
Willard Huyck
Biography
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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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Acting (8 movies)

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

A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
2004

Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood
2009

Messiah of Evil
1975

Remembering Messiah of Evil
2009

The Making of 'American Graffiti'
1998

Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
2006

Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy
2003
Directing (5 movies)
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Down These Mean Streets | 1966 | Writer |
| The Devil's Eight | 1969 | Screenplay |
| American Graffiti | 1973 | Writer |
| Messiah of Evil | 1975 | Producer |
| Messiah of Evil | 1975 | Screenplay |
| Lucky Lady | 1975 | Writer |
| French Postcards | 1979 | Writer |
| Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | 1984 | Screenplay |
| Best Defense | 1984 | Screenplay |
| Howard the Duck | 1986 | Screenplay |
| A Father's Homecoming | 1988 | Writer |
| A Father's Homecoming | 1988 | Executive Producer |
| Mothers, Daughters and Lovers | 1989 | Executive Producer |
| Radioland Murders | 1994 | Screenplay |



