Willard Huyck

Nascimento : 1945-09-08,

História

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.

Filmes

Remembering Messiah of Evil
himself
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.
Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood
Himself
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.
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
Self
Hollywoods biggest talents explore what is the recipe for blockbuster, flops, and how absolute happenstance and controlled luck can make movie magic.
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
Self
A fascinating chronicle of the birth and rise of the radically different independent studio founded by director Francis Ford Coppola.
Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'
Self
The Making of feature for the George Lucas movie 'THX 1138'.
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Self
A look at 1970s Hollywood when it was known as New Hollywood, and the director was the star of the movie.
The Making of 'American Graffiti'
Himself
Documentary that features many interviews and other footage of the cast and crew for the film American Graffiti (1973)
Assassinatos na Rádio WBN
Screenplay
In 1939, WBN, a fourth radio network, is about to take to America's airwaves. As if the confusion of the premiere night wasn't enough, Penny Henderson, the owner's secretary, must deal with an unhappy sponsor, an overbearing boss and a soon-to-be ex-husband who desperately wants her back. As the broadcast begins, a mysterious voice breaks the broadcast and suddenly members of the cast turn up dead. It's up to her husband Roger, to find out whodunit as the police chase him through the halls of WBN.
Mothers, Daughters and Lovers
Executive Producer
A single mother struggles to raise two teenage daughters in a small town in America.
Mothers, Daughters and Lovers
Teleplay
A single mother struggles to raise two teenage daughters in a small town in America.
Howard, o Super-Herói
Screenplay
Howard é um simpático pato de temperamento sarcástico que chega à Terra por meio de um estranho experimento científico. Além de estar em um planeta desconhecido, terá de enfrentar outra criatura alienígena, que pegou carona no mesmo experimento e é bem menos amigável que ele. Embora cercado de problemas, algumas pessoas tentam afastá-lo de cientistas maldosos, oferecendo ajuda para ele voltar ao seu planeta.
Howard, o Super-Herói
Director
Howard é um simpático pato de temperamento sarcástico que chega à Terra por meio de um estranho experimento científico. Além de estar em um planeta desconhecido, terá de enfrentar outra criatura alienígena, que pegou carona no mesmo experimento e é bem menos amigável que ele. Embora cercado de problemas, algumas pessoas tentam afastá-lo de cientistas maldosos, oferecendo ajuda para ele voltar ao seu planeta.
A Melhor Defesa é o Ataque
Screenplay
Se você estivesse fabricando um super tanque de guerra, uma super arma, e descobrisse que Dudley Moore tem alguma coisa a ver com o sistema de disparar mísseis, com certeza ia ficar preocupado. Então, se além disso, você descobrisse que é Eddie Murphy que vai testar o tanque, durante uma batalha de verdade, com certeza ia cancelar tudo. Mas, o governo e a Dynatechnics Inc. não conhecem os dois muito bem e então vão deixá-los à solta, nesta hilariante aventura, que faz a guerra moderna voltar no tempo uns duzentos anos
A Melhor Defesa é o Ataque
Director
Se você estivesse fabricando um super tanque de guerra, uma super arma, e descobrisse que Dudley Moore tem alguma coisa a ver com o sistema de disparar mísseis, com certeza ia ficar preocupado. Então, se além disso, você descobrisse que é Eddie Murphy que vai testar o tanque, durante uma batalha de verdade, com certeza ia cancelar tudo. Mas, o governo e a Dynatechnics Inc. não conhecem os dois muito bem e então vão deixá-los à solta, nesta hilariante aventura, que faz a guerra moderna voltar no tempo uns duzentos anos
Indiana Jones e o Templo da Perdição
Screenplay
Em 1935, o professor, arqueólogo e aventureiro Indiana Jones tem uma nova missão: resgatar as pedras roubadas por um feiticeiro e libertar crianças escravizadas. Para tanto, enfrenta os poderes mágicos e o fanatismo de um culto que sacrifica seres humanos.
De Paris, Com Amor
Writer
French Postcards rings both comic and true. The believable, fresh-faced characters are young naives from American colleges spending their French-English dictionaries, they compulsively seek out hundreds of monuments, romanticize the nomadic artist's life, and look for grown-up love. The French tutor them well, as befits their reputation. Jean Rochefort is the harassed headmaster with a hankering for affairs, and Marie-France Pisier is his very sexy wife. Watch for a newcomer named Debra Winger, and another-Mandy Patinkin.
De Paris, Com Amor
Director
French Postcards rings both comic and true. The believable, fresh-faced characters are young naives from American colleges spending their French-English dictionaries, they compulsively seek out hundreds of monuments, romanticize the nomadic artist's life, and look for grown-up love. The French tutor them well, as befits their reputation. Jean Rochefort is the harassed headmaster with a hankering for affairs, and Marie-France Pisier is his very sexy wife. Watch for a newcomer named Debra Winger, and another-Mandy Patinkin.
E a Festa Acabou
Characters
Numa noite de reveillon cada um deles está num lugar diferente. Milner é um corredor, Toad luta no Vietnã, Debbie é uma hippie em San Francisco e o casamento de Steve e Laurie está em crise. O sonho dourado dos anos 60 estaria se acabando?
Guerra nas Estrelas
Script
A princesa Leia é mantida refém pelas forças imperiais comandadas por Darth Vader. Luke Skywalker e Han Solo precisam libertá-la e restaurar a liberdade e a justiça na galáxia.
Os Aventureiros do Lucky Lady
Writer
Em 1930, na era da Lei Seca, dois aventureiros assumem os riscos de contrabandear bebidas alcoólicas a bordo do barco Lucky Lady e contam com ajuda da dançarina de cabaré Claire. As coisas se complicam quando os dois homens se apaixonam por ela.
Loucuras de Verão
Writer
Anos 60, interior dos Estados Unidos, no final de verão, um grupo de jovens tenta curtir ao máximo a última noite de férias. Curt e Steve conseguiram entrar numa das universidade mais conceituadas do país, e agora terão de mudar de cidade. Enquanto Curt tenta fazer sua "despedida", o amigo Steve faz de tudo para convencer sua namorada de que eles devem continuar juntos. Enquanto isso, seus outros amigos têm uma noite de aventuras, envolvendo descobertas sobre o amor, a amizade, a família e a vida.
Messiah of Evil
Producer
A 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
Zombie in Car (uncredited)
A 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
Screenplay
A 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
Director
A 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.
The Devil's Eight
Screenplay
The Devil's 8 is a 1969 film from American International Pictures. It is about a Federal agent (Christopher George) who recruits six convicts to bust a moonshine ring.
Down These Mean Streets
Writer
A student film by Willard Huyck
Down These Mean Streets
Director
A student film by Willard Huyck