Howard the Duck

"Howard the Duck" (1986) Though George Lucas didn't direct this howling flail of a cult comic adaptation, he was a producer, so he deserves at least a little bit of the credit/blame. "Howard the Duck" was a strange Marvel comic book in the '70s, and mostly forgotten by the '80s.... more Those who did remember ol' Howard were fondest of his dirty mouth, his coarse libido, his omnipresent cigar. It goes without saying, then, that the Hollywood version of this duck would be cute, slightly naughty but basically innocuous, and a nonsmoker. Lea Thompson and Tim Robbins both appear to understand that the movie they're in is a huge joke, but no one else does. Except for the audiences who couldn't be bothered to see it. They tried to sell it as a kids movie. Kids are smarter than that. (Universal Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection)