Howard - an animal hero
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Howard - an animal hero |
| Original title | Howard the Duck |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1986 |
| length | 110 minutes |
| Age rating |
FSK 16 uncut, FSK 12 cut |
| Rod | |
| Director | Willard Huyck |
| script | Willard Huyck Gloria Katz |
| production | Gloria Katz George Lucas |
| music | John Barry |
| camera | Richard H. Kline |
| cut |
Michael Chandler Sidney Wolinsky |
| occupation | |
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Howard - the Duck (Original title: Howard the Duck ) is an American science fiction - film comedy from 1986, based on a Marvel comic book series by Steve Gerber is based (1947-2008). The film was produced by George Lucas and directed by Willard Huyck . The film opened in German cinemas on December 18, 1986.
action
An out-of-control experiment transports the humanoid duck Howard from her home planet to Earth. The alien doesn't get to know people at their best until he meets the young, attractive singer Beverly. She introduces him to the lab assistant Phil, who is initially more interested in a Nobel Prize than in helping Howard return home. Beverly and Howard get into an argument about this, whereupon they part ways for the time being.
The drake is looking for a job. Because of his appearance, he is sent to a brothel as a supposed "water expert" , among other things to clean the drains of the whirlpools - but while you are still having fun in them. Howard quits and ends up bleak in a bar where Beverly and her band perform. He gets the manager to release the band from their gag deal and makes up with Beverly. Phil is currently identifying Walter Jenning, the leader of the failed experiment.
Jenning is willing to help Howard, but the process fails again and an alien, self-appointed demon takes possession of Jenning. After escaping from the police, he kidnaps Beverly. The demon wants to use the laser that brought him and Howard to earth to transfer another alien into Beverly's body. When Beverly is rescued, the facility is destroyed, preventing the arrival of malicious aliens.
In the final scene, Howard appears with Beverly and her band. Howard is her new manager, to whom the song is also dedicated.
synchronization
The German dubbing was based on a dialogue book and the dialogue direction by Dr. Michael Nowka on behalf of Berliner Synchron GmbH Wenzel Lüdecke in Berlin .
| role | actor | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Howard the Duck | Ed Gale Chip Zien (voice) |
Santiago Ziesmer |
| Beverly Switzler | Lea Thompson | Cornelia Meinhardt |
| Walter Jenning | Jeffrey Jones | Engelbert von Nordhausen |
| Phil Blumburtt | Tim Robbins | Dr. Michael Nowka |
| Lieutenant Welker | Paul Guilfoyle | Norbert Langer |
| Ginger Moss | Tommy Sverdlov | Ronald Nitschke |
| Ritchie | Richard Edson | Thomas Petruo |
| Larry | David Paymer | Uwe Paulsen |
Reviews
"Terrific silly, slightly outdated tricks."
"An adventure staged in 'Superman' style, which almost completely levels the socially critical points of the comic book in favor of bloated, meaningless special effects."
Awards
The film was nominated seven times for the Golden Raspberry in 1987 and won them in the categories Worst Film , Worst Screenplay , Worst Special Effects and Worst Newcomer (The Six Boys and Girls in Duck Costumes). The film received further nominations in the categories Worst Director , Worst Song and Worst Supporting Actor ( Tim Robbins ).
When it was awarded the Golden Raspberry in 1990, the film was also nominated as the worst film in a decade for the Golden Raspberry of the 1980s , but had to admit defeat to the film Meine liebe Raben Mama .
More movies
In Guardians of the Galaxy , Howard made a cameo in the post-credit scene as well as several brief appearances in the follow-up Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 .
Web links
- Howard - the Duck in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Howard - the Duck at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- Howard - An Animal Hero at Metacritic (English)
- Howard - An animal hero in the online film database
- Comparison of the cut versions FSK 12 - FSK 16 by Howard - An animal hero at Schnittberichte.com
Individual evidence
- ^ Certificate of Release for Howard - An Animal Hero . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , August 2007 (PDF; test number: 56 956 DVD).
- ↑ Howard - An Animal Hero. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous index , accessed on May 30, 2018 .
- ↑ Cinema review
- ↑ Howard - An Animal Hero. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .