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During the course of the movie, Howard must get used to his surroundings in the human world, while trying to find his way back home. He must also avoid another alien being called the Dark Overlord, who has possessed Dr. Jennings (Jeffrey Jones, as himself), one of the scientists in charge of the original experiment.

 

 

One of the... less [[Stealth Pun|stellar]] cinematic endeavors by then-fledgling Lucasfilm, it is also the first [[Marvel Comics]] film adaptation to receive wide distribution, which may in part explain why they didn't try again until the late 1990s. Until the release of ''[[Blade]]'', this was the highest-grossing Marvel film property. Really.

 

Compare and contrast ''[[Theodore Rex]]''.

* [[Aliens in Cardiff]]: The movie takes place in [[Cleveland]]. Well, at least it's a change of pace from New York and California.

* [[Asteroid Thicket]]: Briefly seen when the narrator is talking.

* [[Camp]]: Just look at the concept!

* [[Covers Always Lie]]: You won't see Howard breaking out of his egg while smoking a cigar.

* [[Duck]]: Really, how could they have resisted?

* [[Fan Disservice]]: An early scene offers a glimpse of duck boobs. Yes, in a PG movie. There is no logical reason for the movie to feature duck boobs, unless they thought [[Rule 34|someone, somewhere, would enjoy duck boobs]].

* [[Goofy Print Underwear]]: Howard wears red boxers with white polka dots, as revealed during a police strip search.

* [[Half-Dressed Cartoon Animal]]: Averted. Howard wears pants, though he didn't in the original comics.

* [[Hold Your Hippogriffs]]: "No more Mr. Nice Duck" among with countless others.

* [[Hurricane of Puns]]: There's so ducking many of them!

* [[I Know Kung Faux|I Know Quack Fu]]

* [[Ink Stain Adaptation]]: This movie definitely stained Howard's reputation.

* [[Interspecies Romance]]: Howard and Beverly. He might need a stepstool.

* [[Mars Needs Women]]: While it could just be any human, the Dark Overlord still seems unusually focused on Beverly as a host for his comrades.

* [[Something Else Also Rises]]: In this case, head feathers.

* [[Starring Special Effects]]: And with this in mind, the Razzies gave the performers who alternated stints in the suit the Worst New Star award for 1986.

* [[Trapped in Another World]]: Howard has to destroy the laser that could send him home in order to prevent an invasion of Earth by lots more Dark Overlords.

* [[Unusually Uninteresting Sight]]: Howard just walks around in public without disguising himself, and even gets a job, with little reaction. But then, people just think he is a midget in a duck suit.

** Not to mention that aside from the initial awkwardness in their first conversation, Beverly has no problem with Howard.

* [[What Measure Is a Non-Human?]]: When Howard gets into a barfight with some bikers, they respond by ''holding him down and trying to cut his head off.''

 

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