Howard the Duck Page #7

Synopsis: 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...
Director(s): Willard Huyck
Production: Universal Pictures
  5 wins & 4 nominations.
 
IMDB:
4.6
Metacritic:
28
Rotten Tomatoes:
15%
PG
Year:
1986
110 min
2,260 Views


this baby back.

Yikes!

- Philsey! I better tell yu nw.

- What?

I can't swim!

Philsey, help!

Philsey, help me!

Neer heard f a duck

that culdn't swim.

Shut up and save me!

We'e been through hell!

Nw, if there's sme kind f mnster in here...

Hward this is crazy!

Phil, nduck is an island

and if fate sent me here to sae Earth...

...then Hward the Duck

is ready to fight!

Damn!

Yikes!

- He's starting the spectra scpe.

- Geez...

He's gnna bring dwn

anther Dark Overlrd.

- We gtta get Beverly utta there.

- Hey, take it easy, Cnan.

What are yu gnna fight him with?

We gtta find sme kind f... Wait!

Carter shwed me smething here nce

that might dit, if we can find it!

Yu'll neer

get away with this!

We'll find it!

Cme n, Philsey!

Yu dn't scare me!

Oh by, defense research!

his is it! his is it! his is lcked!

Okay, I knw where it is.

It's n the right r the left r the...

here it is.

he neutron disintegrator.

- And a big lck.

- Rats!

Okay, alright.

urn me into a Dark Overlrd.

I'll still spit in yur wrmy face!

Welcome to Dyna-Technics.

Authorized personnel only.

Please insert code key.

Authorized personnel only.

Thank you.

Hello Dr. Jenning.

Please select your target

and enter target coordinates.

Thank you. Laser spectra scope

is now targeting the Nexus of Sominus.

Targeting is in process.

Cme n, Philsey!

Hit it harder!

Way to g!

- Hurry up!

- he neutron disintegrator...

...was develped fr the Army

until he cst verance...

...became really embarrassing...

- Can it stop Jenning?

heretically yes.

Unfrtunately it's never been tested.

Attention, all personnel,

please leave the station...

...while laser doors

are opening.

Please, initiate

spectra scope extension.

Target is now locked.

Target is now locked.

Is this like stick-shift

r automatic?

Hward, yu hae to get

into firing range withut him seeing yu!

Right. I'll sneak up n him

and then I'll blast him!

Do you wish to bring

the laser to full power?

Dr. Jenning, I repeat:

Do you wish to bring

the laser to full power?

Thank you.

- What's this d?

- N, Hward, that's the accelerator!

Hward!

- Yu're in big trouble nw!

- Shut up!

Run, Hward!

He's in a bad md!

Cme n, Philsey, mve!

Let's crank her up!

- Hurry!

- Where's that button?

It wn't start!

- Watch ut!

- Jump, Hward!

- his is ur nly chance!

- Get utta there.

- Duck!

- And proud f it!

Philsey,

yu saved my life!

Are yu all right?

- Terrific, Hward.

- It still wn't start!

- ry the seat belt, Hward.

- Seat belt?

Watsabe misua!

Yu little pnd hpper.

G, Hward, g!

alk abut bad breath!

urn it! Charge!

Nw it's my turn.

Dark Overlrd, I want yu!

Prepare to eat beak!

Slng, sucker!

Hward!

N!

Hward?

- Oh, by!

- Hward?

- Hward!

- Yu're alright?

I need this

like I need anther tail!

- Yu did it!

- Hey! Get me dwn frm here!

Cme n!

- Dr. Jenning?

- Hward, it's nt...

- It's nt what?

- he evil's nt inside me any mre.

he explsin must have released it

and it's lse!

- What abut me?

- he Dark Oerlrd is still here.

Well, then I suggest we get Beverly

and get the hell utta here!

Philsey, get her dwn

frm there!

- What tok yu slng?

- Nthing. Just gt arrested...

...sht at, handcuffed...

I gt thrown ut f an airplane!

- Guys?

- He stuck his tongue in a cigarette lighter!

Cigarette lighter?

hat's really disgusting!

- Guys?

- What?

Oh my Gd!

Phil, Phil.

Get up! Get up!

- It's cming!

- It's cming! I was just resting.

Lk!

here will be

nescape!

Gd by, stay back! Stay back.

Oh, by!

Hward!

here ges Hward!

We'e gtta help Hward, Phill!

- What? Yeah, gtta help Hward!

- We gtta help!

- Cme n. Hward!

- Here we g!

Ging smewhere,

Hward?

- here's nescape.

- Philsey! Dr. Jenning! Mther!

- Do you wish to active the laser?

- Yes.

Thank you, Dr. Jenning.

- He started the actiatin sequence.

- He's gnna bring dwn mre f them.

You may fire when ready.

Four minutes to arrival.

Philsey, Beverly, anybdy!

Help!

Three minutes, thirty seconds

to arrival.

Hward! Here!

Alright!

Slice salami!

Yuck!

Did yu lse smething?

Alien specimens are arriving

in laboratory in three minutes.

Alright!

Eat claw, duck!

- Two minutes to arrival.

- Belt, butt, trigger!

One minute, thirty seconds

to arrival.

Puny little duck!

Yeah!

One minute to arrival.

Hward!

here's mre cming dwn.

he machine, Hward.

Yu'e gt to destry it! Blast it!

Get them!

N, Hward, dn't!

- Yu'll never get hme.

- Thirty seconds to arrival.

Get them!

Gdbye, Duck Wrld.

Get utta there. Run!

- Cme n!

- Ten seconds and counting to arrival.

- Over here!

- Ten, nine, eight...

...seven, six, five, four...

...three, two, one...

...arrival.

Hward!

Oh n...

I dn't knw

where yu are nw...

...but I hpe

yu're happier there.

his wrld

didn't treat yu very gd...

...but yu saved it,

didn't yu?

Hward?

I am nt Hward anymre.

Geez! All this smke,

it's murder n the sinuses.

Fled yu, didn't I?

- Hward...

- It's alright, tots.

Well, alright, I'd like to dedicate

this sng to ur new manager!

G!

Alright, get the mechanical.

We're gnna release the big wave-0.

Cue and ready.

Cue and g!

- Hward, Hward. Help me ut!

- Yeah?

- Release that rope there!

- Gtcha!

- Nt that ne!

- Philsey, what's ging n?

Get me dwn from here!

I'e dne enugh flying. Philsey!

Philsey!

Philsey, dyu realize

I culd have been killed up there?

- What's this?

- Rck 'n' Rll!

Right!

Give me fur!

Yeah!

Big, big, baby.

Is that

ht enugh fr yu?

Hit a purple "A"

fr yu all.

Dit!

hat's me!

hank yu! Thank yu!

We lve ya!

- Hward, Hward, Hward, Hward!

- hank yu!

We lve yu!

Nt bad fr a duck

frm uter space.

Yu were great, ducky.

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Steve Gerber

Stephen Ross "Steve" Gerber (; September 20, 1947 – February 10, 2008) was an American comic book writer best known for co-creating the satiric Marvel Comics character Howard the Duck and a character-defining run on Man-Thing, one of their monster properties. Other notable works include Omega the Unknown, Marvel Spotlight: "Son of Satan," The Defenders, Marvel Presents: "Guardians of the Galaxy," Daredevil and Foolkiller. Gerber was known for including lengthy text pages in the midst of comic book stories, such as in his graphic novel, Stewart the Rat. Gerber was posthumously inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2010. more…

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