Allison Burnett (born December 16, 1958[citation needed]) is an American screenwriter, film director, and novelist.
[2] Burnett's first screenplay to be produced was the kick-boxing prison drama, Bloodfist III: Forced to Fight (1992),[3] which he co-wrote with Charles Mattera.
He also wrote Gregory Hines' directorial debut, Bleeding Hearts (1994),[4] and the film Red Meat (1997), which he directed, starring John Slattery, Jennifer Grey, and Lara Flynn Boyle.
[9] In 2008, Burnett wrote, with Robert Fyvolent and Mark Brinker, the crime thriller Untraceable (2008) starring Diane Lane.
[13] The film stars Britt Robertson, Justin Long, Christian Slater, Robert Patrick, and Martin Sheen.