Tim Robbins and Lea Thompson look back at the 1986 disaster on the movie's 35th anniversary. 'Howard the Duck' star Tim Robbins reveals why he expected George Lucas's legendary bomb to be a hit ...

Howard the Duck is hardly the best-loved movie based on a Marvel Comics character, but it was the first, and star Tim Robbins still thinks there’s something lovable about it.

Tim Robbins Was Worried It Would Fail. ... When Howard The Duck hit theaters, Lucas was counting on another blockbuster movie to help put him back in the black. Prior to its release, ...

This article was originally published on stairwayto11.com as Film/music review: The music of 'Howard the Duck' is as endearing as its cult status.

To tell you the actual truth, I am going to Marvel to pitch Howard the Duck, a new movie.” We wonder what the odds are that Tim Robbins would want to come back for a second go-around. (Via The Wrap) ...

The 1986 film from director Willard Huyck and starring Lea Thompson, Jeffrey Jones, and Tim Robbins, the movie was a box office flop but has since enjoyed B-movie classic fame.

The second theatrically released movie was a real head scratcher. Instead of using a top-tier character like Spiderman, it was thought fortunes could be made by centering the film on Howard the Duck.

George Lucas has had more than his share of missteps, but few are more legendary (and more legendarily mockable) than 1986's Howard the Duck, a feature adaptation of a cult comic-book series about ...

Back in the early 1980s, it seemed like George Lucas could do no wrong. Having closed out his industry-transforming Star Wars trilogy with 1983's Return of the Jedi, the Jedi Master was ready to ...