Phillip J. Roth | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1959-06-10) 10 June 1959 Portland, Oregon,USA |
| Occupations | Film producer, director and screenwriter |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Spouse(s) |
Leslie Crawford
(m. 1989; div. 1995)Lizzy Weintraub
(m. 1995; div. 2002)Ralitsa Roth
(m. 2003; div. 2008) Ekaterina Jeliazkova
(m. 2009) |
| Children | 4 |
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] He is often (55 of 124 productions, as of 2025[update]) credited as Phillip Roth.
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.
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.[3] 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.[4] Roth has also opened a new four stage film and television center in Bulgaria.[5]
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.[6]
Filmography
As producer
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Breach of Contract | also screenwriter |
| 1988 | Bad Trip | also director, screenwriter |
| 1990 | Fatal Revenge | also director, screenwriter |
| 1991 | Prime Target | also director |
| Red Snow | also director | |
| 1992 | Prototype | also director, screenwriter |
| 1993 | Rule No. 3 | |
| 1994 | A.P.E.X. | also director, screenwriter |
| 1995 | Digital Man | also director, screenwriter |
| 1997 | Total Reality | also director, screenwriter |
| Darkdrive | also director, screenwriter | |
| 1999 | Storm | also screenwriter[7] |
| Velocity Trap | also director, screenwriter | |
| Interceptor Force | also director, screenwriter | |
| 2000 | Python | |
| Escape Under Pressure | also screenwriter | |
| Daybreak | also screenwriter | |
| Deep Core | also screenwriter | |
| 2001 | Epoch | also screenwriter (TV movie) |
| Falcon Down | also director, screenwriter | |
| New Alcatraz | also director, screenwriter[8] | |
| Mindstorm | also director, screenwriter | |
| Shark Hunter | also screenwriter | |
| Lost Voyage | ||
| 2002 | Pythons 2 | |
| Interceptor Force 2 | also director, screenwriter | |
| Antibody | ||
| Descent into Darkness | also screenwriter | |
| Landspeed | ||
| Hyper Sonic | also director and, as Paul Joshua Rubins, screenwriter | |
| Dark Descent | co-producer | |
| 2003 | Maximum Velocity | also director |
| Rapid Exchange | ||
| Deep Shock | also director, screenwriter (TV movie) | |
| Dragon Fighter | also director, screenwriter (direct-to-video) | |
| Epoch: Evolution | ||
| Silent Warnings | ||
| Dark Waters | also director, screenwriter | |
| 2004 | Phantom Force | |
| Darklight | ||
| Dragon Storm | ||
| Post Impact | ||
| Boa vs. Python | ||
| 2005 | Locusts: The 8th Plague | |
| Path of Destruction | ||
| Manticore | ||
| 2006 | Basilisk: 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 | also 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 | also 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 | also screenwriter |
| Robocroc | also screenwriter | |
| Invasion Roswell | ||
| Company of Heroes | ||
| Deadly Descent: The Abominable Snowman | ||
| Supercollider | also screenwriter | |
| Taken: The Search for Sophie Parker | ||
| 2014 | Crystal Skulls | |
| Firequake | also screenwriter | |
| Wrong Turn 6: Last Resort | ||
| 2015 | Lake Placid vs Anaconda | |
| Viking Quest | ||
| Roboshark | also screenwriter | |
| The Throwaways | ||
| 2016 | Jarhead 3: The Siege | |
| Beyond Valkyrie: Dawn of the 4th Reich | ||
| 2017 | Valentine's Again | |
| Crystal Inferno | also screenwriter | |
| 2018 | Death Race: Beyond Anarchy | co-producer |
| 2019 | Nicole & O.J. | services producer - Bulgaria currently filming |
| Doom: Annihilation |
As director
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Prime Target | Director & Screenwriter (Video) |
Accolades
| Association | Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fantasporto | 1994 | International Fantasy Film Award | A.P.E.X. | Nominated |
References
- ^ a b "Big effects, little coin for UFO pix". Variety. 15 November 1998. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Phillip J. Roth Biography (1959-)". Film Reference. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ^ "BUFO wraps The Hills Run Red in Bulgaria". Film in Europe. 13 July 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ^ "Production Company 'Unified Film Organization (UFO)' - 24 titles". Sci-Fi Movies. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ^ "Production - Bulgaria - Footloose and fancy free". Screen Daily. 27 June 2008. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ^ "Corporate celebrity charity ski event in Bansko". Bulgaria Ski. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ^ "Storm Press Release". American by Air. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ^ "New Alcatraz". Letterboxd. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
External links
- Phillip J. Roth at IMDb
- United Film Organization America
- Unified Film Organization Bulgaria - About us
- Unified Film Organization LLC Films
