J. David Shapiro

J. David Shapiro
Born
Jake David Shapiro

(1969-03-18) March 18, 1969 (age 55)
Other namesJD Shapiro, J.D. Shapiro
AwardsWorst Screenplay – 21st Razzie Awards
2001 Battlefield Earth
Websitejdshapiro.com

Jake David Shapiro (born March 18, 1969) is an American filmmaker and stand-up comedian. Shapiro is best known as the original screenwriter of the film Robin Hood: Men in Tights[1] and for writing the screenplay adaptation of L. Ron Hubbard's novel Battlefield Earth.

Battlefield won more Golden Raspberry Awards than any other film up to that point, and Shapiro accepted the dubious award in person.[2] Shapiro was fired from the film due to creative disagreements during pre-production and wanted to be credited with a pseudonym,[3] and also said little or nothing of his script remained in the final film after extensive re-writes.[4] Shapiro later apologized for involvement in the widely panned film.[3]

Filmography

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Year Name Role Notes
1990 Duet Screenwriter (episode ''I Never Played for My Father: Part 1'') TV series
1990 Who's the Boss? Screenwriter
Charles in Charge Screenwriter (episode "Buddy Flips a Disc")
1993 Robin Hood: Men in Tights Screenwriter Theatrical film
2000 We Married Margo Director, screenwriter, actor (as ''Jake'')
Battlefield Earth Screenwriter
2006 Pucked Actor (as ''Alan'')
2007 The Strand Actor Direct-to-video
2008 X-Treme Biography: Santa Screenwriter, actor (as ''AA Attendee / Death'') TV short
2011 Juan Hombre Co-director, screenwriter Short
2012 unCONventional Creative consultant (12 episodes) TV series
2015 A Date Special thanks Short
2016 Actors Actor (as ''Walk of fame actor'')
2017 Extraordinary: Stan Lee Himself Direct-to-video documentary
Best Thanksgiving Ever Director Theatrical film
2018 Hard Day's Nights Co-director, screenwriter, executive producer Short
597 Días Desaparecido Actor (as ''Tom Springfield'')

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Work Category Result
2000 The Comedy Festival We Married Margo Audience Award Won[5]
Slamdance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize Nominated[6]
2001 Golden Raspberry Award Battlefield Earth Worst Screenplay Won[3][7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Beyond the Page: Funny Changes Everything - Script Magazine
  2. ^ Staff (March 26, 2001). "'Battlefield Earth' Scribe Personally Accepts Razzie Award for Worst Screenplay During a Live Talk Radio Show on Comedy World". Business Wire. Archived from the original on August 19, 2014. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c Shapiro, J.D. (March 29, 2010). "'I penned the suckiest movie ever - sorry!'". New York Post.
  4. ^ ‘Battlefield Earth’ writer says ‘Cats’ is the new worst movie ever - The New York Post
  5. ^ Weiskind, Ron (March 2, 2000). "Film with local ties wins at festival". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. D-2.
  6. ^ Vice, Jeff (December 19, 1999). "Slamdance taking on international flavor". The Deseret News. Deseret News Publishing Company. p. E11.
  7. ^ Staff (March 26, 2001). "'Battlefield Earth' Scribe Personally Accepts Razzie Award for Worst Screenplay During a Live Talk Radio Show on Comedy World". Business Wire. Retrieved 2009-12-30.
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