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Eli Raphael Roth (born April 18, 1972) is an American film director, producer, writer and actor. A proud member of a group of horror directors known as the Splat Pack, Roth is known for his financially successful [[Gorn]] films, sparking the latest trend of R-rated [[Horror]] films during a time when PG-13 films were considered more lucrative.
'''Eli Raphael Roth''' (born April 18, 1972) is an American film director, producer, writer and actor. A proud member of a group of horror directors known as the Splat Pack, Roth is known for his financially successful [[Gorn]] films, sparking the latest trend of R-rated [[Horror]] films during a time when PG-13 films were considered more lucrative.


[[Quentin Tarantino]] loves him like a brother - they clearly have a lot in common. Best not to ask what that involves. But it sounds like a lot of fun.
[[Quentin Tarantino]] loves him like a brother - they clearly have a lot in common. Best not to ask what that involves. But it sounds like a lot of fun.


[[Small Name Big Ego|Uwe Boll]] thinks he's a no-talent hack. [[Caddyshack|So he's got that going for him. Which is nice.]]
[[Small Name, Big Ego|Uwe Boll]] thinks he's a no-talent hack. [[Caddyshack|So he's got that going for him. Which is nice.]]


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=== Associated Movies: ===
{{examples|Associated Movies:}}
* ''[[Cabin Fever (Film)|Cabin Fever]]''
* ''[[Cabin Fever (film)|Cabin Fever]]''
* ''[[Two Thousand Maniacs|2001 Maniacs!]]''
* ''[[Two Thousand Maniacs!|2001 Maniacs!]]''
* The ''[[Hostel]]'' movies
* The ''[[Hostel]]'' movies
* ''[[Death Proof]]''
* ''[[Death Proof]]''
** The [[Real Trailer Fake Movie|faux]] ''Thanksgiving'' trailer, also from ''[[Grindhouse]]''.
** The [[Real Trailer, Fake Movie|faux]] ''Thanksgiving'' trailer, also from ''[[Grindhouse]]''.
* ''[[Inglourious Basterds]]''
* ''[[Inglourious Basterds]]''
* ''[[Piranha 3D]]'', the 2010 remake by fellow Splat Pack director [[Alexandre Aja]]
* ''[[Piranha 3D]]'', the 2010 remake by fellow Splat Pack director [[Alexandre Aja]]
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=== Associated Tropes: ===
* [[Afraid of Blood]]: Like a lot of gore-tastic directors.
* [[Afraid of Blood]]: Like a lot of gore-tastic directors.
* [[Carpet of Virility]]
* [[Carpet of Virility]]
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* [[Gorn]]
* [[Gorn]]
* [[Hatedom]]: Eli Roth hatred is like the Vietnamese Pot-Bellied Pig of horror fandom. [[Don't Explain the Joke|It's really trendy.]]
* [[Hatedom]]: Eli Roth hatred is like the Vietnamese Pot-Bellied Pig of horror fandom. [[Don't Explain the Joke|It's really trendy.]]
* [[Have I Mentioned I Am Heterosexual Today]]: He really likes having his characters call things "gay" and throw homophobic slur around, to the point one has to wonder if he isn't [[Armored Closet Gay|trying to convince himself]].
* [[Have I Mentioned I Am Heterosexual Today?]]: He really likes having his characters call things "gay" and throw homophobic slur around, to the point one has to wonder if he isn't [[Armored Closet Gay|trying to convince himself]].
* [[One of Us]]: Watch him in ''any'' [[One Hundred Scariest Movie Moments|list show]] about horror movies; you can tell he's still ''amazed'' he gets to make horror movies for a living.
* [[One of Us]]: Watch him in ''any'' [[One Hundred Scariest Movie Moments|list show]] about horror movies; you can tell he's still ''amazed'' he gets to make horror movies for a living.
* [[Trope Breaker]]: Roth has long voiced his disapproval of the longstanding horror film trope that says that [[Death By Sex|promiscuous characters always die (and die horribly)]] while the virgin character ends up the last (wo)man standing. As such, it's common to see in his films that {{spoiler|the virgin girl/guy always dying and dying horribly while the manslut/slutty female character survives or at the very least, is the last one killed)}}.
* [[Trope Breaker]]: Roth has long voiced his disapproval of the longstanding horror film trope that says that [[Death by Sex|promiscuous characters always die (and die horribly)]] while the virgin character ends up the last (wo)man standing. As such, it's common to see in his films that {{spoiler|the virgin girl/guy always dying and dying horribly while the manslut/slutty female character survives or at the very least, is the last one killed)}}.


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Eli Raphael Roth (born April 18, 1972) is an American film director, producer, writer and actor. A proud member of a group of horror directors known as the Splat Pack, Roth is known for his financially successful Gorn films, sparking the latest trend of R-rated Horror films during a time when PG-13 films were considered more lucrative.

Quentin Tarantino loves him like a brother - they clearly have a lot in common. Best not to ask what that involves. But it sounds like a lot of fun.

Uwe Boll thinks he's a no-talent hack. So he's got that going for him. Which is nice.


Associated Movies:

Eli Roth provides examples of the following tropes: