
Willard Huyck
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- 8 September 1945 · 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.
Known for
Acting 10
- 2026Howard the Doc or: How I Learned to Start Quacking and Love the Bomb as Self
- 2009Remembering Messiah of Evil as himself
- 2009Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood as Self
- 2006Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters as Self
- 2004A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope as Self
- 2004Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138' as Self
- 2003Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy as Self
- 2003Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood as Self
- 1998The Making of 'American Graffiti' as Self
- 1975Messiah of Evil as Zombie in Car (uncredited)
Writing 13
- 1994Radioland Murders · screenplay
- 1989Mothers, Daughters and Lovers · teleplay
- 1988A Father's Homecoming · writer
- 1986Howard the Duck · screenplay
- 1984Best Defense · screenplay
- 1984Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom · screenplay
- 1979French Postcards · writer
- 1979More American Graffiti · characters
- 1975Lucky Lady · writer
- 1975Messiah of Evil · screenplay
- 1973American Graffiti · writer
- 1969The Devil's Eight · screenplay
- 1966Down These Mean Streets · writer
Production 3
- 1989Mothers, Daughters and Lovers · executive producer
- 1988A Father's Homecoming · executive producer
- 1975Messiah of Evil · producer
Directing 5
- 1986Howard the Duck · director
- 1984Best Defense · director
- 1979French Postcards · director
- 1975Messiah of Evil · director
- 1966Down These Mean Streets · director
crew 1
- 1977Star Wars · script





