J. F. Lawton

Jonathan Frederick Lawton, known as J. F. Lawton, is an American screenwriter, producer and director born on 11 August 1960 in Riverside, California. His screenplay Three Thousand, retitled Pretty Woman, became one of the largest grossing films of its year. His other screen credits include Mistress, Blankman, Under Siege, Under Siege 2: Dark Territory, The Hunted, Chain Reaction and Jackson, and he wrote for the television series V.I.P. Under the pseudonym J.D. Athens he wrote and directed the low budget comedies Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death, a cult favorite shot in his hometown, and Pizza Man, a political satire. He studied filmmaking at California State University, Long Beach, and has spoken about working through severe dyslexia.