What film title does J. F. Lawton and Shawn Levy have in common?
J. F. Lawton Jonathan Frederick "J. F." Lawton (born August 11, 1960) is an American screenwriter, producer and director. His screen credits include the box office hit "Pretty Woman", "Mistress", "Blankman", "Under Siege", "", "The Hunted", "Chain Reaction", "", "Jackson", and the TV series "V.I.P." Under the assumed name "J.D. Athens", he wrote and directed "Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death" and "Pizza Man".
Shaft (2000 film) Shaft is a 2000 American action thriller film directed by John Singleton and starring Samuel L. Jackson, Vanessa L. Williams, Jeffrey Wright, Christian Bale, Dan Hedaya, Busta Rhymes, Toni Collette and Richard Roundtree. This film is not a remake of the 1971 film of the same name, but rather a sequel, therefore making it a fourth installment. Jackson's John Shaft character is the nephew of the original John Shaft. The film received generally positive reviews and opened at the number one position at the box office when it debuted June 16, 2000.