Willard Huyck
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- September 8, 1945
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, U.S
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.
Filmography
Howard the Doc or: How I Learned to Start Quacking and Love the Bomb TBA
as Self
Remembering Messiah of Evil 2009
as himself
Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood 2009
as Self
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters 2006
as Self
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope 2004
as Self
- Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'
Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138' 2004
as Self
Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy 2003
as Self
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood 2003
as Self
The Making of 'American Graffiti' 1998
as Self
Radioland Murders 1994
Screenplay
Mothers, Daughters and Lovers 1989
Teleplay, Executive Producer
A Father's Homecoming 1988
Executive Producer, Writer
Howard the Duck 1986
Director, Screenplay
Best Defense 1984
Director, Screenplay
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 1984
Screenplay
French Postcards 1979
Director, Writer
More American Graffiti 1979
Characters
Lucky Lady 1975
Writer
Messiah of Evil 1975
as Zombie in Car (uncredited), Director, Producer, Screenplay
American Graffiti 1973
Writer
The Devil's Eight 1969
Screenplay
Down These Mean Streets 1966
Writer, Director
Credits from TMDB.