Gloria Katz (October 25, 1942 - November 25, 2018) was an American screenwriter and film producer, best known for her association with George Lucas. Along with her husband Willard Huyck, Katz created the screenplays of films including American Graffiti, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Howard the Duck.
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Biography from TMDB.
- October 25, 1942
- November 25, 2018 (aged 76)
- Los Angeles, U.S.A
- Writer, producer, actor and director
- 10 on MovieCove · 12 credits in all
What are Gloria Katz's films like?
Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 3 · Earnest 7
Light 8 · Serious 2 · Dark 1
A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 5
Gentle 3 · Charged 5 · Intense 3
A split, not a type: Steady 5 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 3
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 2
A split, not a type: Casual 6 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 9 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0
Resolved 9 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy7
- Bittersweet3
- Ambiguous1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Gloria Katz's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Gloria Katz's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
12 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Radioland Murders(1994)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Mothers, Daughters and Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
A Father's Homecoming(1988)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Howard the Duck(1986)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Best Defense(1984)
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
French Postcards(1979)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
More American Graffiti(1979)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Lucky Lady(1975)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Messiah of Evil(1974)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
American Graffiti(1973)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Suitors—Even (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
Career shape
A full career of 12 titles from 1966 to 1994.
Biggest box office
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Highest rated
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Film career
- 1975Screen debut· Messiah of Evil
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Gloria Katz's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 10 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved2
- Universally Panned1
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the dialogue 43/100 and the plot and story 37/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Gloria Katz's work okay for kids?
Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Gloria Katz work with?
People who share at least 2 of Gloria Katz's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Willard Huyck shares the most, 11.
Directors
- Willard HuyckShared titles: The Making of 'American Graffiti' (1998), Radioland Murders (1994), A Father's Homecoming (1988), Howard the Duck (1986), Best Defense (1984), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), French Postcards (1979), More American Graffiti (1979), Lucky Lady (1975), Messiah of Evil (1974), American Graffiti (1973)See all 11 shared titles with Willard Huyck
Writers
- George LucasShared titles: The Making of 'American Graffiti' (1998), Howard the Duck (1986), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), More American Graffiti (1979), American Graffiti (1973)See all 5 shared titles with George Lucas
Actors
- Cindy WilliamsShared titles: The Making of 'American Graffiti' (1998), More American Graffiti (1979), American Graffiti (1973)See all 3 shared titles with Cindy Williams
- Paul Le MatShared titles: The Making of 'American Graffiti' (1998), More American Graffiti (1979), American Graffiti (1973)See all 3 shared titles with Paul Le Mat
- Ron HowardShared titles: The Making of 'American Graffiti' (1998), More American Graffiti (1979), American Graffiti (1973)See all 3 shared titles with Ron Howard
- Richard DreyfussShared titles: The Making of 'American Graffiti' (1998), American Graffiti (1973)See all 2 shared titles with Richard Dreyfuss
Editors
- Sidney WolinskyShared titles: Howard the Duck (1986), Best Defense (1984)See all 2 shared titles with Sidney Wolinsky
- Marcia LucasShared titles: More American Graffiti (1979), American Graffiti (1973)See all 2 shared titles with Marcia Lucas
Mixed roles
- Francis Ford CoppolaShared titles: The Making of 'American Graffiti' (1998), American Graffiti (1973)See all 2 shared titles with Francis Ford Coppola
- Fred RoosShared titles: The Making of 'American Graffiti' (1998), Radioland Murders (1994)See all 2 shared titles with Fred Roos
