Willard Huyck

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Male

Birthday 1945-09-08 (79 years old)

Willard Huyck

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.

Known For

Writer

1994
Radioland Murders

as Screenplay

1988
1986
Howard the Duck

as Screenplay

1984
Best Defense

as Screenplay

1979
1979
1975
Lucky Lady

as Writer

1974
Messiah of Evil

as Screenplay

1973
1969
The Devil's Eight

as Screenplay

Director

1986
Howard the Duck

as Director

1984
Best Defense

as Director

1979
French Postcards

as Director

1974
Messiah of Evil

as Director

1966

Producer

1989
Mothers, Daughters and Lovers

as Executive Producer

1988
A Father's Homecoming

as Executive Producer

1974
Messiah of Evil

as Producer

Crew

1977
Star Wars

as Script