J. Mills Goodloe

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J. Mills Goodloe is an American film producer, screenwriter, director and actor. He grew up in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and attended Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. He began his career as an assistant to Richard Donner, the director of such films as Superman, The Omen and the Lethal Weapon series. After working as Donner's assistant on Lethal Weapon 3 and Maverick, Goodloe became an associate producer on Assassins starring Sylvester Stallone and Julianne Moore. In 1996, Goodloe was named president of Richard Donner Productions. Over the next four years, Goodloe produced Conspiracy Theory starring Mel Gibson and Julia Roberts, and Lethal Weapon 4 starring Gibson and Danny Glover. In addition to his producing credits, he also had minor acting roles in Lethal Weapon 3, Maverick, Assassins and Conspiracy Theory.^[1]

In 2001, Goodloe wrote and directed the award-winning^[2] A Gentleman's Game which starred Gary Sinise, Dylan Baker and Philip Baker Hall. In 2003, he wrote an original screenplay, The Age of Adaline, for Steve Golin's Anonymous Content production company. The film is currently in development.^[3]

In 2005, Goodloe adapted John Grisham's best-selling novel Bleachers for Revolution Studios, although the film is not yet in production.^[4] Goodloe also wrote the screenplay for Pride, a 2007 film starring Terrence Howard and Bernie Mac.