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J. David Shapiro

American filmmaker and stand-up comedian (born 1969) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

J. David Shapiro
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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 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]

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