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Willard Huyck

Willard Huyck

Born: September 8, 1945
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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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Remembering Messiah of Evil
Title: Remembering Messiah of Evil
Character: himself
Released: October 27, 2009
Type: Movie
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Documentary on the making of "Messiah of Evil," the surreal horror cult classic written by Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz, directed by Willard Huyck. Includes interviews with Huyck and Katz as well as cinematographer Stephen M. Katz, editor Billy Weber, co-editor and actor Morgan Fisher.
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Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood
Title: Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood
Character: Himself
Released: September 30, 2009
Type: Movie
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Teen movies have had a great impact on the movie industry - especially in the 80s. This documentary takes a closer look at the genre's origins and the impact it has made up till today.
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Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
Title: Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
Character: Self
Released: June 13, 2006
Type: Movie
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Hollywoods biggest talents explore what is the recipe for blockbuster, flops, and how absolute happenstance and controlled luck can make movie magic.
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A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
Title: A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
Character: Self
Released: September 14, 2004
Type: Movie
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A fascinating chronicle of the birth and rise of the radically different independent studio founded by director Francis Ford Coppola.
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Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'
Title: Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'
Character: Self
Released: August 14, 2004
Type: Movie
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The Making of feature for the George Lucas movie 'THX 1138'.
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Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Title: Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Character: Self
Released: March 9, 2003
Type: Movie
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A look at 1970s Hollywood when it was known as New Hollywood, and the director was the star of the movie.
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The Making of 'American Graffiti'
Title: The Making of 'American Graffiti'
Character: Self
Released: September 15, 1998
Type: Movie
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Documentary that features many interviews and other footage of the cast and crew for the film American Graffiti (1973)
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Messiah of Evil
Title: Messiah of Evil
Character: Zombie in Car (uncredited)
Released: May 2, 1973
Type: Movie
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A young woman searching for her missing artist father finds herself in the strange seaside town of Point Dume, which seems to be under the influence of a mysterious undead cult.
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