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Albert Dooley (Dean Jones), a financially strapped scientist, and his wife, Katie (Sandy Duncan), think their money problems have been solved when the duck Albert has been experimenting on starts laying eggs with golden yolks. However, Albert's ambitions are sidetracked when his meddling neighbor Mr. Hooper (Joe Flynn) begins spying on his family and discovers the duck's amazing ability. After word spreads about the duck, Albert and his family soon find themselves pursued by greedy FBI agents.
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Margaret Hinxman Daily Telegraph (UK) An amusing anecdote about a hardy duck who lays golden eggs, which is lifted clear out of the ordinary by a comedienne named Sandy Duncan. Mar 11, 2020 Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times $1,000,000 Duck is one of the most profoundly stupid movies I've ever seen. Rated: 1/4 Oct 23, 2004 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Aug 17, 2005 Full Review Scott Weinberg DVDTalk.com Easily one of the Disney studio's very worst live-action family comedies. Ever. Rated: 1.5/5 May 23, 2005 Full Review Carol Cling Las Vegas Review-Journal Rated: 2/5 Aug 22, 2003 Full Review Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Rated: 2/5 Feb 24, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews

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Dale R Those more innocent days when we didn’t know what radiation could do to a living thing. This time the “light rays” changed a duck's egg yolk into gold and shenanigans ensued. Another starring role for Dean Jones, who is starting to show his age in this move. Sandy Duncan plays a great dim-witted wife and has a few great lines in the movie. I was a little disappointed that they never reached a million dollars as the title suggests. As action/comedies go, it really isn’t that great. Some of the plot points are dumb, the characters are one note except Dean Jones’ character who has an arc. But that arc happens conveniently at the end. Looking up this movie, I found out that film critic Gene Siskel walked out of the theater while reviewing this movie. Obviously targeting a younger audience, I think this movie is worth a watch if it sounds like something you might enjoy. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 07/07/24 Full Review Chris P Out of all the Disney films I have seen in my life, this one is the worst. Boring, dull characters. scenes that just make no sense. Felt bored watching 20 minutes in. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 08/19/24 Full Review christopher c. m I rarely use this term but this is one of the few times I'll use it. This movie did NOT age well. It dates itself at a backward time where normal people couldn't own gold, which is against a person's rights. This is a fantasy movie about gold yolks. Why bring in real world laws. A mob trying to steal the duck or a lunatic wanting to kill the duck that lays the golden egg, yes. But this movie screams 1971. Where "The Ugly Dachshund" was the worst Disney movie of the 1960s, this is one of the worst Disney movies of the 1970s. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Liam D Out of Disney's movies in the classic era this is the most stupid and unfunny of them Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/30/22 Full Review Audience Member Those more innocent days when we didn't know what radiation could do to a living thing. This time the "light rays" changed a duck's egg yolk into gold and shenanigans ensued. Another starring role for Dean Jones, who is starting to show his age in this move. Sandy Duncan plays a great dim-witted wife and has a few great lines in the movie. I was a little disappointed that they never reached a million dollars as the title suggests. As action/comedies go, it really isn't that great. Some of the plot points are dumb, the characters are one note except Dean Jones' character who has an arc. But that arc happens conveniently at the end. Looking up this movie, I found out that film critic Gene Siskel walked out of the theater while reviewing this movie. Obviously targeting a younger audience, I think this movie is worth a watch if it sounds like something you might enjoy. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Audience Member E não é que alguns anos depois dois professores da Universidade de Michigan conseguiram criar ouro puro de 24 quilates em laboratório em 2012, e em 2020 um grupo de cientistas suíços conseguiu criar um tipo incrivelmente leve de ouro de 18 quilates, o ouro perdendo o valor em 3, 2, 1… Filme bem fofinho, o trio familiar, papai, mamãe e filhinho são fofos, o amigo advogado também, e os malfeitores sustentáveis… Bonitinho... Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Albert Dooley (Dean Jones), a financially strapped scientist, and his wife, Katie (Sandy Duncan), think their money problems have been solved when the duck Albert has been experimenting on starts laying eggs with golden yolks. However, Albert's ambitions are sidetracked when his meddling neighbor Mr. Hooper (Joe Flynn) begins spying on his family and discovers the duck's amazing ability. After word spreads about the duck, Albert and his family soon find themselves pursued by greedy FBI agents.
Director
Vincent McEveety
Producer
Bill Anderson
Screenwriter
Roswell Rogers
Production Co
Walt Disney Productions
Rating
G
Genre
Kids & Family, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2014
Runtime
1h 32m
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