit
Sheila Duignan	....	stop motion construction: ILM visual effects unit
Cheryl Durham	....	production accountant: ILM visual effects unit
Randy Dutra	....	stop motion construction: ILM visual effects unit
John Ellis	....	optical consultant: ILM visual effects unit
Chrissie England	....	visual effects coordinator: ILM
Nicholas J. Esposto	....	animatronic designer: ILM creature shop
Chuck Eyler	....	visual effects animator: ILM visual effects unit
Ellen Ferguson	....	rotoscope: ILM visual effects unit
Bob Fernley	....	production buyer: ILM creature shop
Robert Finley Jr.	....	miniature pyrotechnics: ILM visual effects unit
Warren Franklin	....	general manager: ILM
Joe Fulmer	....	stage technician: ILM visual effects unit
Tim Geideman	....	lab technician: ILM visual effects unit
Bill George	....	visual effects chief model maker: ILM
Tim Gillett	....	location animatronics: ILM creature shop
Chris Goehe	....	moldmaker: ILM creature shop
Ralph Gordon	....	optical line-up: ILM visual effects unit
Ned Gorman	....	production assistant: ILM visual effects unit
Caroleen Green	....	matte artist: ILM visual effects unit
Thomas M. Grimm	....	animatronic designer: ILM creature shop
Lynn Gustafson	....	featherer: ILM creature shop
Joanne Hafner	....	rotoscope: ILM visual effects unit
James Hagedorn	....	optical camera operator: ILM visual effects unit
Cris Hammond	....	model maker: ILM visual effects unit
Ian Hiebert	....	production assistant
Edward Hirsh	....	production manager: ILM visual effects unit
Sandy Houston	....	rotoscope: ILM visual effects unit
Tony Hudson	....	moldmaker: ILM creature shop
Peg Hunter	....	optical line-up: ILM visual effects unit
Jay Ignaszewski	....	visual effects
Brad Jerrell	....	stage technician: ILM visual effects unit
Dave 'Chuck' Johnson	....	location animatronics: ILM creature shop
Ed Jones	....	optical line-up: ILM visual effects unit
Sean Joyce	....	matte artist: ILM visual effects unit
Sandra Ford Karpman	....	production assistant: ILM visual effects unit (as Sandra R. Ford)
Paula Karsh	....	production buyer: ILM creature shop
Pam Kaye	....	production accountant: ILM visual effects unit
Pete Kozachik	....	visual effects camera operator: ILM visual effects unit
Tad Krzanowski	....	animatronic designer: ILM creature shop
Lisa Lamerdin	....	featherer: ILM creature shop
Tim Lawrence	....	duck world ducks creation: ILM creature shop
Victoria Lewis	....	featherer: ILM creature shop
Laurel Lichten	....	painter: ILM creature shop
Ellen E. Lichtwardt	....	visual effects animation supervisor: ILM
James Lim	....	optical camera operator: ILM visual effects unit
Mike MacKenzie	....	engineer: ILM visual effects unit
Tamia Marg	....	stop motion construction: ILM visual effects unit
Michael J. McAlister	....	visual effects supervisor
Patrick McArdle	....	stop motion photography: ILM visual effects unit
Sean McCormick	....	foam latex technician: ILM creature shop
David McCue	....	visual effects optical supervisor: ILM
Roberto McGrath	....	stills: ILM visual effects unit
Scott McNamara	....	location animatronics: ILM creature shop
Mark S. Miller	....	coordinator: ILM creature shop
Richard Miller	....	sculptor: ILM creature shop
Jack Mongovan	....	rotoscope: ILM visual effects unit
Rodney Morgan	....	animatronic designer: ILM creature shop
Jodi Muggenthaler	....	production accountant: ILM visual effects unit
Charlie Mullen	....	production manager: ILM visual effects unit
Lori J. Nelson	....	production assistant: ILM visual effects unit
Bruce Nicholson	....	optical consultant: ILM visual effects unit
Kerry Nordquist	....	stills: ILM visual effects unit
Phillip Norwood	....	visual effects art direction
Jeff Olson	....	model maker: ILM visual effects unit (as Jeffrey Olsen)
Frank Ordaz	....	visual effects matte painting supervisor: ILM
Randy Ottenberg	....	model maker: ILM visual effects unit
Michael Owens	....	visual effects camera operator: ILM visual effects unit
Ease Owyeung	....	animatronic designer: ILM creature shop
Ease Owyeung	....	model shop supervisor: ILM visual effects unit
Caris Palm	....	visual effects camera operator: ILM visual effects unit
Udo Pampel	....	visual effects machine shop: ILM
Terrence Peck	....	assistant editor: ILM visual effects unit
Mary-Curtis Ratcliff	....	featherer: ILM creature shop
Stacy Raven	....	featherer: ILM creature shop
John Reed	....	moldmaker: ILM creature shop
Cindy Reid	....	rotoscope: ILM visual effects unit
Jay Riddle	....	animation cameraman
Louis Rivera	....	lab technician: ILM visual effects unit
Thomas Rosseter	....	optical line-up: ILM visual effects unit
Susan Ross	....	model maker: ILM visual effects unit
Wesley Seeds	....	model maker: ILM visual effects unit
Mark Setrakian	....	animatronic designer: ILM creature shop
Kenneth Smith	....	optical consultant: ILM visual effects unit
David Sosalla	....	consulting designer: ILM creature shop (as Dave Sosalla)
Tom St. Amand	....	visual effects stop motion animation: ILM
Howard Stein	....	visual effects editor: ILM
Nick Stern	....	visual effects animator: ILM visual effects unit
Kitt Stevens	....	production buyer: ILM creature shop
Shelly Stevens	....	featherer: ILM creature shop
Peter Stolz	....	miniature pyrotechnics: ILM visual effects unit
Eben Stromquist	....	animatronic design supervisor: ILM creature shop
Pat Sweeney	....	visual effects camera operator: ILM visual effects unit
Marc Thorpe	....	animatronic designer: ILM creature shop
Vince Tilker	....	visual effects machine shop: ILM
Phil Tippett	....	stop motion supervisor: ILM visual effects unit
Pat Turner	....	visual effects camera operator: ILM visual effects unit
Sean Turner	....	visual effects animator: ILM visual effects unit
Richard Vander Wende	....	matte artist: ILM visual effects unit
Bruce Vecchitto	....	optical line-up: ILM visual effects unit
Lauren Vogt	....	location makeup and feathers: ILM creature shop
Harry Walton	....	visual effects stop motion supervisor: ILM
Chuck Wiley	....	model maker: ILM visual effects unit
Jeffrey Wilkins	....	animatronic designer: ILM creature shop
Hal Miles	....	visual effects artist (uncredited)

Stunts
Everett Creach	....	stunt coordinator
Margarita Fernández	....	stunt duck
Paul M. Lane	....	stunt driver
Mickey Alzola	....	stunts (uncredited)
Debbie Lee Carrington	....	stunt duck (uncredited)
Everett Creach	....	stunts (uncredited)
Norma J. Creach	....	stunts (uncredited)
Dick Durock	....	stunts (uncredited)
Bob Herron	....	stunts (uncredited)
Shawn Lane	....	stunt double: Tim Robbins (uncredited)
Gary Littlejohn	....	stunts (uncredited)
Eddie Mulder	....	stunts (uncredited)
Felix Silla	....	stunt duck (uncredited)
Neil Summers	....	stunts (uncredited)

Kamera und Elektrik (Stab)
Michael Bertram	....	video assist operator: second unit
Albert Bettcher	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Rick Borchardt	....	key grip: second unit
Bobby Byrne	....	director of photography: second unit
Dave Childers	....	best boy grip
Joe Crowley	....	gaffer: second unit
Jon Guterres	....	dolly grip
Jim Hawks	....	video assist operator
M. Todd Henry	....	assistant camera: "a" camera (as Todd Henry)
Robert Hillman	....	camera operator: second unit
Doug Hunt	....	second assistant camera
Monty Hunter	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Barbara Lakin	....	still photographer: second unit
Leo Loverro	....	second grip second unit
Kim Marks	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Richard Craig Meinardus	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Daniel P. Moore	....	video assist operator
Deborah Morgan	....	second assistant camera: second unit
David B. Nowell	....	camera operator: second unit
Bobby Powell	....	best boy: second unit
Patrick Riley	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Peter Sorel	....	still photographer
Gregg Valley	....	video assist operator: second unit

Casting (Stab)
Jill Alman	....	casting: second unit
Patricia DeOliveira	....	additional casting
Nancy Nayor	....	additional casting
Diane Saltzberg	....	additional casting

Kostüm und Garderobe (Stab)
Michael Becker	....	costume coordinator
Bill Brewer	....	assistant costume designer
Andrea Cooper	....	costumer
Claudia Everett	....	specialty costume cutter
Barbara Hartman-Jenichen	....	specialty costume cutter
Jerry Holcomb	....	wardrobe assistant second unit
Odessa McDuffie	....	costumer
Sue Miller	....	assistant costume designer
Sue Miller	....	wardrobe supervisor: second unit
Kathy Phillips	....	costumer
Anne Polland	....	key costumer
Nancy Servin	....	costume cutter: specialty costumes

Schnitt (Stab)
Charles Bornstein	....	additional editor
Phil Downey	....	color timer
Rick Finney	....	assistant editor
Jay Ignaszewski	....	first assistant editor
Kate MacDonald	....	apprentice editor
Debra McDermott	....	associate editor
Jim Schurmann	....	color timer
Edward Warschilka	....	additional editor
John Watson	....	assistant editor

Musik (Stab)
John Barry	....	conductor
Dennis Dreith	....	composer: additional music
Jeff Kliment	....	music editor
Sylvester Levay	....	composer: additional music
Louise Rubacky	....	assistant music editor
Rick Sanchez	....	music recording engineer
Dan Wallin	....	music recordist

Transporte
Jack Carpenter	....	driver: camera car
Wes Phillips	....	transportation captain: second unit
Anthony Muto Jr.	....	picture vehicles (uncredited)

Restlicher Stab
Peter Baird	....	puppeteer
Rick Blide	....	craft service: second unit
Lyle Byrum	....	pilot: ultralight plane
Deborah Capen	....	dyer
Bundy Chanock	....	set medic
Miles Chapin	....	duck coach
Dan Curry	....	title designer
Carol DePasquale	....	script supervisor: second unit
Jo Donaldson	....	researcher
Sarah Elgart	....	choreographer
Rory Enke	....	location manager
Deborah Fine	....	researcher
Jim Gary	....	dinosaurs
K.C. Hodenfield	....	production assistant: second unit
Louise Jaffe	....	script supervisor
Joe Johnston	....	ultralight sequence design
Karen Kalton	....	production coordinator
Emily Kaufman	....	assistant: Gloria Katz
Patrick Moriarty	....	duck communications
Nikki Rodis-Jamero	....	duck design
Chuck Roseberry	....	production assistant
Jim Schelter	....	assistant: Randy Thom
Steve Sleap	....	puppeteer
Lisa Sturz	....	puppeteer
Peter Taylor	....	production assistant
Phil Tippett	....	alien monster design
Jeromy Zajonc	....	aerial safety assistant
Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc	....	aerial coordinator
Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc	....	helicopter pilot: second unit
Lynnanne Zager	....	adr voice (uncredited)

Produktionsfirmen

• Lucasfilm
• Universal Pictures

Verleihfirmen

• Universal Pictures (1986) (USA) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1986) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1986) (UK) (theatrical)
• MCA/Universal Home Video (1987) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Koch Media (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
• CIC Vídeo (????) (Brazil) (VHS)
• MCA/Universal Home Video (????) (USA) (VHS)
• Metrodome Distribution (2008) (UK) (DVD)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1986) (Sweden) (theatrical)

Spezialeffekte

• Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)
• Tippett Studio

Weitere Firmen

• Dolby Laboratories  sound post-production

Alternativ:

Howard: A New Breed of Hero (UK)
Howard - ein tierischer Held (Österreich) (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

110 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)

Altersfreigabe:

Australia:PG | UK:12 (DVD rating) | Iceland:12 | UK:PG (cut) | West Germany:12 (cut) | USA:PG (certificate #28226) | Germany:16 (2007 re-rating) | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:15

Drehorte:

Black Point, Marin County, California, USA

Firma:

Lucasfilm

Dies und das:

The ultra light aircraft used in the movie was a Quicksilver MX.

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: Beverly's umbrella disappears from and re-appears in her bag when she first meets Howard.

Dialogzitate:

Howard T. Duck: Every duck has his limit, and you scum have pushed me over the line!

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Ausschnittsweise enthalten in Generation Jedi (2005) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Duckter Dread Dub