Jon Lucas

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{{Infobox writer

| name = Jon Lucas

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| birth_name = Jonathan Lucas

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|10|29}}

| birth_place = Summit, New Jersey, U.S.

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| occupation = Director, Screenwriter

| nationality = American

| alma_mater = Yale University

| notableworks = The Hangover (2009)
The Change-Up (2011)

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Jonathan Lucas (born October 29, 1975) is an American film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his collaborative work with Scott Moore, which includes The Hangover, 21 & Over and Bad Moms.

Life and career

He is a graduate of Yale University as well as an alumnus of Pingry School.{{citation needed|date=September 2017}} He started working as an assistant for screenwriter Daniel Petrie, Jr. in the '90s along with Scott Moore, who would become his longtime writing partner.

The first script Lucas and Moore ever wrote together was Flypaper, although the movie didn't get made until 2011. In addition, they both worked on providing uncredited rewrites on Wedding Crashers, 27 Dresses, Chicken Little, Monster-in-Law, and Mr. Woodcock.

In 2005 and 2007, they were hired to write the screenplays for the family comedies Rebound and Full of It. They also participated on the screenplay for the holiday comedy Four Christmases in 2008. The following year, they wrote the successful romantic comedy Ghosts of Girlfriends Past. However, their breakthrough success came with The Hangover, which became the highest-grossing R-rated comedy in the United States at the time. The movie spawned two sequels but did not include involvement by Lucas and Moore. Due to the success of The Hangover, the duo penned another R-rated comedy: the 2011 film, The Change-Up.

In 2013, Lucas and Moore made their co-directorial debuts with the comedy film, 21 & Over.{{cite web|url=http://movies.zap2it.com/p/jon-lucas/225180|title=TV Listings: Find Local TV Listings for your favorite Channels, TV Shows and Movies- Zap2it|website=Zap2it|access-date=24 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327015514/http://movies.zap2it.com/p/jon-lucas/225180|archive-date=27 March 2009|url-status=dead}} In October 2012, they sold to ABC a pilot for a new comedy show named Mixology, which follows five guys and five girls "trying to find love at a trendy Manhattan bar," all over the course of a single night.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2012/10/comedy-from-hangover-writers-jon-lucas-and-scott-moore-lands-at-abc-as-put-pilot-358502/|title=Comedy From 'Hangover' Writers Jon Lucas And Scott Moore Lands At ABC As Put Pilot|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=23 October 2012|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=24 September 2017}} The show was picked up to series in May 2013 and premiered on ABC on February 26, 2014, but was cancelled after only one season.{{cite web|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|title=ABC Releases Midseason Schedule: 'Betrayal' in Limbo, 'Revenge' Moves to 10PM, + 'Suburgatory' Premieres January 15|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/11/19/abc-releases-midseason-schedule-betrayal-canceled-revenge-moves-to-10pm-suburgatory-premieres-january-15/216813/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131122054259/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/11/19/abc-releases-midseason-schedule-betrayal-canceled-revenge-moves-to-10pm-suburgatory-premieres-january-15/216813/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 22, 2013|work=TV by the Numbers|accessdate=January 24, 2014|date=November 19, 2013}}{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/abc-cancels-trophy-wife-mixology-702573|last=Goldberg|first=Lesley|title=ABC Cancels Freshman Comedies 'Trophy Wife,' 'Mixology'|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=May 8, 2014|accessdate=May 8, 2014}}

Filmography

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Year ! Title ! width="65"\| Director ! width="65"\| Writer ! Notes
2001 \| Rustin \| {{no}} \| {{yes}} \|Screenplay from a story by director Rick Johnson{{cite news \|last1=Koehler \|first1=Robert \|title=Rustin (review) \|url=https://variety.com/2001/film/reviews/rustin-1200469109/ \|access-date=16 December 2021 \|work=Variety \|date=17 July 2001}}
rowspan=2\| 2005 \| Chicken Little \| {{no}} \| {{yes}} \| Uncredited rewrite{{Elucidate\|date=August 2011}}, special thanks
Rebound \| {{no}} \| {{yes}} \|
2007 \| Full of It \| {{no}} \| {{yes}} \|
2008 \| Four Christmases \| {{no}} \| {{yes}} \|
rowspan=2\| 2009 \| Ghosts of Girlfriends Past \| {{no}} \| {{yes}} \|
The Hangover \| {{no}} \| {{yes}} \| Nominated- BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay
rowspan=2\|2011 \| Flypaper \| {{no}} \| {{yes}} \|
The Change-Up \| {{no}} \| {{yes}} \|
2013 \| 21 & Over \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| Directorial Debut
rowspan=2\| 2016 \| Bad Moms \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| People's Choice Award for Best Comedy
Office Christmas Party \| {{no}} \| {{partial\|Story}} \|
2017 \| A Bad Moms Christmas \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \|
2019 \| Jexi \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \|

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Year

! Title

! width="65"| Director

! width="65"| Writer

! Notes

2001

| Rustin

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

|Screenplay from a story by director Rick Johnson{{cite news |last1=Koehler |first1=Robert |title=Rustin (review) |url=https://variety.com/2001/film/reviews/rustin-1200469109/ |access-date=16 December 2021 |work=Variety |date=17 July 2001}}

rowspan=2| 2005

| Chicken Little

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| Uncredited rewrite{{Elucidate|date=August 2011}}, special thanks

Rebound

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

2007

| Full of It

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}