Willard Huyck

Willard Huyck

Birthday: 1945-09-08

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, U.S

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.

Movies

Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

The chronicle of the mind-blowing journey that was Hollywood during the seventies; the true and grip...

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A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope

A fascinating chronicle of the birth and rise of the radically different independent studio founded ...

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Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'
Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'

The Making of feature for the George Lucas movie 'THX 1138'....

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Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood
Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood

Teen movies have had a great impact on the movie industry - especially in the 80s. This documentary ...

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Messiah of Evil
Messiah of Evil

A young woman searching for her missing artist father finds herself in the strange seaside town of P...

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Remembering Messiah of Evil
Remembering Messiah of Evil

Documentary on the making of "Messiah of Evil," the surreal horror cult classic written by Willard H...

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The Making of 'American Graffiti'
The Making of 'American Graffiti'

Documentary that features many interviews and other footage of the cast and crew for the film Americ...

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Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

Hollywoods biggest talents explore what is the recipe for blockbuster, flops, and how absolute happe...

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Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy
Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy

George Lucas and Steven Spielberg tell the struggles and the passion for making the Indiana Jones Tr...

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