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Eli Roth
Roth at the Spike TV Scream Awards, 2007
Born	Eli Raphael Roth April 18, 1972 (1972-04-18) (age 35) Newton, Mass., USA

Eli Roth (born April 18, 1972) is an American film director, producer, writer and actor. Image File history File links Unbalanced_scales. ... Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... The Scream Awards is the first Award Ceremony dedicated to horror, sci-fi and the fantasy genres. ... is the 108th day of the year (109th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Middlesex County Settled 1630 Incorporated 1688 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor David B. Cohen (Dem) Area  - City  18. ... is the 108th day of the year (109th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Director Herbert Brenon with actress Alla Nazimova on the set of War Brides, 1916 A director is a person who directs the making of a film. ... A film producer creates the conditions for making movies. ... A writer is anyone who creates a written work, although the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ... For other uses, see Actor (disambiguation). ...

He established himself as a brand name director after his first film Cabin Fever, with name-above-the-title billing on his two subsequent films. Roth has done so without the support of mainstream press, and mainly uses the internet to promote his films and connect with his fans. Roth is considered the pioneer member of a group of filmmakers recently dubbed the Splat Pack (a play on the term Rat Pack, referring to a group of 1950s/1960s entertainers), because of their close ties to one another and their dedication to the horror genre. This article is about the American horror film. ... The Splat Pack is a collection of filmmakers who, since 2002, have brought about a renaissance of horror film. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

Biography

Early Life

Roth was born in Boston, Massachusetts to Dr. Sheldon Roth, a psychiatrist/psychoanalyst and professor at Harvard University,^[1] and Cora Roth, a painter. He had a Jewish upbringing.^[2] Boston redirects here. ... For other uses, see Psychiatrist (disambiguation). ... Psychoanalysis is the revelation of unconscious relations, in a systematic way through an associative process. ... Harvard redirects here. ... Painting by Rembrandt self-portrait Detail from Las Meninas by Diego Velazquez, in which the painter portrayed himself at work For the computer graphics program, see Corel Painter. ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination of these attributes. ...

Roth began shooting films at the age of eight after watching Ridley Scott's Alien (1979). He made over 50 short films with his brothers Adam and Gabe before graduating at Newton South High School and attending film school (the Tisch School of the Arts) at New York University, from which he graduated in 1994. Sir Ridley Scott (born November 30, 1937 in South Shields, South Tyneside) is a British film director and producer. ... This article is about the first film in a series. ... Newton South High School Located on 140 Brandeis Road in Newton, Massachusetts, Newton South High School is one of two public high schools in the city, the other being Newton North. ... New York University (NYU) is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational research university in New York City. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ...

By the age of 20, and while still a student at NYU, Roth was an intern / office manager / development head for producer Frederick Zollo, eventually leaving to devote himself to writing full-time. To earn his living, Roth did budgets and schedules for films such as A Price Above Rubies and Illuminata. A film producer creates the conditions for making movies. ...

After chatting together at her mother's seder, actress Camryn Manheim gave Roth one of his first jobs in Hollywood, putting him on as an extra on The Practice when he first moved to Los Angeles. (Roth had originally met Manheim in NYC at a 1993 premiere.) Roth would stay in Manheim's dressing room working on his scripts while she filmed the show. Roth also met Manheim's cousin Howie Nuchow (former EVP of Mandalay Sports Entertainment and also from the Boston, MA area) at this same seder -- this led to Roth's two animation projects in the years that followed. Roth also co-wrote a project called "The Extra" with Manheim; Manheim would later sell the pitch to producer (and former CEO and Chairman of Fox Studios) Bill Mechanic's Pandemonium company. Seder is a Hebrew word meaning order, and can have any of the following meanings: Seder - readings of the Torah according to the ancient Palestinian triennial cycle. ... Camryn Manheim Camryn Manheim (born Debra Frances Manheim on March 8, 1961, in Caldwell, New Jersey), is an American actress who is best known for her role as attorney Ellenor Frutt on the ABC legal drama The Practice. ... The Practice was an American legal drama created by David E. Kelley centering on the partners and associates at a Boston, Massachusetts law firm. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ...

Early creative works

In his final years (1993/1994) at NYU film school, Roth wrote and directed a student film called Restaurant Dogs as an homage to Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs. The film was nominated for a Student Academy Award in 1995, and won its division (Division III.)

Through his internship with producer Fred Zollo in years prior, Roth met David Lynch, and Roth remained in contact with Lynch over the years, eventually producing content for Lynch with his fledgling website in the late 1990s. Roth met film and TV composer Angelo Badalamenti through Lynch; Roth would later use Badalamenti's music in his first feature film. Roth also met a member of special effects company KNB EFX through Lynch; KNB EFX would later contribute to his first feature. For other persons named David Lynch, see David Lynch (disambiguation). ... Angelo Badalamenti (born March 22, 1937) is an Italian-American composer, best known for his movie soundtrack work for movie director David Lynch, most notably Blue Velvet, the Twin Peaks saga (1991-1992) and Mulholland Drive // He was born in Brooklyn, New York to a Sicilian mother and an Italian...

Roth moved from NYC to LA in 1999; shortly thereafter Roth wrote, directed, edited, produced, animated, and provided voices for a series of animated shorts called Chowdaheads for Mandalay Sports Entertainment. The shorts were intended to be shown between WCW Monday Nitro pro wrestling matches, but the C.E.O. of WCW who had green lit the project was fired the weekend before the aired, and they were never actually broadcast, despite being completed. Roth's friend Noah Belson co-wrote the shorts and provided additional character voices.

After receiving $40,000 from the website Z.com to deliver a 5-minute pilot, Roth wrote, directed, animated and produced a series of stop-motion shorts in mid-2000 called The Rotten Fruit. The company (z.com) folded shortly after several episodes were completed, and the domain name "z.com" was picked up by Nissan years later to promote their sports car of the same name. A portion of the work for The Rotten Fruit was done at the Snake Pit studios in Burbank using miniature sets, poseable clay and foam figures, two high-end digital still cameras, and a pair of Macintosh computers. Roth's friend Noah Belson co-wrote the shorts and provided additional character voices. For other uses, see Macintosh (disambiguation) and Mac. ...

Feature Film Writing and Directing career

Cabin Fever

In 1995, a year after graduating from NYU, Roth co-wrote Cabin Fever with his roommate and friend from NYU Randy Pearlstein. Roth based the premise of the script on his own unfortunate encounter with an allergy he contracted while training horses at a farm in Selfoss, Iceland, in 1991. Much of the script was written while Roth was working as a production assistant for Howard Stern's movie Private Parts; Stern remembered and congratulated Roth on his January 11, 2006 radio show. This article is about the American horror film. ... This article is a biography of Howard Stern as an individual; for information regarding his radio show see The Howard Stern Show. ... Private Parts, a 1997 movie about Howard Stern. ... is the 11th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Roth's NYU classmate Evan Astrowsky agreed to sign on as a producer Cabin Fever with Roth; Astrowsky brought the project to a pair of producers he had worked with before, Lauren Moews and the North Carolina-based Sam Froelich. The four producers were eventually able to raise enough money to begin production, but only three days before shooting began the main funding pulled out. They had already spent $50,000, but did not shut down production, and were raising money every day while they were shooting. The producers could not let on to the crew that they had no money, but miraculously by the end of the first week they had raised enough so the crew's checks would clear. They continued fundraising all through the making of the film - right up until the Toronto Film Festival, when the last group of investors came through with the final $400,000 while they were on the sound mixing stage. Cabin Fever was filmed in 2001 on a shoestring budget of $1.5 million (raised with private investors, including Roth's own father who put in his retirement savings, and Roth's Aunt Gladys) despite being shut down by the union, who demanded back pay and took a good deal of the profits. Cabin Fever was sold at the 2002 Toronto Film Festival for $3.5 million dollars after a massive bidding war between eight studios. It was the biggest sale of the festival that year. Cabin Fever made $34,553,394 theatrically worldwide. It was the highest grossing film for Lionsgate that year (who also committed $12 million to prints and advertising for the film). The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is generally considered to be one of the five top film festivals in the world. ...

Lionsgate used the theatrical success of Cabin Fever to raise the money to purchase Artisan Entertainment. Lionsgate's stock rose from $1.98 a share at the time Cabin Fever was purchased at the Toronto Film Festival to nearly $6 a share after "Cabin Fever" was released theatrically.^[3] Lions Gate redirects here. ... Artisan Entertainment was a privately held independent American movie studio that has been owned by Lions Gate Entertainment since 2003. ...

Hostel

Roth's second feature film, Hostel, was made on a budget of a little more than $4 million, in 2005. It opened to #1 at the box office in January of 2006, taking in $20 million dollars opening weekend, and knocking out The Chronicles of Narnia from the #1 spot. It went on to gross $80 million worldwide in box office, and over $180 million worldwide on DVD. In April of 2006, on Eli Roth's birthday, Hostel opened on DVD at #1, again outselling The Chronicles of Narnia, which had opened at the #1 sales slot only one week prior. The movie takes place in Slovakia, where three college students visit a hostel, where they think that all of their sexual fantasies will come true. Instead, they find an international syndicate with the express purpose of torturing and killing backpackers for the sadistic pleasures of rich businessmen. The film pushed the boundaries of realistic violence and was voted the #1 scariest movie moment on the Bravo TV special 100 Scariest Movie Moments: Even Scarier Moments. Empire Magazine readers voted the "Hostel" Best Horror Film of 2006. In October 2007 H.M.V. stores annual horror poll ranked "Hostel" as one of the ten scariest horror films of all time. It was the only film on the list made after 1988. Hostel (2005) is Eli Roths second feature film as a writer and director. ... Empire is a British film magazine published monthly by Emap Consumer Media since July 1989. ...

Roth reportedly turned down numerous studio directing jobs to make Hostel. Roth took a directing salary of only $10,000 on Hostel in order to keep the budget as low as possible, so there would be no limitations on the violence. Roth shot the film as an NC-17 movie, but the film passed through the ratings board with an R. The MPAA film rating system is a system used in the United States and instituted by the Motion Picture Association of America to rate a movie based on its content. ... Look up R, r in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

At the very first public screening of "Hostel" at the 2005 Toronto Film Festival, two separate ambulances were called for people having such extreme reactions to the film. One man left the theater during Josh's torture, fainted, and tumbled down the escalator, and during Paxton's torture a woman had festival volunteers call an ambulance, claiming the film was giving her a heart attack. Both patrons were okay, and local media thought it was a publicity stunt by director Eli Roth. Ironically, Roth knew nothing of the incident, as he was in the theater watching the film, and only found out after when he was told by festival programmer Colin Geddes of the chaos that transpired.

In January 2006, film critic David Edelstein in New York Magazine credited Roth with creating the horror sub-genre 'torture porn,' or 'gorno,' using excessive violence to excite audiences like a sexual act.^[4] Writer and Attorney Julie Hilden denounced the term 'Torture Porn' and defended the "Hostel" films in an essay.^[5] David Edelstein is the chief film critic for New York Magazine, as well as the film critic for NPRs Fresh Air and CBS Sunday Morning. ... New York is a weekly magazine concerned with the life, culture, politics, and style of New York City. ... Poster art for Blood Feast (1963) A splatter film or gore film is a type of horror film that deliberately focuses on graphic portrayals of gore and graphic violence. ... Julie Cope Hilden is a novelist and lawyer. ...

Thanksgiving

In 2007, Roth directed the fake trailer segment Thanksgiving for Grindhouse, in addition to acting in Death Proof, Quentin Tarantino's segment of the film. Roth and co-writer Jeff Rendell won a 2007 Spike TV Scream Award for Best Screamplay for their writing in "Grindhouse," sharing the award with Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez, Rob Zombie, and Edgar Wright. Grindhouse is a 2007 anthology film co-written, produced and directed by Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino. ... Quentin Jerome Tarantino (born March 27, 1963) is a Palme dOr-winning American film director, actor, and an Oscar winning screenwriter. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Quentin Jerome Tarantino (born March 27, 1963) is a Palme dOr-winning American film director, actor, and an Oscar winning screenwriter. ... Robert Anthony Rodriguez (born June 20, 1968) is an American writer and film director who is known for making profitable, crowd-pleasing independent and studio films with fairly low budgets and fast schedules by Hollywood standards. ... Robert Cummings (born January 12, 1965 in Haverhill, Massachusetts), better known as Rob Zombie, is an American musician, film director, and writer. ... Edgar Wright at Comic Con in San Diego Edgar Wright (born 18 April 1974 in Poole, Dorset) is an English film and television director. ...

Hostel II

While Hostel Part II did not produce the same box office results as the first Hostel, the production costs were a mere $10 million dollars, and earned close to $30 million dollars worldwide within three weeks of its release, and was nominated for six Spike TV "Scream Awards," more than any other horror film that year. Roth was nominated for Best Director, and along with singer Amy Lee introduced the grand finale of the show, an all star tribute to Alice Cooper. Hostel: Part II is the upcoming sequel to Eli Roths 2005 horror film Hostel. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For the saxophone player with Jimmy Buffetts Coral Reefer Band, see Amy Lee (saxophonist). ... Alice Cooper (born February 4, 1948) is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans four decades. ...

Other projects

Roth is working on other film projects, including an adaptation of the Stephen King novel Cell. He also talked about doing a film called Trailer Trash; a film made of fake trailers; according to an appearance on G4. Roth confirms that MGM will be releasing Trailer Trash on August 22 of this year, Roth was quoted saying "Trailer Trash is not a horror film, it's a comedy. It will be very R-rated and completely insane, and I'm producing it with Mike Fleiss". For other persons named Stephen King, see Stephen King (disambiguation). ... Cell is an apocalyptic horror novel published by American author Stephen King in January 2006. ... G4 or G-4 may refer to: G4 (TV channel), a male-oriented (formerly video game oriented) TV channel G4TechTV Canada, G4s Canadian counterpart AEG G.IV, a German World War I heavy bomber Allegiant Air (IATA code G4) Group 4 of the periodic table Gulfstream G400 and G450... Creator, Producer and Writer of The WBs Superstar USA, The Bachelorette, and High School Reunion IMBD Entry for Mike Fleiss [1] ...

Roth has been a guest on "Jimmy Kimmel Live," "Your World Today with Neil Cavuto," "The Howard Stern Show," "Late Night With Conan O'Brien," and served as a guest judge on the filmmaking reality series "On The Lot." He has been profiled and interviewed in the New York Times, G.Q., Elle Magazine, Maxim, Le Monde, La Republica, Time Out: London, Time Magazine, Empire Magazine, Premiere, and Italian Vogue. Dolce & Gabbana and Nike give him clothes for all his public appearances. Roth has also appeared three times as an answer in the New York Times Sunday crossword puzzle.

"Men's Fitness" magazine voted Roth Most Fit Director in their July 2006 issue, a title Roth takes very seriously with a strict workout routine that he documents on the "Hostel" DVDs. Roth claims he treats every red carpet like it was a Milan runway, and often jokes that he only makes films as a way to live out his lifelong dream of being a male supermodel. He spoke of his love for fashion in his interview in the October 2007 issue of Italian Vogue.

Other Work

Roth is an accomplished animator, having written, produced, directed, animated and voiced two series: Chowdaheads (1999) and The Rotten Fruit (2000). Chowdaheads was co-written and co-voiced with friend Noah Belson, and was made with traditional hand-drawn animation. The Rotten Fruit, which Roth again co-wrote and co-voiced with Belson, was made with stop-motion animation done with foam puppets.

Roth also participated in the 2006 animated comedy film, Disaster!, voicing the lumberjack during the opening moments of the film. The comical 'death by squirrels' the lumberjack suffers is inspired by Roth's gruesome and often ironic ways of killing characters in his own films.

Roth participated in a DVD audio commentary for Blood Sucking Freaks in 1996, having no formal credits, as a "Blood and Guts Expert." The DVD is one of the highest selling DVDs for Troma. Roth often makes uncredited cameos in Troma films, thanks to NYU friend Gabe Friedman, a former Troma editor also hailing from the Boston, MA area. On a DVD (or laserdisc), an audio commentary is a bonus track consisting of a lecture or comments by one or more speakers, who talk about the movie as it progresses. ... Blood Sucking Freaks is a 1976 horror film, sometimes considered a horror comedy. ... Troma is a film production and distribution company, started by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz that, since 1974, has been producing low budget independent movies non-stop. ... Troma is a film production and distribution company, started by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz that, since 1974, has been producing low budget independent movies non-stop. ...

Roth had a role in Quentin Tarantino's half of "Grindhouse," "Death Proof," in a scene with Jordan Ladd. Tarantino was so impressed by Roth's brief role as Justin in "Cabin Fever," he asked Roth to audition for the film. Roth left his preproduction on "Hostel Part II" in Prague to fly to Austin Texas for one week to film the scene at the Texas Chili Parlor. Roth said working as an actor for Tarantino was like taking a masterclass in directing, and said the only directors he would ever act for were people who had won the Palme D'Or at Cannes. Roth also made appearances in several projects that David Lynch directed for Davidlynch.com.

Filmography

Director

• Cabin Fever (2002)
• Hostel (2005)
• Grindhouse (2007) (fake trailer segment "Thanksgiving")
• Hostel: Part II (2007)
• Trailer Trash (2008)
• Cell (2009)

This article is about the American horror film. ... Hostel (2005) is Eli Roths second feature film as a writer and director. ... Grindhouse is a 2007 anthology film co-written, produced and directed by Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino. ... Cell is an apocalyptic horror novel published by American author Stephen King in January 2006. ...

Writer

• Cabin Fever (2002)
• Hostel (2005)
• Grindhouse (2007) (fake trailer segment "Thanksgiving")
• Hostel: Part II (2007)
• Trailer Trash (2008)
• Cell (2009)

This article is about the American horror film. ... Hostel (2005) is Eli Roths second feature film as a writer and director. ... Grindhouse is a 2007 anthology film co-written, produced and directed by Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino. ... Cell is an upcoming film adaptation of the 2006 novel by Stephen King. ...

Actor

• Cabin Fever (2002)
• 2001 Maniacs (2005)
• Hostel (2006)
• Grindhouse (2007)

This article is about the American horror film. ... Hostel (2005) is Eli Roths second feature film as a writer and director. ... Grindhouse is a 2007 anthology film co-written, produced and directed by Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino. ...

Television

• Chowdaheads (1999) (animated)
• The Rotten Fruit (2003) (animated)
• MTV Movie Awards (2004) (animation sequences)
• Heroes: Origins (2008) (to write & direct episode)

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References

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External links

• Eli Roth at the Internet Movie Database
• Eli Roth's Official MySpace