History YMMV / HowardTheDuck

** [[CaptainObvious" Dat's a duck! Dat's a duck, man!"]]

** "Dat's a duck! Dat's a duck, man!"

* TheyJustDidntCare: Steve Gerber's original run on the comic, like ''{{Cerebus}}'', used an anthropomorphic animal protagonist to explore the structures of modern culture and the nature of the world. The screenwriter, on the other hand, is quoted as saying something along the lines of, "It's got a talking duck, how existential can it be?"

* NightmareFuel: As Dr. Jenning flees with Howard's girl, he begins to run out of energy. The way he recharges sent an entire room of birthday children running screaming, and a pair of parents regretting they had rented the show. Witness it [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqkQA6fcOBk#t=6m47s here]].

* CrowningMomentOfFunny: "She took my eggs."

* CompleteMonster: The Dark Overlord, unlike most of the characters who are [[JerkAss mean-spirited]], but still not evil; most of the interactions with him is the other characters being unnerved by him and trying their hardest to keep the laughter going for good reason. His plan is to [[GrandTheftMe have the other Overlords come down to earth and inject themselves into other bodies in order to eradicate the previous dominant race of the planet as seen with Dr, Jenning and planned to do the same to Beverly]]. This genocidal desire is heavily implied to the reason why he and his entire race were banished.

* HamAndCheese: Once Dr. Jenning has his body taken over by the "dark overlord," Jeffrey Jones starts playing the villain [[EvilIsHammy way over the top]]. Amusingly enough, Howard and Beverly don't take him seriously, even having a FacePalm at some point.
** On the other hand, they are trying their hardest not to be scared and try to lighten the situation, especially with a murdering sociopathic alien for company

* TheyJustDidntCare: Steve Gerber's original run on the comic, like ''{{Cerebus}}'', used an anthropomorphic animal protagonist to explore the structures of modern culture and explore the nature of the world. The screenwriter, on the other hand, is quoted as saying something along the lines of, "It's got a talking duck, how existential can it be?"

* GoodTroiEpisode: As terrible as this film was, the short scene at the unemployment office is a genuinely amusing simple scene that reflects the real satiric wit of Steve Gerber's comic stories.

* HamAndCheese: Once Dr. Jennings has his body taken over by the "dark overlord," Jeffrey Jones starts playing the villain [[EvilIsHammy way over the top]]. Amusingly enough, Howard and Belme don't take him seriously, even having a FacePalm at some point.

* NightmareFuel: As Dr. Jennings flees with Howard's girl, he begins to run out of energy. The way he recharges sent an entire room of birthday children running screaming, and a pair of parents regretting they had rented the show. Witness it [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqkQA6fcOBk#t=6m47s here]].

* UncannyValley: Howard. Just...Howard.

* HighOctaneNightmareFuel: As Dr. Jennings flees with Howard's girl, he begins to run out of energy. The way he recharges sent an entire room of birthday children running screaming, and a pair of parents regretting they had rented the show. Witness it [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqkQA6fcOBk#t=6m47s here]].
** The possessed Dr. Jennings, and the horrid aliens, creep out any kid. ANYONE.
* {{Narm}}: "Dat's a duck! Dat's a duck, man!"

* SpecialEffectFailure: Howard is a duck? No way, he is a small person in a suit! Ironically, in the movie (and a few times in the comics), he is ''actually'' mistaken several times for a small person in a suit!

* HamAndCheese: Once Dr. Jennings has his body taken over by the "dark overlord," Jeffrey Jones starts playing the villain [[EvilIsHammy way over the top]].

* AdaptationDisplacement: Would Howard the Duck be as famous if it wasn't for this bomb of a movie?

** [[BeyondTheImpossible And he isn't even human...]]

* SpecialEffectFailure: Howard is a duck? No way, he is a small person in a suit! Ironically, in the movie, he is ''actually'' mistaken several times for a small person in a suit!

* [=~So Bad It's Good~=]