JF Lawton
Jonathan Frederick Lawton (born August 11, 1960 in Riverside , California ) is an American screenwriter , film director and producer .
Lawton made his debut as a screenwriter and director in 1989 with the film Cannibals in the Avocado Jungle of Death , which he shot using the pseudonym JD Athens . A year later, the comedy film Pretty Woman came about, for which he wrote the script. For this Lawton was nominated for the British Academy Film Award . In 1991 he made his second feature film as a director, Pizza Man , and in 1995 he shot The Hunted with Christopher Lambert in the lead role.
Other well-known films for which he wrote the script are Alert: Rot (1992), Out of Control (1996) and the video game adaptation D.OA - Dead or Alive (2006). In 2008 he directed another feature film with Jackson , for which he was also active as a screenwriter.
Lawton was also the executive producer of the television series VIP - The Bodyguards , for which he also wrote numerous scripts and directed a few episodes.
Filmography (selection)
As a screenwriter
- 1989: Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death (Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death)
- 1990: Pretty Woman
- 1991: Mistress (Mistress)
- 1992: Red alert (Under Siege)
- 1994: Blankman
- 1995: The Hunted - The Hunted (The Hunted)
- 1996: Out of Control (Chain Reaction)
- 2006: DOA - Dead or Alive (DOA: Dead or Alive)
As a director
- 1989: Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death (Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death)
- 1995: The Hunted - The Hunted (The Hunted)
- 2008: Jackson
Web links
- JF Lawton in the Internet Movie Database (English)
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| SURNAME | Lawton, JF |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Athens, JD (pseudonym); Lawton, Jonathan Frederick |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American screenwriter, film director and producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 11, 1960 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Riverside , California , United States |