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Eli Roth is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Co-Producer and Presenter American born on 18 april 1972 at Newton (USA)

Eli Roth

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Birth name Eli Raphael Roth
Nationality USA
Birth 18 april 1972 (52 years) at Newton (USA)

Eli Raphael Roth (born April 18, 1972) is an American film director, producer, writer and actor. He is known for directing the horror film Hostel and its sequel, Hostel: Part II. He is also known for his role as Donny "The Bear Jew" Donowitz in Quentin Tarantino's war film Inglourious Basterds for which he won both a SAG Award (Best Ensemble) and a BFCA Critic's Choice Award (Best Acting Ensemble). Journalists have included him in a group of filmmakers dubbed the Splat Pack for their explicitly violent and bloody horror films. In 2013, Roth received the Visionary Award for his contributions to horror, at the Stanley Film Festival.

Biography

Né dans une famille ayant des origines juives de son côté paternel et chrétiennes de son côté maternel originaire d'anciens territoires austro-hongrois, polonais et russes, Eli Roth a toujours été passionné par les films d'horreur.

À 11 ans à peine, il « démembrait » ses frères dans sa première création vidéo Splatter on the Linoleum. Il créa une cinquantaine de courts métrages avec ceux-ci.

Il sort de l'université de New York en 1994 (option cinéma) et reçoit plusieurs prix pour divers films d'animations. En 1999, il crée Chowdaheads une série créée pour Mandalay Entertainment et WCW Wrestling. Il réalise, produit et anime une WCW Monday Nitro, sur la chaîne américaine TNT.

En 2000, il crée la série en stop motion The Rotten Fruit, saluée notamment par le Los Angeles Times, Variety et Time magazine. Il cofonde cette année-là le studio d'animation The Snake Pit. En tant que producteur, il travaille sur différents courts métrages pour David Lynch. Dans ce contexte, il donne la réplique à Naomi Watts.

Eli Roth s'est associé à Scott Spiegel et Boaz Yakin pour créer le studio de production Raw Nerve.

En 2001, il coécrit The EXTRA pour Pandemonium Pictures.

En 2002, il sort Cabin Fever qui le fera connaître au grand public et qui le fait remarquer par le monde du cinéma. Le scénario de ce film fut écrit en 1995 avec Randy Pearlstein alors que Roth travaillait comme assistant de direction chez Howard Stern.

En 2005, avec le soutien de Quentin Tarantino, il sort Hostel qui sera un succès au niveau des entrées. Grâce à ce succès, il réalise la suite Hostel, chapitre II, toujours produit par Tarantino.

Roth se retrouve dans plusieurs projets de Quentin Tarantino. Il réalise la fausse bande-annonce Thanksgiving dans le diptyque Grindhouse, joue un petit rôle dans Boulevard de la mort, avant de le retrouver en 2009 dans un des rôles principaux de Inglourious Basterds.

En 2012, il produit la série télévisée Hemlock Grove pour Netflix, avec Famke Janssen et Bill Skarsgard.

En 2013, il revient à la réalisation avec The Green Inferno, film d'horreur hommage à l'un de ses films fétiches, Cannibal Holocaust.

En 2014, il réalise un nouveau thriller horrifique intitulé Knock Knock. Le tournage a débuté en avril 2014, à Santiago au Chili. Le film raconte comment deux jeunes femmes arrivent dans la maison d'un homme marié et commencent à détruire méthodiquement sa vie idyllique. L'acteur Keanu Reeves tient le rôle principal. La distribution comprend également Ana de Armas, Colleen Camp ainsi que Lorenza Izzo et Aaron Burns avec qui Roth a travaillé sur The Green Inferno. Le film est coécrit par Roth lui-même, Nicolas Lopez et Guillermo Amoedo avec qui il a également écrit, réalisé et produit The Green Inferno.

En 2016, il est annoncé qu'il sera à la mise en scène du remake du film Un justicier dans la ville, Death Wish, avec Bruce Willis dans le rôle principal. Il devrait ensuite revenir au film d'horreur avec un projet nommé Aleister Arcane avec Jim Carrey dans le rôle principal.


Vie privée
Eli Roth a été en couple avec l'actrice slovaque Barbara Nedeljáková, qu'il a dirigé dans Hostel, de 2005 à 2009. Il a fréquenté l'actrice Rosario Dawson, rencontrée sur le tournage de Boulevard de la mort. Par la suite, il a été en couple avec Peaches Geldof de 2009 à 2010. En 2014, il épouse l'actrice chilienne Lorenza Izzo rencontrée sur le tournage du film Aftershock et qu'il a dirigée dans The Green Inferno, Knock Knock et La Prophétie de l'horloge. En juillet 2018, Eli Roth annonce leur divorce.

Best films

Inglourious Basterds (2009)
(Actor)
Baywatch (2017)
(Co-Producer)
The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018)
(Director)
Piranha 3D (2010)
(Thanks)
Hostel (2005)
(Director)

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Filmography of Eli Roth (39 films)

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Actor

Godzilla: King of the Monsters, 2h12
Directed by Michael Dougherty
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about animals, Dinosaur films, Kaiju films, Films about magic and magicians, La préhistoire, Animaux préhistoriques, Giant monster films, Godzilla films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Disaster films
Actors Vera Farmiga, Ken Watanabe, Sally Hawkins, Kyle Chandler, Millie Bobby Brown, Bradley Whitford
Roles Fighter Pilot (uncredited)
Rating60% 3.0097753.0097753.0097753.0097753.009775
L'agence crypto-zoologique Monarch déploie de nombreux moyens pour combattre des créatures de tailles divines, appelées Titans. Ces derniers réapparaissent petit à petit des entrailles de la terre. La paléobiologiste Emma Russell, travaillant pour Monarch, a été traumatisée par la mort de son fils Andrew en 2014. Elle a mis au point l'Orca, jadis imaginé avec son ex-mari Mark, une machine qui permet de capter et reproduire les signaux émis par les Titans. Son invention attire des convoitises. Emma entraine avec elle sa fille Madison. Son père, Mark va tout faire pour retrouver sa fille, tout en tentant de survivre dans un monde envahi de monstres. Godzilla va ainsi devoir compter sur une alliée, le papillon géant Mothra pour affronter les 2 menaces que représentent le ptérosaure super-rapide Rodan, ainsi que son pire ennemi, le dragon à trois têtes King Ghidorah, qui est l'Alpha des Titans. Ces anciennes super-espèces veulent toutes la suprématie et mettent en danger la survie de l'humanité. Alors qu'un combat apocalyptique se prépare, Godzilla, seul prétendant au titre capable de rivaliser avec l'Alpha, aidé des humains, devra s'imposer et ainsi affirmer sa place en tant que roi des monstres.
The House with a Clock in Its Walls, 1h45
Directed by Eli Roth
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Fantastic, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Actors Jack Black, Cate Blanchett, Kyle MacLachlan, Colleen Camp, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Lorenza Izzo
Roles Comrade Ivan
Rating61% 3.051823.051823.051823.051823.05182
Cette aventure magique raconte l'histoire de Lewis Barnavelt, un jeune orphelin de 10 ans, qui part vivre chez son oncle Jonathan Barnavelt, après la mort de ses parents. Lewis découvre un monde fait de magie et de merveilles grâce à la fantaisie de son oncle qui vit dans une vieille demeure hantée par une pendule et dont les murs résonnent d’un mystérieux tic-tac. La voisine, une certaine Florence Zimmerman, est également magicienne. La pendule en question aurait le don de provoquer la fin du monde. Son propriétaire Isaac Izard, un sorcier maléfique, cherche à s'emparer de cet objet pour provoquer l'Apocalypse. Mais lorsque Lewis réveille les morts accidentellement dans la ville, c’est tout un monde secret de mages, de sorcières... qui vient détruire le monde.
Cabin Fever, 1h38
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about viral outbreaks
Actors Matthew Daddario, Gage Golightly, Eli Roth
Rating37% 1.871031.871031.871031.871031.87103
Une bande de jeunes (trois garçons et deux filles) ont loué une cabane dans la forêt pour y fêter la fin de leurs études et profiter des derniers jours de liberté avant d'entrer dans le monde du travail. Mais la fête tourne au cauchemar quand un ermite infecté par un mystérieux virus fait son apparition. Les cinq jeunes gens vont devoir faire face à ce terrible virus qui dévore les chairs de ses victimes.
Knock Knock, 1h39
Directed by Eli Roth
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Erotic thriller
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Erotic thriller films
Actors Keanu Reeves, Ana de Armas, Lorenza Izzo, Ignacia Allamand, Colleen Camp, Aaron Burns
Rating49% 2.4567552.4567552.4567552.4567552.456755
Architect and happily married man Evan Webber (Keanu Reeves) has the house to himself and his dog Monkee on Father's Day weekend (due to a shoulder injury) while his wife and children go on a family-planned beach trip. His wife Karen (Ignacia Allamand), a successful artist, leaves their assistant Louis (Aaron Burns) in charge of her sculpture that needs to be moved to an art gallery. Alone in his beautiful and expensive home, Evan works on renderings for an ongoing house project.
Clown
Clown (2014)
, 1h40
Directed by Jon Watts
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Themes Films about children
Actors Elizabeth Whitmere, Eli Roth, Peter Stormare, Laura Allen, Allen Altman, Matt Oberg
Roles Frowny the Clown
Rating57% 2.8521052.8521052.8521052.8521052.852105
Kent McCoy, a real estate agent, is a loving husband and father who, for the birthday of his son Jack, hosts a party and invites a clown to amuse Jack and his friends. The clown accidentally goes to another party, but Kent discovers an old clown costume in the attic of one of the houses he is overseeing and decides to wear it, entertaining his son and his friends. After the party, Kent falls asleep still wearing the clown costume, but the next morning he is no longer able to take it off, as the body suit, wig, and red nose are progressively adhering to his skin. When his pregnant wife Meg tries to help Kent remove the fake nose, it rips from his flesh, wounding him. Kent also begins to show strange behaviour and a deep sense of hunger, with a noisy gurgling in his stomach.
Why Horror?
Origin Canada
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry
Actors John Carpenter, Eli Roth, Alexandre Aja, Rodrigo Gudiño, Simon Barrett, George A. Romero
Roles Self
Rating61% 3.0978153.0978153.0978153.0978153.097815
The documentary follows horror movie fan and journalist Tal Zimerman as he tries to look at the reasons why people enjoy the horror genre. The genre is globally popular and is present in a wide variety of formats such as films, books, music, graphic novels, artwork, and video games, yet reactions to it can sometimes be polarized and in some instances Tal feels that the genre's fans are misunderstood. At the same time, Tal is conflicted over how he can be "disturbed by gruesome imagery showcased in the news, but thrives on blood and guts found in movies, books, music, graphic novels and video games" and as such sets out to try to find how horror affects his mind. For his research Tal interviews several different people, from genre filmmakers and writers to scientists and psychologists, to uncover why people enjoy horror and how perception, traditions, and beliefs help impact how horror is perceived and displayed in various countries and globally as a whole.
Aftershock
Aftershock (2012)
, 1h30
Directed by Nicolás López
Origin Chili
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Crime
Themes La fin du monde, Disaster films, American disaster films
Actors Eli Roth, Andrea Osvart, Ariel Levy, Lorenza Izzo, Selena Gomez, Natasha Yarovenko
Roles Gringo
Rating48% 2.405232.405232.405232.405232.40523
Three travelers, Gringo, Ariel, and Pollo travel through Chile. They party in a club and meet three young women, sisters Monica and Kylie, and their Russian friend Irina. The two groups pair up and decide to travel down to Valparaiso together.
The Man with the Iron Fists, 1h36
Directed by RZA
Origin USA
Genres Martial arts, Kung fu, Action, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films, Wuxia films
Actors Russell Crowe, Lucy Liu, Jamie Chung, Pam Grier, Byron Mann, Rick Yune
Roles Wolf Clan #2
Rating54% 2.700942.700942.700942.700942.70094
In nineteenth century China, Jungle Village is home to several warring clans. The village blacksmith creates deadly weapons for the clans, intending to use his payments to purchase the freedom of his lover Lady Silk, and leave the village. The region's governor tasks the Lion Clan's leader Gold Lion with protecting a large shipment of gold that must pass through the village. Gold is betrayed by his lieutenants Silver Lion and Bronze Lion, who plan to steal the gold. They use the chaos ensuing from a fight with the Hyena Clan to allow their co-conspirator Poison Dagger—the governor's aide—to assassinate Gold, after which Silver becomes the Lions' leader. Gold's son Zen-Yi learns of his father's murder and sets off to the village to seek revenge.
Rock of Ages, 2h3
Directed by Adam Shankman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical theatre, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about sexuality, Théâtre, LGBT-related films, Musical films, Films based on plays, Films based on musicals, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Diego Boneta, Julianne Hough, Russell Brand, Paul Giamatti, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Malin Åkerman
Roles Stefano
Rating59% 2.952252.952252.952252.952252.95225
In 1987, Sherrie Christian (Julianne Hough) arrives in Los Angeles from Oklahoma with dreams of becoming a singer. Meanwhile, barback Drew Boley (Diego Boneta) prepares for another night of work at The Bourbon Room ("Sister Christian/Just Like Paradise/Nothin' But a Good Time"). As Sherrie approaches The Bourbon, her suitcase is stolen. Drew tries to catch the robber, but fails. He comforts Sherrie and, upon learning of her situation, gets her a job at the Bourbon Room as a waitress.
Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope, 1h28
Directed by Morgan Spurlock
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentaire sur une personnalité
Actors Seth Rogen, Adrianne Curry, Kevin Smith, Corey Feldman, Kenneth Branagh, Thomas Jane
Roles Self
Rating69% 3.4953553.4953553.4953553.4953553.495355
Presented by Stan Lee and Joss Whedon, and directed by Morgan Spurlock, Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope explores the phenomenon of the San Diego Comic-Con International, which began as a fringe comic book convention for 500 fans. The event has grown into an annual pop culture event that influences every form of entertainment and is attended by over 140,000 people. The film follows the lives of five attendees as they prepare to attend the 2010 convention, which is characterized as "the ultimate geek mecca":
Piranha 3D
Piranha 3D (2010)
, 1h29
Directed by Joe Dante, Alexandre Aja
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Horror comedy, Action, Horror
Themes Films about animals, La fin du monde, Seafaring films, Transport films, Underwater action films, Natural horror films, Comedy horror films, Disaster films, Film de catastrophe animalière
Actors Elisabeth Shue, Adam Scott, Jerry O'Connell, Ving Rhames, Jessica Szohr, Steven R. McQueen
Roles Wet T-Shirt Host
Rating54% 2.749062.749062.749062.749062.74906
Fisherman Matt Boyd (Richard Dreyfuss) is fishing in Lake Victoria when a small earthquake hits, splitting the lake floor and causing a whirlpool. Boyd falls in, and is ripped apart by a shoal of piranhas that emerge from the chasm.
Don't Look Up, 1h40
Directed by Fruit Chan (陳果)
Origin Japon
Genres Thriller, Horror
Actors Eli Roth, Henry Thomas, Carmen Chaplin, Elena Satine, Daniela Sea, Reshad Strik
Roles Béla Olt
Rating31% 1.571331.571331.571331.571331.57133
Pendant le tournage du film d'horreur médiéval, un réalisateur voit la fiction qu'il filme devenir réalité. Le réalisateur ne sait pas s'il est victime d'hallucinations ou s'il a éveillé une malédiction en faisant revivre sur pellicule les esprits maléfiques de l'histoire qu'il met en scène.
Inglourious Basterds, 2h33
Directed by Eli Roth, Quentin Tarantino
Origin German
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Action, Adventure
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about religion, Hitler, Films about psychiatry, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism, Alternate history films
Actors Brad Pitt, Christoph Waltz, Michael Fassbender, Eli Roth, Diane Kruger, Daniel Brühl
Roles SGT. Donny Donowitz
Rating82% 4.114254.114254.114254.114254.11425
In 1941, SS colonel Hans Landa, the "Jew Hunter", interrogates French dairy farmer Perrier LaPadite as to the whereabouts of the last unaccounted-for Jewish family in the neighborhood. Under threat of continued harassment from the Germans, LaPadite reveals that the Dreyfus family is hidden under the floor. Landa orders SS soldiers to shoot through the floorboards and kill the family. All are killed except Shosanna, who escapes and flees through the field. Landa watches her go, deciding not to shoot her at the last second.
Death Proof, 1h49
Directed by Quentin Tarantino
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy-drama, Action, Noir, Slasher
Themes Medical-themed films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Serial killer films, Films about psychiatry, Road movies, Chase films
Actors Kurt Russell, Rosario Dawson, Vanessa Ferlito, Jordan Ladd, Rose McGowan, Sydney Tamiia Poitier
Roles Dov
Rating69% 3.4983953.4983953.4983953.4983953.498395
Three friends, Arlene, Shanna and radio DJ "Jungle" Julia Lucai, drive down Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas on their way to celebrate Julia's birthday. In a bar, Julia reveals that she made a radio announcement offering a free lap dance from Arlene in return for addressing her as "Butterfly," buying her a drink, and reciting a segment of the poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening". Aging Hollywood stunt double "Stuntman Mike" trails the women to a bar and claims the lap dance. Arlene is suspicious, having seen Mike's car earlier that day, but Mike puts her at ease.
Southland Tales, 2h25
Directed by Richard Kelly
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Action, Adventure, Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction
Themes Films about religion, Films about sexuality, Time travel films, Bisexuality-related films, LGBT-related films, Films set in the future, Political films, Dystopian films, Alternate history films, LGBT-related films, Disaster films, LGBT-related film
Actors Dwayne Johnson, Seann William Scott, Sarah Michelle Prinze, Mandy Moore, Miranda Richardson, Wallace Shawn
Roles Man Who Gets Shot on Toilet
Rating52% 2.6492052.6492052.6492052.6492052.649205
On July 4th, 2005, in a fictionalized United States alternate history reality, two towns in Texas: El Paso and Abilene were destroyed by twin nuclear attacks that triggered a catastrophe of unimaginable proportions, sending America into a state of anarchy and hysteria, as well as a Third World War (a fictionalized perspective of what the War on Terror would've escalated to). The PATRIOT Act has extended authority to a new agency known as US-IDent, which keeps constant surveillance on citizens—even to the extent of censoring the Internet and requiring fingerprints to access computers and bank accounts. In response to the recent fuel shortage in the wake of global warfare, the German company Treer designs a generator of inexhaustible energy, which is propelled by the perpetual motion of ocean currents, called "Fluid Karma". However, its inventor Baron von Westphalen and his associates are hiding the fact that the generators alter the ocean's currents and cause the Earth to slow its rotation, and that the transmission of Fluid Karma to portable receivers (via quantum entanglement) is ripping holes in the fabric of space and time.