HOWARD THE DUCK (1986) | FIRST TIME WATCHING | MOVIE REACTION

[@cosmobubba5567]

I met Lea Thompson at a comic book convention maybe ten years ago. When people meet her, they usually want to talk about Back to the Future or maybe even Caroline in the City… and I asked her to autograph the DVD of Howard the Duck. She laughed and said, “This F’ing movie is gonna haunt me for the rest of my life, isn’t it?”

I watched Caroline with my mom when I was a kid. But yeah BTTF has got to be one of my favorites of all times.

[@3DJapan]

Caroline in the City was a great sitcom!

[@shooterdownunder]

@@cosmobubba5567 it’s a good thing I didn’t drink anything because I would’ve spat it out after reading that 😂

[@ericwalker8636]

I remember in the first episode of Caroline, she was giving her boyfriend a hard time for liking the Howard movie. So funny!

[@brichan1851]

Lea Thompson was always SO sexy to me. There were some GREAT sexy shots here… but nothing compares to her topless scene in All The Right Moves. MEOW!!!

[@acrosstheboardcinema]

Hey it’s the 80s, they went for it. Happy to have been there. What a dreamboat Lea Thompson was.

[@matthewgibson27]

Facts

[@thefirstbourne149]

Do you use dreamboat on girls? I’m actually genuinely curious, because I remember her saying that to Marty McFly.

[@acrosstheboardcinema]

@ lol…no. Just an Easter egg for those in the know.

[@RyoHazuki224]

Probably a LOT of coke was done before green-lighting this film! haha

[@thenotoriousgryyn342]

Heck Yeah She Was!

[@thevideoends617]

Remember the end credits for guardians of the galaxy, with the talking duck? That's howard the duck!

[@TheDtroupe]

voiced by seth green

[@EsotericRage]

I came here for this comment

[@TerryAllenSwartos]

And he was glimpsed in Endgame, when Dr. Strange transported everyone to the final battle.

[@thevideoends617]

he was also featured multiple times in the What-If series.

[@js09js09]

@@TerryAllenSwartos Thanos would have never been defeated if not for Howard The Duck's contributions in that final battle.

[@TheNotoriousCheeto]

I couldn't stop laughing her expression the whole movie; that look of pure bewilderment.

[@coreypolite9831]

She actually looked like she was in pain watching this movie.😬

[@syntaxusdogmata3333]

"Who would make such a monstrosity as this movie?"

[@markmcgee2417]

"I need a new duck. Not a swan or an owl. One that won't moult too much. One that don't smell too fowl. " - Weird Al Yankovic

[@shanwyn]

'Did George Lucas loose a bet?' made me spill my coffee. I kinda love this movie for it's utter madness and silliness. But this quote summoned it up pretty good

[@Zorak9595]

lose*

[@LupusMichaelis]

Actually, when he loses a bet, he's doing a holiday special Still the best multiverse Marvel movie

[@JeremyLevi]

"Who was this movie made for?" Teen boys who were just barely old enough to watch it. lol

[@Tobsson]

I don't even think teens. Preteens at best. I saw it when I was like ten or eleven. It met my standards back then in the 90s, but now it's just nostalgia and nothing else.

[@nooneofconsequence1251]

I watched it once as a teen boy and hated it. I watched it decades later as an adult and found it hilarious (especially Jeffrey Jones' performance). So... I think this is probably wrong. It's a spoof. Not to be taken seriously. Everyone who hates it seems to be taking it really seriously (including teenage boy me)... for reasons beyond me.

[@mikgus]

@@Tobsson Saw it at that age and it was great back ten.

[@VictorLugosi]

It’s made for everyone, because it’s amazing.

[@VictorLugosi]

@@Tobssonthat’s because you’re a dunce.. you probably like marvel movies lol

[@VulcanDeathGrip44]

To be fair to Lucas and Howard, the comic was a hit in the 70’s. It was parody that was irreverent and funny with Howard as an anti hero. People wrote in Howard the Duck for President in ‘76. 😂

[@kevinschultz5678]

Movies where almost all the dialogue is dubbed like this are very uncomfortable.

[@GeneralZodFDNY77]

And Howard's POTUS run was one of my favorite issues. "Get Down, America!!! Vote Howard in 76!!!"

[@Johnny_Socko]

I think the movie's biggest failure was in its interpretation of Howard. Comic-Howard was like a crass version of a 1950s movie character. Trying to make him more "family friendly" would never work, but then they compounded the problem by casting a dorky-sounding voice actor. He never delivered the gruff, eternally pissed-off character that was Howard from the comics. And finally, as Cassie pointed out, the Howard costume was just wrong. I remember watching this as a teenager and thinking ,"Jim Henson would have knocked this out of the park". I get why the production may have wanted to just use "a guy in a suit" for the sake of simplicity, but in doing so they gave up on making Howard a more believable character.

[@jedijones]

@@Johnny_Socko Look at Baby Herman in Who Framed Roger Rabbit. He was undoubtedly inspired by the comic book Howard, right down to the cigar-chomping. That movie also had a Howard/Beverly-style romance between Roger and Jessica. And they pulled it off, without it seeming perverted. Roger Rabbit also incorporated the kind of intelligent parody and satire that the comic book did, and that Howard's movie failed to do. Roger Rabbit proves that the same kind of bizarre material in the Howard the Duck comic can work on screen if done right. Making Howard an animated cartoon character in this movie probably isn't what the comic book had in mind, but it might've been an improvement on the suit we got. This movie was expensive enough to make as it was, though.

[@Johnny_Socko]

@@jedijones Wow, that is a great point about how well _Who Framed Roger Rabbit_ threaded the needle of being purposefully crass, yet still funny and poignant. And you're right that there was no satire in _Howard the Duck,_ at least not like in the comics. That would have definitely helped.

[@lkf8799]

I LOVED this movie as a kid in the 80s. I watched it so many times with my cousin 😂 It will always have a special place in my heart ❤

[@josealmeida2842]

My 10 year old self adored this movie! Crazy characters, fast paced action scenes, intergalactic threats, adult humor! Everything a growing boy needs!

[@FuriousGinger76]

Same here!

[@jkhoover]

Lea Thompson...

[@_Shadoh_]

Totally, I was also 10 and loved it 🤣

[@MainframeMilitia]

Cassie-“Guys, that’s Tim Robbins!” Me-“Sokath, her eyes uncovered!”

[@Hoeech]

"Shawshank Redemption was the best movie ever, and this might be the worst movie ever" Well, we can't say the man doesn't have range

[@vampiremuffinman7183]

@@HoeechIt's not the worst movie ever... Movies I don't watch to the end are the worst, and the only one I can think of RN is Atlantic Rim.

[@MainframeMilitia]

@@vampiremuffinman7183 What’s Atlantic Rim?

[@ivaneames4354]

​@@MainframeMilitiaSounds like a very cheap direct to dvd knock off of Pacific Rim.

[@picard2893]

Shaka, when the walls fell. 😊

[@gamesswell2024]

He’s in Guardians of the Galaxy. Talks to the Collector after his place is destroyed. He says “why you let him lick you like that? Gross”

[@dmichael1172]

@@gamesswell2024 hes in 2 Guardians movies and in Endgame

[@ComicPhreak]

And "What If..." series.

[@RABartlett]

@@ComicPhreak Where he married Darcy, (I know this a spoiler, but I think this is a very important CW)

[@JayOwinFull]

​@@dmichael1172 I just had to Google it. Nice. I missed him in endgame

[@dmichael1172]

@JayOwinFull i missed another appearance as well. He was is in What if... series as well

[@3DJapan]

There is no duck named Marvin that I know. But there is a Martian by that name.

[@catastrophic3]

Yeah, I was thinking that’s what she got confused with. Marvin the Martian. Lol

[@Alexandrashepiro]

Also Marvin the Robot in Hitchhiker's' Guide to the Galaxy!

[@johnfriday5169]

A Marvin also accidentally got shot in the face by Vincent when Jules possibly hit a bump in the road.

[@hullbarrett]

Yes, the one that wanted to blow up the Oith because it blocked his view of Venus. Ah, the good old days...

[@aTofuJunkie]

​@@Alexandrashepiro 42!!!

[@ShortyLongstrokin]

"Who is this movie for?" Preteen boys from the '80s, and we thought it was awesome. The Dark Overlord version of Dr. Jenning is still one of the best and most terrifying makeup jobs on a villain that I've ever seen. I still love the music too.

[@BedsitBob]

That was actually Leah Thompson playing the guitar and singing. Actress, singer and musician. Very talented lady.

[@3DJapan]

Howard running for president' "Why a duck you say? I say why not a duck? You've had turkeys running the country for 200 years!"

[@bachmelle]

It’s like I could see the desire to even keep this channel going completely leave your eyes

[@thomast8539]

Who can blame her? Her patrons are having her watch crap like this?

[@jedijones]

@@thomast8539 It's fun to watch someone hate watch a movie.

[@ghd1379]

Few fun facts. Everyone including the actors thought their acting careers were over after making this Film. George Lucas said "wait and see. This Film will eventually have a cult following." And in a way, he was right. Also, Mel Brooks actually praised the films and the actors saying, "Anyone who was in Howard the Duck, is good enough to be in one of my films." And that's considered a big compliment at the time from a man who has made very popular spoof films.

[@donkfail1]

Sure, we are bunch of freaks who actually like it, but the actors still aren't that proud of it as I understand.

[@lolamargarita8345]

I so feel for her. I spent a whole summer babysitting three kids who loved this movie. It was on HBO, and it didn’t matter what else they were doing. If they heard even a snippet of the music or caught the tiniest glimpse of it, they’d come running. They lived in the country and would be outside playing, and they’d still somehow know the second I was flipping through the channel and it came on. I think we watched it roughly ten billion times that summer. I am still traumatized by the memory. Lol.

[@reygarza2020]

"Guys,...I want it to be over SO BAD!" BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! LOVED this reaction!! ;)

[@Maxbooze]

"ITS NOT EVEN HALFWAY!" ahahahahahhaa

[@shooterdownunder]

@@Maxbooze right now I think she should do a bad movie segment because there’s some real doozies out there

[@travtotheworld]

@@shooterdownunder I would love to see her react to The Room without any context or preconceived notions.

[@thehouseofoverthinking]

​@@shooterdownunder at least it would be less traumatic for her than watching horrors... I still can't believe she watched Saw. I wouldn't dream of it haha

[@shooterdownunder]

@@travtotheworld how about the silent night deadly night movies, especially the second one “garbage day”

[@joelwoodard]

"That was.......Why?! The most concise and appropriate response to a casual viewing of Howard The Duck.

[@michaelpetepiece4566]

4:15 Why?......OK.

[@joelwoodard]

​@michaelpetepiece4566 Dude, the flesh colored eyes were definitely a choice 😂.

[@SlamminGraham]

I watched this movie over and over as a pre-teen. Back then we didn't have such an aversion to one-liners as we do now. :)

[@jerryvibbert1288]

What's painful was watching your reaction to a wonderfully great classic movie of my childhood

[@Trouble10]

For me, the whole scene with the waitress was worth the price of admission. "This will mean the destruction of all life on this planet!" "Sheesh, you haven't even tasted it yet!" "Do I look like a cannibal to you?" "HEY. Are we like all in the same discussion here?"

[@ieyke]

"Guys, that's Tim Robbins....." That's the funniest moment I've seen in weeks. Oh......that made me laugh so hard I almost threw up.....

[@Hoeech]

Something equally (if not more) funny was when Cassie was watching "300" and near the end, Leonidas dropped to his hands and knees before Xerxes in apparent surrender. A moment later, Stelios leaps forward, uses Leonidas as a springboard and attacks. Cassie's reaction to that was "Oh! He was not kneeling. He was being a trampoline" in a perfectly level voice. I get a goofy smile on my face just thinking about it kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJSXZ2CHoJKUbck

[@joeconcepts5552]

@@ieyke And Tim would’ve preferred you never noticed I’m sure.

[@Nimzzeee]

The dangers of putting a title like this on a watch poll. This is definitely the boaty mcboatface of the youtube reactorverse 😂

[@LittleGalaxyBoy]

Fun fact: In X-Men: The Animated Series (1992-1997), Beast wears a Howard the Duck T-shirt in the episode "Beauty and the Beast," which aired on Jan 15, 1994. This was actually my first introduction to Beast, and because of it, every time I see Howard the Duck, I’m transported back to this deeply emotional episode about Beast finding love, wild contrast to this film and Howard in general as a character. It wasn’t until Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) and its end-credits scene that Howard the Duck was reintroduced to mainstream audiences and his first appearance since his 1986 film. Since then, he has mostly appeared in episodes of What If...?, the series that explores alternate MCU timelines, with Howard being a recurring character. He'll appear again in What... If? Season 3 releasing early 2025 and who knows, maybe we'll see him in live action again since the MCU actually does justice to his character.

[@JoeMartinez_LA_LostSoul]

Yup... she seems to take this as a serious movie lol

[@nocturnowl_0100]

Fuck I hope not. This character is trash and should be forgotten.

[@Impeach44]

Maybe they’ll make a deadpool/howard the duck movie 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@gabelogan5877]

I love how Cassie is traumatized about Howard’s appearance even before the start of the movie.

[@ScottFranklinAnderson]

I have no problem rewatching this movie because I can appreciate it and see it for what it is.

[@toadynamite8141]

Yeah, Nice looking Garbage

[@adambailey2523]

My second most nostalgic film, first being Back to the Future. 9 year old me was blown away by the sight of a talking duck on the big screen.

[@leonardsmalls6350]

My little cousin used to come up to us to tell us something. I would getr a blank look and say "I am not Leonard anymore, I am a Dark Overlord" he woiuld start crying and run to his momma.

[@cjpatz]

You asked who this movie was made for? 8 year old ME!!😂 And I loved it!! Still do!

[@RobPryme]

Same here. I must have watched that VHS cassette a hundred times.

[@cjpatz]

@@RobPryme yess! We recorded it from tv, and I watched the isht out of it!

[@mikeRedMDK2032]

It's a guilty pleasure for me. It's got some heart to it in that odd, 80s way.

[@Atarigen1]

Yep same here I loved it as a kid. If Siskal and Ebert didn't like a movie that meant i would love it

[@3DJapan]

Honestly I was 9 when I s it in the treater and I hated it. Now I can appreciate it for it's badness.

[@johnabbottphotography]

"Let's go for it Mister...." CASSIE: "LET'S NOT!" This is why I watch this channel. For that kind of honest, unedited reaction.

[@jimcrowley3424]

This is easily and definitely one of the top 10 best reactions you’ve ever done!

[@stupidsmart-phone6911]

Time: 1989 Place: grocery store video rental Me, age 9: Dad, can I get this one? Dad: Lemme see......................No! Me: Why not? Dad: Put it back! Me: It's in the comedy section, and I've got the $3 ... Dad: I said no!

[@ct6852]

That duck was a kid magnet for some reason. I also fell for it. lol

[@PalimpsestProd]

your dad is mean and lame... or maybe he just understands your mother.

[@gerstelb]

Lea Thompson eventually learned to embrace her role in this weird little flick, but I think she admitted that she was mortified when her kids saw her sleep with a duck.

[@internetsideshow]

My kids were mortified too when they saw me sleep with a duck.

[@RayPruitt-ji9jx]

It's mortifying that she thought a peck on the beak counts as 'sleeping with'

[@YodatheHobbit]

They were in bed to watch Letterman though! No sleeping!

[@hullbarrett]

@@YodatheHobbit Yea, no sleeping. I'm pretty sure he kept her up ALL night!

[@unclejoker9975]

Using a feather is kinky. Using the whole bird is perverted.🫠

[@Shadowace724]

Howard the Duck was a great satirical comic book. I think Lucas was trying to capture the same feeling. I still love this movie but I understand it is not for everybody. At least you gave it a shot. Howard the Duck RULES!!!

[@keithgoode6313]

As a director, George Lucas is a wonderful producer! (with the exception of American Graffiti).

[@Johnny_Socko]

@@keithgoode6313 Letting his USC film school buddies Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz have carte-blanche over this film was a big mistake. They were also responsible for the massive flops _Best Defense_ and _Radioland Murders._ And they wrote _Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom,_ which -- let's just say the writing had nothing to do with the parts of that movie that I liked.

[@jedijones]

@@Johnny_Socko They also were not fans of the Howard comic like George was. They probably never understood it.

[@supremedream1764]

The singing that Lea Thompson does for her character was her actual singing voice.

[@robertwwallii1357]

Howard the Duck is a Marvel Comic Book Character. He is written to be this sarcastic, and believe it or not, this is the first Marvel Movie!

[@CalciumChief]

I don't believe you, cause it's not the first Marvel movie. There was a Dr. Strange movie in 1978.

[@robertwwallii1357]

@@CalciumChief It is the first Official Marvel Movie. There are SEVERAL other extremely crappy movies that were put out featuring Marvel caricatures over the years, but they are NOT officially considered to be cannon, & they were NOT released by marvel!

[@jedijones]

@@CalciumChief This was the first theatrical movie.

[@tomasmendezdiaz9833]

There was a captain america movie and a hulk television series also a Spiderman thing.

[@robertwwallii1357]

@@tomasmendezdiaz9833 The Captain America "Movie" was a pilot for a TV show that wasn't picked up. The Incredible Hulk & Spiderman Live Action TV shows were NOT released by Marvel (I used to watch all of them and being a longtime fan of the Captain America comic, I watched it when it came out. It is about his son taking up the mantle using a see-through shield and a motorcycle).

[@Davelakful]

Glad you reviewed this! I actually liked the movie - someone "warned" me by saying "it's just a silly movie" so i was ready! Haha

[@NathanS__]

The last 15 minutes "guys ... that's Tim Robbins" Yes you were absolutely trolled into watching this and it was completely worth it.

[@EclecticSundries]

Howard is in all the Guardians of the Galaxy movies and in Avengers End Game and in What if…? He actually fought in the big end game battle, you can see him next to Wasp when she appears through the Marvel Sparkle Circle

[@js09js09]

Thanos would have won but Howard The Duck's contributions in the final battle proved decisive in helping the good guys win.

[@ProgrammistMusic]

this movie is silly, but it has a heart. I love it.

[@pleutron]

10yr old me absolutely loved this movie

[@S0ldeed]

A like and comment just because if Cassie is making an effort so should I 😂

[@jessejleafty]

I love Howard . Brings back memories.Its a funny fun Movie.

[@ShmooGaming]

Cassie: "Guys, call a doctor" Me: "Don't you mean veterinarian?" I need to see if this was ever a video game. I would totally play it on my channel.

[@Osprey850]

...or a "ducktor."

[@futuramayeah]

Cassie, when george made star wars , he got a golden ticket from hollywood to make any movie he wanted, he picked Howard the duck because he realized someday they would make spiderman and hulk movies, but never the least popular character, howard the duck, so he wanted to prove he could make a good marvel movie, which he did, i love this movie, howard and beverly have the most memorable romance in marvel comic books

[@rev.chuckshingledecker]

This is in no way a good movie. 😂But it is so bad it’s fun.

[@jedijones]

Not quite the reason. Howard's comic was a huge hit with adults in the '70s. The superheroes were still aimed at kids primarily then, but Howard was written for adult intellects. Lucas wanted to make this movie because he loved the comic book. He talked to his friends about making this even before he made Star Wars. But Howard's fame in comic books only lasted about three years before his creator stopped writing it, and it got cancelled. By 1986, no one was interested in Howard anymore.

[@DevranUenal]

"I'm trying -- I'm really trying" "How much time? .... Its not even half-way!!!" Hahahah the struggle 😂😂😂

[@smavtmb2196]

Cassie it should be interesting to see what you think of this crazy movie. I had such a crush on Tea Thompson. So I definitely remember seeing this in 1986, as Lea made quite an impression on much younger me. She's still beautiful today, and has aged significantly better in real life than the aged up version of her in Back to the Future.

[@OspreyEye]

this was literally my favorite movie as a kid. absolutely loved it and it still just makes me happy and is pure nostalgia for me 😊

[@josephsanchez2481]

As a kid watching this in the 90s, it was actually pretty fun. I enjoyed it.

[@deano42]

Howard the Duck first appeared in 1973 in Marvel Comics, and it was he who paved the way for Peter Porker the Spectacular Spider Ham 10 years later. This was not the movie we wanted for Howard, but it's all we had. And it made us happy. For many years after this, when I would see Jeffrey Jones in a movie, I would always say, 'Hey it's the Dark Overlord of the Universe!'

[@Johnny_Socko]

I loved how committed Jeffrey Jones and Tim Robbins were to their roles. I thought they really helped make this movie more entertaining than it would have been otherwise. Too bad about Jones as a human, though. (At least Robbins seems like a good dude.)

[@Tim21189]

Howard The Duck is a national treasure.

[@puppetj69]

I love this movie as kid and I still love it now!!

[@Elephant2024]

This film will quack you up. After having dinner, Howard the Duck said 'put it on my bill.'🦆

[@aealum2004]

A few fun facts about this movie. 1) the red haired band member is Liz sagal, Katy sagal (Peggy bundy's) younger sister. 2) in an interview Lea Thompson has said that this is one of her favorite movies she ever worked on.

[@raymonddiaz1106]

Watching as a child helps loving the movie. As a kid we don’t care if it’s good, we just want fun. Talking duck, quack fu, hero theme song, action & space stuff = fun for kids.

[@ianjmccullough3614]

As an 80s baby... This is still one of my favorite movies!!!!

[@Cadinho93]

They got the PG rating because they were able to just barely...duck under the limit. I won't apologize. Also, Howard the Duck gets an instant thumbs up from me.

[@canaisyoung3601]

And because the PG-13 rating wasn't as overused as it is now.

[@earlofbroadst]

​@@canaisyoung3601 I'm pretty sure PG-13 didn't even exist in 1986. Wasn't PG-13 created after parents complained about Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom getting a PG rating?

[@Mrster]

​@@earlofbroadst It did. Gremlins and Temple of Doom came out in 1984.

[@retrofan4963]

The ratings in films back in the 80's isn't as sensitive as it is now. Back to the Future films are rated PG. In this day and age, if they're created now, they would've been PG-13.

[@mshippy19]

Cassie: "That's Tim Robbins!" 😂

[@mulderatoful]

I love this movie. One of my favorites from my childhood. And props to Lea for insisting on singing all the songs herself.

[@misterprickly]

Lea Thompson has expressed interest in directing a "Howard the Duck" movie for the MCU.

[@krdragon6950]

I saw this movie on opening day in August 1986, mainly because of Lea Thompson. I had a mad crush on her back then.😍

[@charlievieyra]

The police lieutenant is Paul Guilfoyle who later played detective Jim Bras on CSI

[@doodlemastah]

"Are Beverly and Howard goin to... " I swear I thought you were gonna say "bone"

[@ebbhead20]

I think George wanted this movie, so he was probably a fan of the comics like most of us was.. Still have my number one from the 70s 😊

[@roleplayer10]

I don't see how anyone can not love this movie. It's one of the best movies ever made

[@BreinGames]

How dare you! Howard the duck is an awesome movie!

[@daveweston5158]

A running gag throughout the run of the comics was upon first meeting Howard, most other characters made the assumption that he was a 'midget in a duck suit'... The original concept for this movie had Howard as an animated character surrounded by real humans (think 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit?')... Ultimately, they went with a little person in a duck suit...

[@christopherwall2121]

And then when they realize he's real, they'd inevitably splutter "You... You're a DUCK!"

[@SuperMarioBrosIII]

@@christopherwall2121 This was supposed to be an animated movie originally but due to the time it would take the do animate it they producers changed there mind. Plus the film was originally going to open with Howard The Duck already on planet earth living in Hawaii. Gloria Katz who was married to Willard Huyck and the screen writing duo that gave us Howard The Duck and American Graffiti died November 25th of 2018 and she was 76 years old.🏝🦆🎥🏖

[@ct6852]

My childhood was a bad duck pun...😢

[@RLucas3000]

The comic was actually a masterpiece of snark. But some things just don’t translate to another medium. Little known fact: Howard the Duck back issues are some of the best selling in comic book stores, right up with the X-Men. PS I’ve had a really bad and your “It’s not even half over!” and “Did George Lucas lose a bet?!” gave me life! Truth to tell, Lucas’ wife saved Star Wars, and Spielberg gets my credit for Raiders, but Howard is all George!

[@chapmje]

This movie is not a joke. Howard is part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

[@luciebrisson5881]

Ah! That explains why it was recommended. The f***ing MCU crap again.

[@kendric2000-q3d]

And Lea Thompson is a Disney Princess now! The OG Marvel princess. :D

[@marvel22-mf1js]

This Howard version is NOT part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe however.

[@lurkerrekrul]

I love this movie. It's silly and dumb, but it's also fun, with a lot of quotable lines. "He must'a ate the chilli.." :) Howard was based on a Marvel comic book. This version of Howard is actually cuter, and nicer than the comic version. Howard has made appearances in all three Guardians of the Galaxy movies, he appeared in Marvel's animated What If... show, and he made a cameo appearance near the end of Avengers: Endgame, in the line-up of all the people getting ready to fight Thanos. And anyone who calls this the "worst movie ever" should be forced to sit through The Curse of the Mummy Cat. You have absolutely no concept of the depth of how bad a movie can be, until you have watched that film.

[@kamenanew9867]

This movie is still fun.

[@johnfriday5169]

This gives me hope that one day Cassie will watch Buckaroo Banzai and/or Tank Girl. And, you might be getting Marvin from Marvin the Martian from Looney Tunes.

[@mikeRedMDK2032]

Tank girl still feels like a fever dream to me. I mean..ice-t as a former cop turned mutant kangaroo? 😲

[@lopa-u9f]

tank girl is bad

[@johnfriday5169]

@@lopa-u9f but in all the best ways.

[@lopa-u9f]

@@johnfriday5169 no, it's shallow juvenile potty-humor and promiscuity endorsing grossness horrible messaging, and a badly written+directed movie

[@rubensalvador9422]

Tank Girl is my guilty pleasure. Love that movie, including the manic pacing and editing. The visuals are crazy and the make-up was creative.

[@auerstadt06]

Maybe the last movie I ever thought you'd react to.

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

This!

[@twiedenfeld]

Lucas produced a bunch of movies in the 80s that he didn't put his name on. However, the studio wouldn't green light this movie unless Lucas did put his name on it. He agreed because his friends wrote the screenplay and he wanted the movie to get made for them.

[@mistercard3599]

This is legitimately one of my favorite movies of all time, I think it gets unfairly dragged through the mud. I think it’s funny. I think the adventure is really cool, I dig all the 80s stuff. And I even headcanon this movie into the MCU. Until at least something directly contradicts it.

[@Wagoo]

In about 2002 this was rated 3.8 on IMDB.. now it's up to 4.7!! That means it's gonna takes its rightful place at 10 in 2154

[@retrofan4963]

Since the MCU establish the multiverse, it's confirmed by this point that the Howard the Duck film is canon.

[@boomer63]

Funny, I don't remember this movie being torture to watch back in 1986 🤣

[@jamesburrows6226]

No ducks were harmed during the filming of this movie.

[@zlonxman]

... Only audience members.

[@AliceBowie]

I'm pretty sure the guy running the hot tub place is the creator of Howard the Duck, based on fact that he's wearing the glasses and hat Howard had in the comics. It's crazy George Lucas wanted to make this movie, after all the legal problems the comics and Marvel had with Disney, and maybe even Warner Bros.

[@basecode8]

Saw it in theaters when I was 12… f’n loved it.

[@jayb2k11]

Me, too!! lol It was bad-taste Farrelly Brothers/South Park humor before FB/SP.

[@-.._.-_...-_.._-..__..._.-.-.-]

I'm proud of you for watching this. That took a lot of courage and tenacity. I have no doubt you are now a much stronger and wiser person from this experience. Truly, few can claim the sophistication and resilience you now possess.

[@Harana_Morningstar]

My favorite movie as a kid . Anyways , Merry Christmas . 😊😇

[@maniacmedia]

“Did George Lucas lose a bet?” Thanks Cassie! Laugh out loud funny.

[@johnfriday5169]

I just naturally assume in the 80s, in Hollywood, cocaine was fueling the decision making process.

[@StMichael7]

@@johnfriday5169Naaa I just think this movie because the 80s had several iconic classic movies like The Terminator The Warriors Back to the Future Full Metal Jacket the Rocky movies The Goonies The Karate Kid The Gremlins Pink Floyd The Wall The Road Warrior The Outsiders Nightmare on Elm Street Friday the 13th Halloween Child’s Play The Texas chainsaw massacre and so many more i left out

[@chrismalik1579]

Just for the record George Lucas had nothing to do with the movie.

[@Tr0nzoid]

@@chrismalik1579, ha, "for the record." George Lucas produced the movie and hired the writers, who also wrote the screenplay for "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom." He even speaks about it on the DVD feature.

[@chrismalik1579]

@Tr0nzoid there's a difference between producer on a movie and a director writer on a movie. There's a huge difference. People keep saying he made the movie. He didn't make the movie. I said he didn't make it. A producer doesn't make a movie. The producer gets people in position. Hires people for positions gets people set up for things. Makes sure that everyone's there for the movie. The writer, the director the editor the photographers, they make the movies. The second unit directors, they make the movie. The producer does not make the movie. Producer has nothing to do with the actual filmmaking of the movie. George Lucas did not write the movie. He didn't have final say so over it. The production company who distributed had the final say so over the final cut.

[@johnbuchanon7717]

"The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)" has several big names early in their careers...at least it has that much. Campiness dialed to 11.

[@ardvark8699]

"not my planet monkey boy"

[@kendric2000-q3d]

"The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)" is an amazing classic and always will be!!

[@terrylandess6072]

I used to get that and 'World Gone Wild' with Adam Ant confused.

[@platinumspider7859]

Best movie of 1984, no matter what anyone else says.

[@futuramayeah]

cassie, what do you want them to say in the movie? we are on planet marvel, none of the marvel characters say anything in their movies to say that they are part of marvel comics, iron man takes place in california in 2007, the xmen takes place on the statue of liberty in 2000, Hulk (2003) takes place in san fran cisco in 2003, Dr Strange (1978) takes place in manhattan in 1978, howard the duck takes place in cleveland in 1986

[@jedijones]

I think she was looking for it to mention that other superheroes exist. Of course, that didn't happen in any of the pre-MCU Marvel movies. But to casual viewers, Marvel movie now means it connects in continuity to other movies.

[@Wagoo]

Legitimately still the best Marvel movie! This is a 10/10 on IMDB for me. An absolutely hilarious 80's adventure romp, it's incredible! I first saw it for a sleepover at a friend's house.. went watched it 7 times before we had to return the tape the next day This is really Lea Thompson singing too in the Cherry Bomb songs 👩‍🎤

[@KalEl1017]

I first saw this when I was like 12 back in the 80s. I love this movie. It's also one of my daughters favorite movies. I think you went in thinking too seriously about it. It's just supposed to be silly, fun, a little bit scary (Dark Overlord) and not taken too seriously. It's the perfect PG blend. Stuff for kids, be it a little risqué, stuff for adults, be it silly. It's just meant to be fun.

[@Herovirtigo]

Howard the duck was in guardians of the galaxy movie with the collector

[@stevencraven4897]

The professor (Jeffrey Jones) you may remember as Winona Ryder's dad, Charles, in Beetlejuice. He was also Emperor Franz Ferdinand in Amadeus.

[@CarniviusPrime]

And the principal in Ferris Bueller. Also more well known these days as a child predator.

[@CannonfireVideo]

Umm...the emperor in "Amadeus" was Joseph II. Franz Ferdinand was an archduke whose assassination (over a century later) sparked the first World War.

[@jamielandis4308]

Perhaps you’re thinking of Daffy Duck. He plays Duck Dodgers opposite Marvin The Martian in a Looney Tunes cartoon. To be honest, I’ve always liked this movie. I have a soft spot for strange cult flicks.

[@dasta7658]

I saw this movie as a kid when it came out ... I loved it and found it hilarious. It wasn't until I was an adult I realised what this movie was actually about. The innocence of childhood is awesome! 🤣 We had our version of the song at the end "Howard" " the Duck" "He doesn't" "GAF"

[@billiam8554]

You're dedication to your community is commendable Cassie! I feel half guilty for voting for this in the live, but the other half of me LOVED your reaction 😂 you are 💯 that Tim Robbins acted in both the best movie and worst movie of all time!

[@bjchit]

As Ryan George put it, this is “why though” the movie.

[@cpac97]

You seen Howard in the Guardian's of the Galaxy , He was in the Collectors Chamber ... Loved this movie as a kid... and still do.... Howard looks like Macaulay Culkin

[@RobertNorton12013]

I LOVE this movie. I dont care what anyone else says. I love it

[@internetsideshow]

You probably put pineapple on your pizza too 😂

[@mikeRedMDK2032]

I love the train wreck that it is lol

[@JamesCline-yy8pm]

Great movie I loved it when I was a kid

[@satricon]

"i thought it was a guitar pick" xD I wish my mind was that innocent sometimes!