Howard the Duck is a cult classic, and it almost had a very famous voice. If you're a fan of offbeat Hollywood movies, you've probably seen Howard the Duck. The film just celebrated its 35th anniversary, with The Hollywood Reporter doing an entire article on how it came to be. It features interviews with Lea Thompson and Howard-voice Chip Zien, who unearthed a lot of fun facts about the movie. One of the most fun is Zien's anecdote about how he got to play Howard's voice. He was on Broadway, acting, got called in, and eventually lost the part to Robin Williams. The story should have ended there, but that's not how Hollywood works. As the legend goes, Robin Williams showed up to set to be Howard, and hated it. He was a big comic performer who loved to improvise and do his own thing. But that wasn't really possible with an animatronic duck. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Wednesday, 28 July, 2021