 With Barry Primus, Lawton co-wrote "Mistress", a comedy starring Robert De Niro, Danny Aiello, Christopher Walken and Martin Landau.The movie is about a Hollywood screenwriter, Marvin Landisman, whose career is going downhill until he meets a has been hustler-producer who tries to help him get his career back.Starring an all-star cast, "Mistress" was one of the first films produced by Tribeca Productions, Robert De Niro's production company, and it was released in the summer of 1992.