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Husband and wife writer/producer/director team Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz have had a storied career in Hollywood. Film school friends of George Lucas (Star Wars), they have worked with the famed director on many projects. They co-wrote American Graffiti with Lucas and wrote the screenplay for Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom from a story by Lucas. This all led to the film that pretty much ended Huyck and Katz’s career, the much maligned Lucas production of Howard the Duck. On that notorious box office bomb, Huyck acted as director while Katz produced, and both wrote the screenplay. Many years before that tragic film befell their careers, the duo played identical roles on a low budget horror film entitled Messiah of Evil.