Howard the Duck story

movie: Howard the Duck (1986) · 1986-08-01

An anthropomorphic duck from the planet Duckworld suddenly finds himself on Earth with no realisitic prospects of returning home. It is based on the Marvel comic book of the same name.

15 total · 7 major · 8 minor

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avian being major Howard the Duck was from an alien race of talking ducks.
extraterrestrial being major Howard the Duck was from an alien race of talking ducks. Also an alien creature, known as the Dark Overlord, made a bid to take over the world.
human vs. monster major It was up to Howard the Duck, Beverly, and Phil to stop the Dark Overlord creature from taking over the world.
the entertainment industry major Beverly and her fellow girl band members were having a tough time making it in the punk rock scene until Howard the Duck joined the team.
what if I could never go home major Howard the Duck found himself on Earth with no realistic prospects of being able to return to his home on Duckworld.
what if I found myself in a strange place major Howard the Duck was suddenly propelled up and out from his home on Duckworld and eventually landed in Cleveland, Ohio, on Earth with no prospects of returning home.
what it is like to be different major Howard the Duck was an anthropomorphic duck in a human world.
being that feeds on electricity minor The Dark Overlord stuck its long, monstrous tongue into a cigarette lighter to charge itself when it was low on energy.
coming to terms with having to give up on a dream minor Howard the Duck confided in Beverly about how he'd long given up on his dream to become a musician.
infatuation minor Beverly tried to get Howard to Duck to sleep with her but he was reluctant to go through with it.