Howard the Duck(1986)

Name: Howard the Duck
Director: Willard Huyck
Genre: Fantasy, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Romance
Released: 1986
Cast: Lea Thompson, Jeffrey Jones, Tim Robbins

Directed by: Willard Huyck

Fantasy / Comedy / Action / Adventure / Romance / Science Fiction

MoviePG1h 50m

Howard the Duck (1986) has 8 catalogued editions on VHS, DVD, Blu-ray and 4K-UHD, released between 1986 and 2026.

VHS editions (3)

MCA Home Video(1986)

VHS · Slipcase

96898051132

MCA Home Video(1987)

VHS · Slipcase

04789780511

Howard the Duck VHS, MCA Universal Home Video

MCA Universal Home Video(1993)

VHS · Slipcase

096898051132

DVD edition

Universal(2008)

DVD · Keep Case

025195052306

Blu-ray editions (2)

Howard the Duck Blu-ray, Universal Studios

Universal Studios(2016)

Blu-ray · Keep Case

025192337017

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Unknown distributor

Blu-ray · Keep Case

4K-UHD editions (2)

Howard the Duck 4K-UHD, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment

Universal Pictures Home Entertainment(2021)

4K-UHD · Slipcover

191329164228

Universal(2026)

4K-UHD · Slipcover · Steelbook

191329288580

About the film

“More adventure than humanly possible.”

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...

Cast: Lea Thompson, Jeffrey Jones, Tim Robbins

Production: Lucasfilm Ltd., Universal Pictures