J. Mills Goodloe

J. Mills Goodloe
Born	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Alma mater	Southern Methodist University

J. Mills Goodloe is an American film producer, screenwriter, director and actor.

Goodloe grew up in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and attended Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.

He began his career at Warner Brothers working for director Richard Donner whose credits include Superman, The Omen, Scrooged and the Lethal Weapon series. Goodloe was employed as Donner's assistant from 1992 to 1995 on films such as Lethal Weapon 3 and Maverick. In 1996, Goodloe was promoted to president of Donner Productions. Over the next four years, Goodloe produced Assassins, starring Sylvester Stallone and Julianne Moore, Conspiracy Theory starring Mel Gibson and Julia Roberts, and the final installment of the Lethal Weapon series starring Gibson, Danny Glover and Chris Rock. In 2001, Goodloe exited Donner Productions to write and direct A Gentleman's Game starring Gary Sinise, Dylan Baker and Philip Baker Hall. The film was nominated for an ESPY in the category of Best Sports Film.

Goodloe wrote the adaptation for the John Grisham novel Bleachers for Revolution Studios. Goodloe also co-wrote the screenplay for the sports film Pride, released theatrically in 2007 by Lionsgate and starring Terrence Howard and Bernie Mac.