J. David Shapiro | |
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| Born | Jake David Shapiro March 18, 1969 |
| Other names | JD Shapiro, J.D. Shapiro |
| Awards | Worst Screenplay – 21st Razzie Awards 2001 Battlefield Earth |
| Website | jdshapiro |
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 .
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Battlefield Earth 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]
