After a clutch of Star Wars and Indiana Jones movies, George Lucas turned his gold-plated producer's touch to a duck from outer space, Howard the Duck. Huge mistake. Finally making its DVD debut, the notorious flop remains a cautionary tale of big-budget ineptitude. And a bedroom scene between Thompson and her feathered pal is just creepy. Lucas doesn't turn up on the EXTRAS, where we learn John Cusack auditioned to voice Howard. D
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Quack: George Lucas' Howard the Duck
EW's GRADE
DDetails Release Date: Mar 10, 2009; DVD Release Date: Mar 10, 2009; Movie Rated: PG; Genres: Action/Adventure, Comedy; With: Lea Thompson; Distributor: Universal
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