Phillip J. Roth
Born (1959-06-10) 10 June 1959
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]

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

Year Title Notes
1982Breach of ContractProducer & Screenwriter
1988Bad TripProducer, Director & Screenwriter
1990Fatal RevengeProducer, Director & Screenwriter
1991Prime TargetProducer & Director
Red SnowProducer & Director
1992PrototypeProducer, Director & Screenwriter
1993Rule No. 3Producer
1994A.P.E.X.Producer, Director & Screenwriter
1995Digital ManProducer, Director & Screenwriter
1997Total RealityProducer, Director & Screenwriter
DarkdriveProducer, Director & Screenwriter
1999StormProducer & Screenwriter[9]
Velocity TrapProducer, Director & Screenwriter
Interceptor ForceProducer, Director & Screenwriter
2000PythonProducer
Escape Under PressureProducer & Screenwriter
DaybreakProducer & Screenwriter
Deep CoreProducer & Screenwriter
2001EpochProducer & Screenwriter (TV Movie)
Falcon DownProducer, Director & Screenwriter
New Alcatraz[10]Producer & Director, Screenwriter
MindstormProducer, Director & Screenwriter
Shark HunterProducer & Screenwriter
Lost Voyage
2002Pythons 2
Interceptor Force 2Producer, Director & Screenwriter
Antibody
Descent into DarknessProducer & Screenwriter
Landspeed
Hyper SonicProducer, Director & Screenwriter (as Paul Joshua Rubins)
Dark DescentCo-Producer
2003Maximum VelocityProducer & Director
Rapid Exchange
Deep ShockProducer, Director & Screenwriter (Tv Film)
Dragon FighterProducer, Director & Screenwriter (Video)
Epoch: Evolution
Silent Warnings
Dark WatersProducer, Director & Screenwriter
2004Phantom Force
Darklight
Dragon Storm
Post Impact
Boa vs. Python
2005Locusts: The 8th Plague
Path of Destruction
Manticore
2006Basilisk: The Serpent King
Dragon Dynasty
S.S. Doomtrooper
Magma: Volcanic Disaster
2007Reign of the Gargoyles
Bats: Human Harvest
Lake Placid 2
Grendel
2008Ghost Voyage
Rock Monster
Copperhead
Monster Ark
Boogeyman 3
2009Messengers 2: The Scarecrowco-producer
Lightning StrikesProducer & Screenwriter
Annihilation Earth
Star Runners
Thor: Hammer of the Gods
The Grudge 3
Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead
2010Triassic Attack
Dark Relic
Arctic Predator
Lake Placid 3
2011Cold Fusion
Red Faction: OriginsProducer & Screenwriter
Super Tanker
Super Eruption
Time Machine: Rise of the Morlocks
Rage of the Yeti
2012Black Forest
True Bloodthirst
Boogeyman
Lake Placid: The Final Chapter
Hijacked
Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines
2013Jet StreamProducer & Screenwriter
RobocrocProducer & Screenwriter
Invasion Roswell
Company of Heroes
Deadly Descent: The Abominable Snowman
SupercolliderProducer & Screenwriter
Taken: The Search for Sophie Parker
2014Crystal Skulls
FirequakeProducer & Screensriter
2015Lake Placid vs Anaconda
Viking Quest
RobosharkProducer & Screenwriter
The Throwaways
2016Jarhead 3: The Siege
Beyond Valkyrie: Dawn of the 4th Reich
2017Valentine's Again
Crystal InfernoProducer & Screenwriter
2018Death Race: Beyond Anarchyco-producer
2019Nicole & O.J.Services producer - Bulgaria currently filming
Doom: Annihilationproducer

As director

Year Title Notes
1991Prime TargetDirector & Screenwriter (Video)

Accolades

Association Year Category Nominated work Result
Fantasporto 1994 International Fantasy Film Award A.P.E.X. Nominated[11]

References

  1. 1 2 "Big effects, little coin for UFO pix". Variety. 15 November 1998. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Phillip J. Roth Biography (1959-)". Film Reference. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  3. "Phillip J. Roth". 1channelmovie. Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  4. "BUFO wraps The Hills Run Red in Bulgaria". Film in Europe. 13 July 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  5. "Production Company 'Unified Film Organization (UFO)' - 24 titles". Sci-Fi Movies. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  6. "Production - Bulgaria - Footloose and fancy free". Screen Daily. 27 June 2008. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  7. "Phillip J. Roth Net Worth". Celebrity networths. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  8. "Corporate celebrity charity ski event in Bansko". Bulgaria Ski. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  9. "Storm Press Release". American by Air. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  10. "New Alcatraz". Letterboxd. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  11. "International Fantasy Film Award - Best Film". Famousfix. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
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