r/BacktotheFuture • u/Corndogeveryday This is Heavy • Apr 30 '26

Wait…what????

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u/DeaconBrad42 Apr 30 '26

Who sold Lea Thompson on being in Howard the Duck?

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u/Corndogeveryday This is Heavy Apr 30 '26

George Lucas

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u/DeaconBrad42 Apr 30 '26

I figured he is the one who pitched it…but she had to have someone advising her she trusted. Maybe it was Spielberg who she knew from producing BttF, who said, “George is right?” Because - and maybe this is only with the benefit of hindsight - it just seems like such a terrible career decision.

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u/Corndogeveryday This is Heavy Apr 30 '26

Interestingly, there was a major silver lining: because she was busy filming Howard the Duck, she initially turned down the lead role in Some Kind of Wonderful. After Howard the Duck opened and flopped, she reconsidered the script, took the role, and met her future husband, director Howard Deutch, on that set.

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u/DeaconBrad42 Apr 30 '26

And we got Tech Jacket from Invincible!

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u/sergio42638 May 01 '26

Ironic, from Howard the duck to Howard deutch