Phillip J. Roth


Phillip J. Roth 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 in America and Bulgaria, which have released various action and science fiction films for television and home video markets.

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. 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 romps like A.P.E.X. and Total Reality which have both have amazingly intricate and well-woven time travel storylines. 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 nominated Cliff Robertson.
In 1995, Roth formed the Bulgarian United Film Organization in Sofia, Bulgaria with Ken Olandt. BUFO is a production services company for U.S companies including Universal Pictures. 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.
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. Roth has also opened a new four stage film and television center in Bulgaria.
As of 2017, his net worth is $500,000.

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, 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 1st, 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.

Filmography

As producer

YearTitleNotes
1982Breach of ContractProducer & Screenwriter
1988Bad TripProducer, Director & Screenwriter
1990Fatal RevengeProducer, Director & Screenwriter
1991Prime TargetProducer & Director
1991Red SnowProducer & Director
1992PrototypeProducer, Director & Screenwriter
1993Rule No. 3Producer
1994A.P.E.X.Producer, Director & Screenwriter
1995Digital ManProducer, Director & Screenwriter
1997Total RealityProducer, Director & Screenwriter
1997DarkdriveProducer, Director & Screenwriter
1999StormProducer & Screenwriter
1999Velocity TrapProducer, Director & Screenwriter
1999Interceptor ForceProducer, Director & Screenwriter
2000PythonProducer
2000Escape Under PressureProducer & Screenwriter
2000DaybreakProducer & Screenwriter
2000Deep CoreProducer & Screenwriter
2001EpochProducer & Screenwriter
2001Falcon DownProducer, Director & Screenwriter
2001New AlcatrazProducer & Director, Screenwriter
2001MindstormProducer, Director & Screenwriter
2001Shark HunterProducer & Screenwriter
2001Lost Voyage
2002Pythons 2
2002Interceptor Force 2Producer, Director & Screenwriter
2002Antibody
2002Descent into DarknessProducer & Screenwriter
2002Landspeed
2002Hyper SonicProducer, Director & Screenwriter
2002Dark DescentCo-Producer
2003Maximum VelocityProducer & Director
2003Rapid Exchange
2003Deep ShockProducer, Director & Screenwriter
2003Dragon FighterProducer, Director & Screenwriter
2003'
2003Silent Warnings
2003Dark WatersProducer, Director & Screenwriter
2004Phantom Force
2004Darklight
2004Dragon Storm
2004Post Impact
2004Boa vs. Python
2005'
2005Path of Destruction
2005Manticore
2006'
2006Dragon Dynasty
2006S.S. Doomtrooper
2006'
2007Reign of the Gargoyles
2007'
2007Lake Placid 2
2007Grendel
2008Ghost Voyage
2008Rock Monster
2008Copperhead
2008Monster Ark
2008Boogeyman 3
2009'co-producer
2009Lightning StrikesProducer & Screenwriter
2009Annihilation Earth
2009Star Runners
2009'
2009The Grudge 3
2009'
2010Triassic Attack
2010Dark Relic
2010Arctic Predator
2010Lake Placid 3
2011Cold Fusion
2011'Producer & Screenwriter
2011Super Tanker
2011Super Eruption
2011'
2011Rage of the Yeti
2012Black Forest
2012True Bloodthirst
2012Boogeyman
2012'
2012Hijacked
2012'
2013Jet StreamProducer & Screenwriter
RobocrocProducer & Screenwriter-
Invasion Roswell-
Company of Heroes-
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SupercolliderProducer & Screenwriter-
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2014Crystal Skulls
FirequakeProducer & Screensriter-
2015Lake Placid vs Anaconda
Viking Quest-
RobosharkProducer & Screenwriter-
The Throwaways-
2016'
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2017Valentine's Again
Crystal InfernoProducer & Screenwriter-
2018'co-producer
2019Nicole & O.J.Services producer - Bulgaria currently filming
'producer-

As director

YearTitleNotes
1991Prime TargetDirector & Screenwriter

Accolades

AssociationYearCategoryNominated workResult
Fantasporto1994International Fantasy Film AwardA.P.E.X.