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ENCORE EPISODE: Howard The Duck (1986)
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The Shermer High Alumni Association by Kristin Harwell, Jeannine Zabriskie, Carole Tribuzzo
Episode notes
This week we go WAY BACK, back to Episode THREE - a classic: Howard the Duck:
Some movies age like fine wine. And some age like a humanoid duck with a questionable libido.
In this episode, we dive headfirst into Howard the Duck (1986)—a high-budget, high-concept, low-explanation film that somehow features space travel, duck boobs, demon possession, and Lea Thompson in full 80s rockstar mode.
We break down:
- The truly bizarre plot that nobody signed up for
- The animatronic phenomenon that was Howard
- Why Lea Thompson remains an absolute queen despite everything
- And the parts that made us laugh, cringe, and stare at the screen in open-mouthed confusion
Yes, it’s messy. Yes, we have notes. But we still kinda love it.
Because if we survived this movi ...