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Home/People/Willard Huyck
Willard Huyck profile photo
Born
Sep 8, 1945
Age 80
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, U.S
Known For
Writing
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

9
Movies
0
TV Shows
5
Directed
Also Known As
Willard Miller Huyck
IMDb Profile

Willard Huyck

Writing

Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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." Description above from the Wikipedia article Willard Huyck, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Remembering Messiah of Evil poster

Remembering Messiah of Evil

as himself
2009
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Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood

as Self
2009
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Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

as Self
2006
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope poster

A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope

as Self
2004
Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138' poster

Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'

as Self
2004
Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy poster

Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy

as Self
2003
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood poster

Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

as Self
2003
The Making of 'American Graffiti' poster

The Making of 'American Graffiti'

as Self
1998
Messiah of Evil poster

Messiah of Evil

as Zombie in Car (uncredited)
1975