{
  "id": 18187362,
  "title": "Lea Thompson defends Howard The Duck, says it \"made its money\"",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/lea-thompson-defends-howard-the-duck-says-it-made-its-money",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-04T16:12:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The A.V. Club",
    "slug": "the-a-v-club",
    "url": "https://www.avclub.com/lea-thompson-defends-howard-the-duck-george-lucas-marvel"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a recent podcast appearance, actress Lea Thompson defended the 1986 film Howard The Duck, vehemently refuting claims that it was a box-office bomb. Despite being deemed \"a black hole, unsalvageable as camp, as '80s curio, or so-bad-it's-good classic\" by The A.V. Club's Scott Tobias, Thompson stands by the film, admitting it was \"not perfect\" but not a catastrophic failure. She asserts that the movie \"made its money,\" a statement backed by its modest $38 million box office take against a reported $30 million budget. Thompson's affection for the film is evident, even praising its \"fowl\" bedroom scene, which she believes captures the spirit of the comic book more accurately. While home video releases likely increased the film's profitability, the total sales from DVDs and Blu-rays in 2009 and 2016 amounted to an estimated $4.7 million.",
  "summary": "While Lea Thompson freely admits Howard The Duck 's shortcomings, she still feels affection for it—and recently called \"fowl\" on people telling her it was a box-office bomb.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}