David Loughery obit

David Loughery, Screenwriter on ‘Star Trek V’ and ‘Passenger 57,’ Dies at 71 

He also scripted ‘Dreamscape,’ ‘Money Train’ and features toplined by Beyoncé and Samuel L. Jackson. 

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David Loughery, the screenwriter whose credits included the action pictures Dreamscape, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier and the Wesley Snipes-starring Money Train and Passenger 57, has died. He was 71.

Loughery died Tuesday of skin cancer in St. Petersburg, Florida, his friend Fred Rappaport told The Hollywood Reporter.

Loughery collaborated with director Joseph Ruben on Dreamscape (1984), starring Dennis Quaid; The Good Son (1993), starring Macauley Culkin; Money Train (1995), with Woody Harrelson alongside Snipes in their follow-up to White Men Can’t Jump; and Blindsided (2013), starring Michelle Monaghan and Michael Keaton.

Born on March 3, 1953, in Oak Park, Illinois, Loughery graduated from Ball State University, then received his master’s degree from the University of Iowa. In 1981, he shared a story credit on an episode of ABC’s Hart to Hart.

After his film debut on Dreamscape, he had the sole screenplay credit and shared a story credit on Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989), the installment in the Paramount franchise that was directed by star William Shatner.

Loughery followed with Flashback (1990), starring Dennis Hopper and Kiefer Sutherland; Passenger 57 (1992), directed by Kevin Hooks; and The Three Musketeers (1993), the Stephen Herek-helmed adaptation that featured Sutherland, Charlie Sheen and Chris O’Donnell.

His screenwriting résumé also included Neil LaBute’s Lakeview Terrace (2008), starring Samuel L. Jackson, and Obsessed (2009), starring Beyoncé and Idris Elba. Plus, he added producer duties on the more recent The Intruder (2019), Fatale (2020) and Shattered (2022).

Survivors include his wife, Mel; his mother, Joan; and his siblings, William and Amy.

 

Writer

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End of the Road

4.8

screenplay by

2022

 

John Malkovich, Frank Grillo, Lilly Krug, and Cameron Monaghan in Shattered (2022)

Shattered

5.0

written by

2022

 

Hilary Swank and Michael Ealy in Fatale (2020)

Fatale

5.4

written by

2020

 

Dennis Quaid, Meagan Good, and Michael Ealy in The Intruder (2019)

The Intruder

5.6

written by

2019

 

Paz de la Huerta in Nurse (2013)

Nurse

4.5

screenplay

2013

 

Michael Keaton and Michelle Monaghan in Blindsided (2013)

Blindsided

5.5

written by

2013

 

Ali Larter, Idris Elba, and Beyoncé in Obsessed (2009)

Obsessed

5.0

written by

2009

 

Samuel L. Jackson in Lakeview Terrace (2008)

Lakeview Terrace

6.2

screenplay

story

2008

 

Brad Renfro and Jonathan Taylor Thomas in Tom and Huck (1995)

Tom and Huck

5.5

screenplay

1995

 

Money Train (1995)

Money Train

5.7

screenplay

1995

 

Time Trax (1993)

Time Trax

7.0

TV Series

writer

written by

1993–1994

3 episodes

 

Charlie Sheen, Tim Curry, Rebecca De Mornay, Chris O'Donnell, Kiefer Sutherland, and Oliver Platt in The Three Musketeers (1993)

The Three Musketeers

6.4

screenplay by

1993

 

Passenger 57 (1992)

Passenger 57

5.9

screenplay

1992

 

Dennis Hopper and Kiefer Sutherland in Flashback (1990)

Flashback

6.2

written by

1990

 

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

7.0

Video Game

screenplay

story

1989

 

Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner in Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

5.5

screenplay

story

1989

 

Dennis Quaid, Kate Capshaw, Christopher Plummer, Cory 'Bumper' Yothers, Larry Cedar, Redmond Gleeson, Peter Jason, David Patrick Kelly, and Chris Mulkey in Dreamscape (1984)

Dreamscape

6.3

screenplay

story

1984

 

Hart to Hart (1979)

Hart to Hart

6.7

TV Series

story

1981

1 episode

 

Producer

John Malkovich, Frank Grillo, Lilly Krug, and Cameron Monaghan in Shattered (2022)

Shattered

5.0

executive producer

2022

 

Hilary Swank and Michael Ealy in Fatale (2020)

Fatale

5.4

executive producer

2020

 

Dennis Quaid, Meagan Good, and Michael Ealy in The Intruder (2019)

The Intruder

5.6

executive producer

2019

 

Michael Keaton and Michelle Monaghan in Blindsided (2013)

Blindsided

5.5

producer

2013

 

Ali Larter, Idris Elba, and Beyoncé in Obsessed (2009)

Obsessed

5.0

executive producer

2009

 

Samuel L. Jackson in Lakeview Terrace (2008)

Lakeview Terrace

6.2

executive producer

2008

 

Dennis Hopper and Kiefer Sutherland in Flashback (1990)

Flashback

6.2

co-producer

1990

 

Script and Continuity Department

Macaulay Culkin in The Good Son (1993)

The Good Son

6.4

script revisions (uncredited)

1993