Willard Huyck

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Writing

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9

Gender

Male

Birthday

1945-09-08 (79 years old)

Place of Birth

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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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Crew

1977
Star Wars as Script

Directing

1986
Howard the Duck as Director
1984
Best Defense as Director
1979
French Postcards as Director
1973
Messiah of Evil as Director
1966
Down These Mean Streets as Director

Production

1989
Mothers, Daughters and Lovers as Executive Producer
1988
A Father's Homecoming as Executive Producer
1973
Messiah of Evil as Producer

Writing

1994
Radioland Murders as Screenplay
1989
Mothers, Daughters and Lovers as Teleplay
1988
A Father's Homecoming as Writer
1986
Howard the Duck as Screenplay
1984
Best Defense as Screenplay
1984
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom as Screenplay
1979
French Postcards as Writer
1979
More American Graffiti as Characters
1975
Lucky Lady as Writer
1973
American Graffiti as Writer
1973
Messiah of Evil as Screenplay
1969
The Devil's Eight as Screenplay
1966
Down These Mean Streets as Writer
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Willard Huyck