David Loughery is an American screenwriter and producer. Born in Chicago, Loughery attended Ball State University and the University of Iowa where he was a member of the Iowa Playwrights Workshop. His first produced screenplay was Dreamscape in 1984. Loughery has often worked with director Joseph Ruben for whom he has written or rewritten a number of films including The Stepfather, The Good Son, Penthouse North and The Ottoman Lieutenant. His most recent film is the psychological thriller The Intruder starring Dennis Quaid, Meagan Good and Michael Ealy. Five of Loughery's films (Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, Passenger 57, The Three Musketeers, Lakeview Terrace, and Obsessed) have opened Number One at the box office.