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Willard Huyck

Personal Information

Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birth DateSep 8, 1945 (81 years old)
Zodiac Sign♍Virgo
Place of BirthLos Angeles, California, U.S
Career Span1966 – 2009
Known Credits21 Titles
Official Links
WritingPopularity Score 0.9

Willard Huyck

Also known as:Willard Miller Huyck
Total Works

21

21 movies • 0 shows

Avg Rating

6 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
7.3
Role: Screenplay
American Graffiti
7.1
American Graffiti
1973•movie
Role: Writer
Messiah of Evil
6.3
Messiah of Evil
1975•movie
as Zombie in Car (uncredited)

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 21 titles featuring Willard Huyck

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
7.3

Role: Screenplay

American Graffiti
7.1
American Graffiti
1973•movie

Role: Writer

Howard the Duck
5.5
Howard the Duck
1986•movie

Role: Director

Messiah of Evil
6.3
Messiah of Evil
1975•movie

as Zombie in Car (uncredited)

Best Defense
4.3
Best Defense
1984•movie

Role: Director

More American Graffiti
5.2

Role: Characters

Radioland Murders
5.8
Radioland Murders
1994•movie

Role: Screenplay

Lucky Lady
5.6
Lucky Lady
1975•movie

Role: Writer

The Devil's Eight
5.2
The Devil's Eight
1969•movie

Role: Screenplay

The Making of 'American Graffiti'
7.8
French Postcards
5.1
French Postcards
1979•movie

Role: Director

Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy
7.9
A Father's Homecoming
6.5

Role: Writer

Mothers, Daughters and Lovers
8.0

Role: Teleplay

Remembering Messiah of Evil

as himself

Down These Mean Streets

Role: Director