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...
Howard the Duck has generally received mixed reviews.
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Howard the Duck was released in 1986 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 685 reviews, giving Howard the Duck (1986) an average rating of 43%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 60%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 38%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Howard the Duck than critics were.
With a score of 43%, Howard the Duck is below the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1986, which stands at 58%.
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