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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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Filmography
all 22
Movies 22
self 8
Writer 7
Director 4
Screenplay 1
Producer 1
Remembering Messiah of Evil (2009)
Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood (2009)
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (2006)
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope (2004)
Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138' (2004)
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003)
The Making of 'American Graffiti' (1998)
Radioland Murders (1994)
Mothers, Daughters and Lovers (1989)
A Father's Homecoming (1988)
Howard the Duck (1986)
Best Defense (1984)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
French Postcards (1979)
More American Graffiti (1979)
Star Wars (1977)
Lucky Lady (1975)
American Graffiti (1973)
Messiah of Evil (1973)
The Devil's Eight (1969)
Down These Mean Streets (1966)
Omnibus - George Lucas - Flying Solo
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GenderMale
Birthday1945-09-08 (78 years old)
Birth PlaceLos Angeles, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsGolden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay
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