Biggest box office bombs: # 11 - Howard the Duck (1986)

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Biggest box office bombs: # 11 - Howard the Duck (1986)

“You will believe that a duck can talk.”

The eleventh film on the list of biggest box office bombs is Howard the Duck. This time we have a very successful producer delivering a flop. George Lucas produced this film, which included a $2 million duck suit. Despite packing the movie with as many special effects and comedy as humanly and ornithologically (don’t you love 7-syllable words!) as possible, this movie was instantly criticized as one of the worst films of all time.

Statistics

Budget: $38 million
Box Office: $16 million
“In the Red” by: $22 million or 57.9% of budget *

Plot

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... (written by user “Tom Zoerner” on IMDB.com)

Cast

Lea Thompson - Beverly Switzler
Jeffrey Jones - Dr Jenning
Tim Robbins - Phil Blumburtt
Ed Gale - Howard T Duck
Chip Zien - Howard T Duck
Tim Rose - Howard T Duck
Steve Sleap - Howard T Duck
Peter Baird - Howard T Duck
Mary Wells (III) - Howard T Duck
Lisa Sturz - Howard T Duck
Jordan Prentice - Howard T Duck

Director - Willard Huyck

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* “In the Red” figure is how much money the movie lost and is based solely on box office revenue and does not take into account other revenues such as DVD sales or merchandise. The percent figure is how much of the film’s budget was never recouped from ticket sales.

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