The film that included screen credits for J. F. Lawton, was Oscar nominated for Best Sound. The actor from that movie also starred in horror film Marked for Death.
 He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Sound for the film "Under Siege". 
 It stars Steven Seagal as an ex-Navy SEAL who must stop a group of mercenaries, led by Tommy Lee Jones and Gary Busey, on the U.S. Navy battleship USS "Missouri". 
 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". 
 The film stars Steven Seagal as John Hatcher, a former DEA troubleshooter. 
