One of many greatest flops of the Nineteen Eighties is getting a feature-length documentary. Again in 1986, Howard the Duck was such a field workplace catastrophe that it might need value Common manufacturing head Frank Worth his job, and it single-handedly dispelled the notion that George Lucas was infallible so far as his initiatives went. On an enormous price range of over $30 million (the identical quantity Return of the Jedi value), the film solely grossed $38 million worldwide, and swept the yr’s Razzies. But, it has an important place within the popular culture as the primary theatrical adaptation of a Marvel Comics character ever to hit the large display, and it stays a nostalgic favorite of many people who grew up within the period (together with the author of this text).
Now, Anchor Bay Entertainment has acquired Howard the Doc or: How I Realized to Begin Quacking and Love the Bomb, a feature-length deep dive into the making (and unmaking) of the field workplace bomb turned cult basic. Directed by Ernesto Trinidad, this doc goals to re-examine a film that’s all too usually dismissed as a flop. With residence video and cable airings included, it doubtless turned a stable revenue for the studio and has remained one among Common’s extra fashionable catalogue titles (we additionally did a much-viewed WTF episode on it’s making). Right here’s a part of the press launch:
“Featuring exclusive new interviews with key cast members, the film reunites audiences with Lea Thompson, the beloved star of the Back to the Future trilogy and one of the most iconic leading women of the 1980s, and Jeffrey Jones, the celebrated character actor known for unforgettable roles in pop culture staples like Beetlejuice and Sleepy Hollow. Also featured is Ed Gale, whose physical performance as Howard made the character’s performance on-screen possible. The documentary further includes insights from legendary visual effects supervisor Phil Tippett, whose groundbreaking work includes Star Wars, Jurassic Park, and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. These firsthand accounts offer fresh insight into the movie’s radical creative vision, on-set experiences, and enduring legacy. Together, they help paint a revealing portrait of a film that, despite early skepticism, carved out a lasting place in the canon of comic book cinema.”
The Howard the Duck documentary is about to hit theaters this fall. I can’t wait to see this, and I hope they concentrate on a number of the issues that basically work within the movie, corresponding to John Barry’s rating, and the terrific songs by Thomas Dolby, which Thompson sings within the film. The inclusion of Jones among the many interviewees would possibly show to be controversial for some (right here’s why), however it might be arduous to do a legit doc in regards to the film with out him. I’m wondering if George Lucas goes to weigh in on one among his greatest flops (however not the one one, with Radioland Murders, which has the identical writers as Howard the Duck, one other fiasco).
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Anchor Bay Entertainment
