Phillip J. Roth

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Phillip J. Roth
Born (1959-06-10) 10 June 1959 (age 64)
Occupation(s)Film producer, director and screenwriter
Years active1982–present
Spouses
  • Leslie Crawford
    (m. 1989– div. 1995)
  • Lizzy Weintraub
    (m. 1995 – div. 2002)
  • Ralitsa Roth
    (m. 2003 – div. 2008)
  • Ekaterina Jeliazkova
    (m. 2009 – present)
Children
  • Natasha Mozelle Roth (Daughter)
  • Aaron Harry Roth (Son)
  • Elayah Roth (Daughter)
  • Roxanne Roth (Daughter)
Family
  • Phillip J. Roth (Father)
  • Ida Lorraine Roth Knudson (Mother)

Phillip J. Roth (born June 10, 1959) is an American film producer, director and screenwriter who is known for making low-budget films. He is the founder of the Unified Film Organization (UFO) in America and Bulgaria, which have released various action and science fiction films for television and home video markets. [1]

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Early life and career

Roth was born in Portland, Oregon, to Phillip J. Roth, a Senior circuit judge from Multnomah County, Oregon, and Ida Lorraine Roth Knudson. [2] He attended high school in Portland, Oregon with musician Jim Goodwin, who has written the original music for several Roth films, including Digital Man and Velocity Trap.

He expressed an interest in cinema from an early age, upon seeing his first film that he wanted to "tell pictures with light" and he later achieved his dream. His first film Bad Trip, was made for television, which led to other hi-concept sci-fi films like A.P.E.X. and Total Reality. During his career he has worked with such stars as Tom Berenger, Martin Sheen, Judd Nelson, William Shatner, Billy Zane, Billy Baldwin, Michael Ironside, Cloris Leachman, and the late Academy Award-winner Cliff Robertson. [3]

In 1995, Roth formed the Bulgarian United Film Organization (BUFO) in Sofia, Bulgaria with Ken Olandt. BUFO is a production services company for U.S companies including Universal Pictures. [4] He formed the American Unified Film Organization in 1997 with Jeff Beach in Burbank, California. He recognized the growing demand in Science fiction and special effects driven action films. [1]

In 2000, Roth moved from Los Angeles to Sofia, Bulgaria to shoot the film Mindstorm. Since then his companies UFO and BUFO have produced many films. [5] Roth has also opened a new four stage film and television center in Bulgaria. [6]

As of 2017, his net worth is $500,000. [7]

Personal life

Roth met Leslie Crawford and they dated each other for 2 years from 1987 - 1989, they married in June 1989, soon afterwards they had a daughter called Natasha Mozelle Roth, [2] after a 5 year relationship they divorced in March 1995.

He then met Lizzy Weintraub and they dated each other in 1994, they then married each other in May 1995, they had a son in 1998 called Aaron Henry Roth, after an 8 year relationship they divorced in January 2002.

In 2002, he met Ralitsa Roth and married her a year later, after a 5 year relationship they divorced in January 2008.

Roth met Ekaterina Jeliazkova in 2002. Their first daughter Elayah Roth was born in October 2006. They married on September 1, 2009. Their second daughter, Roxanne Roth was born in October 2011.

One of Roth's hobbies is skiing. He has taken part in races in the FIS Eastern European National Circuit, and he also won a prize at a corporate celebrity charity ski event in Bansko. [8]

Filmography

As producer

YearTitleNotes
1982 Breach of Contract Producer & Screenwriter
1988Bad TripProducer, Director & Screenwriter
1990 Fatal Revenge Producer, Director & Screenwriter
1991 Prime Target Producer & Director
Red Snow Producer & Director
1992 Prototype Producer, Director & Screenwriter
1993 Rule No. 3 Producer
1994 A.P.E.X. Producer, Director & Screenwriter
1995Digital ManProducer, Director & Screenwriter
1997Total RealityProducer, Director & Screenwriter
Darkdrive Producer, Director & Screenwriter
1999 Storm Producer & Screenwriter [9]
Velocity Trap Producer, Director & Screenwriter
Interceptor Force Producer, Director & Screenwriter
2000 Python Producer
Escape Under Pressure Producer & Screenwriter
Daybreak Producer & Screenwriter
Deep Core Producer & Screenwriter
2001 Epoch Producer & Screenwriter (TV Movie)
Falcon Down Producer, Director & Screenwriter
New Alcatraz [10] Producer & Director, Screenwriter
MindstormProducer, Director & Screenwriter
Shark Hunter Producer & Screenwriter
Lost Voyage
2002 Pythons 2
Interceptor Force 2 Producer, Director & Screenwriter
Antibody
Descent into Darkness Producer & Screenwriter
Landspeed
Hyper Sonic Producer, Director & Screenwriter (as Paul Joshua Rubins)
Dark DescentCo-Producer
2003 Maximum Velocity Producer & Director
Rapid Exchange
Deep Shock Producer, Director & Screenwriter (Tv Film)
Dragon Fighter Producer, Director & Screenwriter (Video)
Epoch: Evolution
Silent Warnings
Dark Waters Producer, Director & Screenwriter
2004 Phantom Force
Darklight
Dragon Storm
Post Impact
Boa vs. Python
2005 Locusts: The 8th Plague
Path of Destruction
Manticore
2006Basilisk: The Serpent King
Dragon Dynasty
S.S. Doomtrooper
Magma: Volcanic Disaster
2007 Reign of the Gargoyles
Bats: Human Harvest
Lake Placid 2
Grendel
2008 Ghost Voyage
Rock Monster
Copperhead
Monster Ark
Boogeyman 3
2009 Messengers 2: The Scarecrow co-producer
Lightning Strikes Producer & Screenwriter
Annihilation Earth
Star Runners
Thor: Hammer of the Gods
The Grudge 3
Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead
2010 Triassic Attack
Dark Relic
Arctic Predator
Lake Placid 3
2011 Cold Fusion
Red Faction: Origins Producer & Screenwriter
Super Tanker
Super Eruption
Time Machine: Rise of the Morlocks
Rage of the Yeti
2012 Black Forest
True Bloodthirst
Boogeyman
Lake Placid: The Final Chapter
Hijacked
Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines
2013 Jet Stream Producer & Screenwriter
Robocroc Producer & Screenwriter
Invasion Roswell
Company of Heroes
Deadly Descent: The Abominable Snowman
Supercollider Producer & Screenwriter
Taken: The Search for Sophie Parker
2014 Crystal Skulls
FirequakeProducer & Screensriter
2015 Lake Placid vs Anaconda
Viking Quest
Roboshark Producer & Screenwriter
The Throwaways
2016 Jarhead 3: The Siege
Beyond Valkyrie: Dawn of the 4th Reich
2017 Valentine's Again
Crystal Inferno Producer & Screenwriter
2018 Death Race: Beyond Anarchy co-producer
2019 Nicole & O.J. Services producer - Bulgaria currently filming
Doom: Annihilation producer

As director

YearTitleNotes
1991 Prime Target Director & Screenwriter (Video)

Accolades

AssociationYearCategoryNominated workResult
Fantasporto 1994International Fantasy Film Award A.P.E.X. Nominated [11]

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