The Dirty Dozen (filmmaking)

• George Lucas - Academy Award-nominated director, screenwriter, producer, creator of Star Wars and Indiana Jones • John Milius - Academy Award-nominated screenwriter of Apocalypse Now and director of Conan the Barbarian • Howard Kazanjian - producer of such films as Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi • Walter Murch - Academy Award-winning film editor and sound editor of Apocalypse Now, The Conversation, The Godfather Part II, The English Patient, and Cold Mountain • Hal Barwood - screenwriter • Matthew Robbins - screenwriter and director of films such as Corvette Summer and Dragonslayer • Randal Kleiser - director Grease, The Blue Lagoon, ''It's My Party'' • Caleb Deschanel - Academy Award-nominated director of photography on The Right Stuff, The Natural, Fly Away Home, The Patriot, The Passion of the Christ and Never Look Away • Robert Dalva - Academy Award-nominated editor of films such as Lions Love, The Black Stallion, Jumanji, Jurassic Park III, and Hidalgo • Willard Huyck - Academy Award-nominated screenwriter of films such as American Graffiti • Donald Glut - Writer of television animation series and of the novelization of The Empire Strikes Back ==Other affiliated members==

• David S. Ward - Academy Award-winning screenwriter of The Sting, Major League, and Sleepless in Seattle • William Phelps - director- North Shore • Chuck Braverman - Academy Award-nominated producer • Bill Couturié - Academy Award-winning producer • Dan O'Bannon - screenwriter of Alien • Basil Poledouris - composer • John Carpenter - director of Halloween and The Thing ==Group projects==

• THX 1138 - having evolved from an experimental short film called Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB, this was George Lucas' first feature-length project as a director. It was co-written by Murch and released in March 1971. • American Graffiti - after George Lucas dropped plans to produce a documentary on disc jockey Wolfman Jack, he was able to make a name for himself with American Graffiti, which was produced by friend and mentor Francis Ford Coppola. The film was co-written by Lucas, Huyck, and the latter's wife, Gloria Katz. • Apocalypse Now - written by Milius and sound designed by Murch, and having established himself with the success of American Graffiti, George Lucas was originally set to direct the film in California as a low-budget, documentary-style feature. However, the complicated production process of Star Wars caused him to drop out. • Corvette Summer • Howard the Duck • Radioland Murders • Dark Star, directed by John Carpenter and written by Carpenter and Dan O'Bannon. ==References==