Willard Huyck
Writer · b. 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.
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Movie6.3HorrorMysteryA young woman searching for her missing artist father finds herself in the strange seaside town of Point Dune, which seems to be under the influence of a mysterious undead cult.
Messiah of Evil
1975 · 175 votes
Movie6.5DocumentaryHollywoods biggest talents explore what is the recipe for blockbuster, flops, and how absolute happenstance and controlled luck can make movie magic.
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
2006 · 2 votes
Movie7.9DocumentaryGeorge Lucas and Steven Spielberg tell the struggles and the passion for making the Indiana Jones Trilogy.
Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy
2003 · 7 votes
Movie7.1DocumentaryHistoryThe chronicle of the mind-blowing journey that was Hollywood during the seventies; the true and gripping story of the last golden age of American cinema, an exalted celebration of creativity and experimentation; but also of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll: a turbulent and dark tale of ambition, envy, betrayal, hatred and self-destruction.
Movie7.6DocumentaryA fascinating chronicle of the birth and rise of the radically different independent studio founded by director Francis Ford Coppola.
Movie7.8DocumentaryDocumentary that features many interviews and other footage of the cast and crew for the film American Graffiti (1973)
The Making of 'American Graffiti'
1998 · 10 votes
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The Making of feature for the George Lucas movie 'THX 1138'.
Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'
2004 · 7 votes
MovieDocumentaryFans of the legendary and infamous 1986 comic-book adaptation "Howard the Duck" talk about what it is that they enjoy about this film about a fowl from another planet and his misadventures in Cleve Land.
Movie6.0DocumentaryTeen 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.
MovieDocumentaryDocumentary 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.