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J. F. Lawton is a Director, Scriptwriter and Executive Producer American born on 11 august 1960 at Riverside (USA)
Jonathan Frederick Lawton (also known as J. F. Lawton), born on August 11, 1960 in Riverside, California, is an American screenwriter, film producer and film director. Screen credits include the box office hit Pretty Woman, Mistress, Blankman, Under Siege, Under Siege 2: Dark Territory, The Hunted, Chain Reaction, DOA: Dead or Alive, Jackson, and the TV series V.I.P.. Under the assumed name JD Athens, he had previously written and directed Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death and Pizza Man.
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(1992)
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Birth name Jonathan Frederick Lawton
Nationality USA
Birth 11 august 1960 (64 years) at Riverside (USA)
Nationality USA
Birth 11 august 1960 (64 years) at Riverside (USA)
Jonathan Frederick Lawton (also known as J. F. Lawton), born on August 11, 1960 in Riverside, California, is an American screenwriter, film producer and film director. Screen credits include the box office hit Pretty Woman, Mistress, Blankman, Under Siege, Under Siege 2: Dark Territory, The Hunted, Chain Reaction, DOA: Dead or Alive, Jackson, and the TV series V.I.P.. Under the assumed name JD Athens, he had previously written and directed Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death and Pizza Man.
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Jackson (2008)
, 1h37Directed by J. F. Lawton
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Barry Primus, Charles Robinson, Steve Guttenberg, Debra Jo Rupp, Neal Matarazzo
Rating70%
Jackson is about two homeless men in Los Angeles, Donald and Sam. At the start of the day Donald is given a $20 bill (also known as a "Jackson"). The film follows the two and shows their adventures throughout the day with this money, and features songs from various operas.
The Hunted (1995)
, 1h51Directed by J. F. Lawton
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Samurai films
Actors Christophe Lambert, John Lone, Joan Chen, Yoshio Harada, Yōko Shimada, Masumi Okada
Rating58%
Paul Racine (Christopher Lambert), a computer-chip executive from New York, is on one of his many business trips to Nagoya. He meets a beautiful woman named Kirina (Joan Chen) in the hotel lounge, and ends up having a one-night stand with her. When he attempts to further the relationship, Kirina implies that she has no future and thanks him for a wonderful night of pleasure and love. Dejected and somewhat confused, Paul reluctantly leaves her to be alone as she requests.
Pizza Man (1991)
, 1h27Directed by J. F. Lawton
Origin USA
Actors Bill Maher, Annabelle Gurwitch, Clyde Kusatsu, Andy Romano
Rating46%
Elmo Bunn is an L.A. pizza delivery man with a reputation for never having delivered a cold pizza or being stiffed on a bill. When a call comes into his shop for an extra-large with sausage and anchovies to go to a dangerous part of East Hollywood, Elmo knows he's in for trouble.
, 1h30Directed by J. F. Lawton
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Horror comedy, Action, Adventure, Horror, Romance
Themes Comedy horror films
Actors Shannon Tweed, Bill Maher, Adrienne Barbeau, Barry Primus, Jim McKrell, Pat Crawford Brown
Rating48%
The U.S. government grows worried for the nation's avocado supply after some confrontations with the "Piranha" tribe of cannibal women, who live in the mysterious "Avocado Jungle" (westernmost outpost: San Bernardino) and ritually sacrifice and eat men. The government recruits Margo Hunt (Tweed), a professor of feminist studies at a local university ("Spritzer College"), to travel into the Avocado Jungle and make contact with the women to attempt to convince them to move to a reservation/condo in Malibu. Along the way, she and her travelling companions—male chauvinist guide Jim (Maher) and ditzy undergraduate Bunny (Karen Mistal) -- meet a tribe of subservient men called the "Donnahew" (a reference to talk-show host Phil Donahue) and face dangers in their path.
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Jackson (2008)
, 1h37Directed by J. F. Lawton
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Barry Primus, Charles Robinson, Steve Guttenberg, Debra Jo Rupp, Neal Matarazzo
Roles Writer
Rating70%
Jackson is about two homeless men in Los Angeles, Donald and Sam. At the start of the day Donald is given a $20 bill (also known as a "Jackson"). The film follows the two and shows their adventures throughout the day with this money, and features songs from various operas.
DOA: Dead or Alive (2006)
, 1h27Directed by Corey Yuen
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Martial arts, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about computing, Jeu, Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Aviation films, Martial arts films, Films about video games, Dans un avion, Films based on video games
Actors Holly Valance, Jaime Pressly, Devon Aoki, Sarah Carter, Natassia Malthe, Eric Roberts
Roles Histoire
Rating48%
A group of martial arts and combat masters are invited to a fighting contest, "Dead or Alive", on an isolated island within an advanced complex, with the ultimate prize of $10 million. Among the competitors are Kasumi, a shinobi ninja-princess looking for her brother Hayate (who was competing in the last tournament), Tina, a professional wrestler setting out to prove she has more potential (complicated by her father Bass being one of the contenders), Christie, a master thief and assassin, her treacherous partner Maximillian ‘Max’ Marsh, and Hayabusa, a friend of Kasumi and Hayate who follows Kasumi to keep her safe, using the invitation to DOA for this. A final competitor is Helena Douglas, daughter of the tournament’s late founder. When they arrive, they are monitored by the island’s supervisor, Dr. Victor Donovan, who, aided by egghead Weatherby, is gathering data (using injected nano-sensors) from the fights for some mysterious project. To add to the situation, an assassin from Kasumi's colony, named Ayane, has followed Kasumi to kill her and wipe away the disgrace the princess has caused to the clan.
Chain Reaction (1996)
, 1h42Directed by Andrew Davis
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Adventure
Themes Transport films, Films about automobiles, Road movies, Children's films, Chase films
Actors Keanu Reeves, Morgan Freeman, Rachel Weisz, Fred Ward, Brian Cox, Kevin Dunn
Rating57%
Eddie Kasalivich (Keanu Reeves) is a student machinist working with a team from the University of Chicago to obtain clean energy from water by efficiently splitting the hydrogen and oxygen molecules. While working at home, Eddie inadvertently discovers the secret. The machine is perfected the next day in the lab and everything appears to be working and stable. To celebrate, a party is thrown in the lab. That night after the party, project physicist Dr. Lily Sinclair (Rachel Weisz) tries to leave the lab but her car battery is dead. Eddie offers to take her home by taxi; but, later says they took a bus. Back in the lab, Drs. Alistair Barkley and Lu Chen are on their computers preparing to upload their discovery to the Internet so the world can share in this new discovery, speaking Chinese. Meanwhile, a van is seen driving toward the lab. Chen hears a noise and goes to investigate, but is kidnapped by unknown assailants as Alistair also comes under attack.
, 1h39Directed by Geoff Murphy
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action
Themes Films about terrorism, Transport films, Aviation films, Rail transport films, Dans un avion, Films about hijackings, Film se déroulant dans un train
Actors Steven Seagal, Eric Bogosian, Katherine Heigl, Morris Chestnut, Everett McGill, Brenda Bakke
Roles Characters
Rating56%
Casey Ryback has retired from the United States Navy and is a chef at the Mile High Cafe in Denver, Colorado. Casey is taking his estranged niece Sarah to Los Angeles to visit the grave of Sarah's father. Sarah and Casey board the Grand Continental, a train traveling from Denver to Los Angeles through the Rocky Mountains. Armed mercenaries, led by former U.S. government computer hacker and computer genius Travis Dane and mercenary leader Marcus Penn, hijack the train. Dane worked on Grazer One, a top-secret military satellite particle weapon designed to destroy underground targets. The military fired Dane because of his mental instability; Dane later faked his suicide.
The Hunted (1995)
, 1h51Directed by J. F. Lawton
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Samurai films
Actors Christophe Lambert, John Lone, Joan Chen, Yoshio Harada, Yōko Shimada, Masumi Okada
Roles Writer
Rating58%
Paul Racine (Christopher Lambert), a computer-chip executive from New York, is on one of his many business trips to Nagoya. He meets a beautiful woman named Kirina (Joan Chen) in the hotel lounge, and ends up having a one-night stand with her. When he attempts to further the relationship, Kirina implies that she has no future and thanks him for a wonderful night of pleasure and love. Dejected and somewhat confused, Paul reluctantly leaves her to be alone as she requests.
Blankman (1994)
, 1h32Directed by Mike Binder
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Superhero films, Buddy films
Actors Damon Wayans, David Alan Grier, Robin Givens, Jon Polito, Jason Alexander, Lynne Thigpen
Rating51%
Darryl Walker (Damon Wayans) is a clumsy nerdy repairman, who is a genius and Batman fan. Darryl has a pure heart and an optimstic Pollyannish personality. He is childishly naive to the realities of living in an inner city neighborhood. The area suffers from political corruption and the police are on strike. It takes the murder of his grandmother, an avid supporter of Alderman Marvin Harris' anti corruption campaign for Mayor, by members of mobster Michael Minelli's gang, to awaken him to the realities of his city's urban decay.
Mistress (1992)
, 1h50Directed by Barry Primus
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about films
Actors Robert Wuhl, Martin Landau, Jace Alexander, Tuesday Knight, Danny Aiello, Robert De Niro
Roles Writer
Rating54%
A down-and-out Hollywood screenwriter and director named Marvin Landisman (Robert Wuhl) is working on cheaply made instructional videos when his years-old script is read by Jack Roth (Martin Landau), a desperate has-been producer who offers to help Marvin find investors for his movie.
Under Siege (1992)
, 1h43Directed by Andrew Davis
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Seafaring films, Films about terrorism, Transport films, United States Armed Forces in films, Films about hijackings
Actors Tommy Lee Jones, Steven Seagal, Gary Busey, Erika Eleniak, Patrick O'Neal, Damian Chapa
Rating64%
The battleship USS Missouri (BB-63) arrives at Pearl Harbor, where George H. W. Bush announces that the ship will be decommissioned in California, making the trip her final voyage. Casey Ryback (Steven Seagal), a Chief Petty Officer assigned as a cook, is preparing meals in celebration of the birthday of Captain Adams (Patrick O'Neal), against the orders of Commander Krill (Gary Busey), who is having food and entertainment brought by helicopter.
Pizza Man (1991)
, 1h27Directed by J. F. Lawton
Origin USA
Actors Bill Maher, Annabelle Gurwitch, Clyde Kusatsu, Andy Romano
Roles Writer
Rating46%
Elmo Bunn is an L.A. pizza delivery man with a reputation for never having delivered a cold pizza or being stiffed on a bill. When a call comes into his shop for an extra-large with sausage and anchovies to go to a dangerous part of East Hollywood, Elmo knows he's in for trouble.
Pretty Woman (1990)
, 1h59Directed by Garry Marshall
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Erotic thriller films
Actors Richard Gere, Julia Roberts, Ralph Bellamy, Jason Alexander, Laura San Giacomo, John David Carson
Roles Writer
Rating71%
Edward Lewis (Richard Gere), a successful workaholic businessman and corporate raider in Los Angeles on business, accidentally takes a detour on Hollywood Boulevard while looking for Beverly Hills. He unsuccessfully tries to ask for directions and ends up in the red-light district, where he encounters a sex-worker named Vivian Ward (Julia Roberts), who mistakes him for a possible client. Her roommate and best friend, Kit De Luca (Laura San Giacomo), encourages her to recruit him, though he only wants directions and makes a deal with her to pay her if she shows him the way. Intrigued by her knowledge and wit he hires her to spend the night with him for $300 in his hotel's penthouse apartment, treating her to strawberries and champagne and sharing personal information with her. He comes to trust her as she "surprises" him by flossing her teeth after eating the strawberries (and not doing drugs as he thought she was more likely to do given her profession). They spend the night watching I Love Lucy reruns and having sex.
, 1h30Directed by J. F. Lawton
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Horror comedy, Action, Adventure, Horror, Romance
Themes Comedy horror films
Actors Shannon Tweed, Bill Maher, Adrienne Barbeau, Barry Primus, Jim McKrell, Pat Crawford Brown
Roles Writer
Rating48%
The U.S. government grows worried for the nation's avocado supply after some confrontations with the "Piranha" tribe of cannibal women, who live in the mysterious "Avocado Jungle" (westernmost outpost: San Bernardino) and ritually sacrifice and eat men. The government recruits Margo Hunt (Tweed), a professor of feminist studies at a local university ("Spritzer College"), to travel into the Avocado Jungle and make contact with the women to attempt to convince them to move to a reservation/condo in Malibu. Along the way, she and her travelling companions—male chauvinist guide Jim (Maher) and ditzy undergraduate Bunny (Karen Mistal) -- meet a tribe of subservient men called the "Donnahew" (a reference to talk-show host Phil Donahue) and face dangers in their path.