Willard Huyck
Born
September 8, 1945 (79 years old)
Known For
Writing
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, U.S
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Willard Huyck (born September 8, 1945) is an American screenwriter, director and producer, best known for his association with George Lucas. They met as students at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, and along with others, they became members of a renowned group of amateur filmmakers called The Dirty Dozen. Along with his wife Gloria Katz, Huyck has created the screenplays of films including American Graffiti and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, as well as collaborating with George Lucas on the original Star Wars. He has directed four films, the last being the notorious Howard the Duck (1986).
He still writes screenplays and scripts following Howard The Duck including Mothers, Daughters and Lovers, Radioland Murders and the upcoming Secrets of a Hollywood Nurse.
His last name is pronounced "Hike."
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Known For
Remembering Messiah of Evil
himself
2009
Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood
Self
2009
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
Self
2006
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
Self
2004
Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'
Self
2004
Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy
Self
2003
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Self
2003
The Making of 'American Graffiti'
Self
1998
Messiah of Evil
Zombie in Car (uncredited)
1975