Talk:Eli Roth

Picture
I added a picture. It's fair-use and of good quality for its purpose. I also added a link to his official, semi-frequently updated MySpace account. Exist2inspire 01:50, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

Article Overhaul
In addition to the added picture I mentioned above, I decided to be bold (since the article looked very poorly organized, in my opinion) and give the article a facelift, adding in different sections for different things. Since by the looks of the discussion page nobody seems to be putting a lot of work into the article I figured I would take it upon myself to organize it. It's my first ever attempt at actually completely re-organizing an article, so if it's unsatisfactory feel free to improve it.

Note that no content was removed, it was just re-structured and, if the re-structuring called for it, re-worded to make sense. Exist2inspire 02:17, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

Why do you keep censoring this point? Just watch Hostel to see that I am telling the truth about Roth.

regarding the trivia section
"back when only doctors and scientists were on the internet"? badly phrased and not particularly NPOV. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 66.92.68.224 (talk) 16:30, 2 May 2007 (UTC).

Thanksgiving Movie Listing on IMDb (2008)
The movie Thanksgiving, which is cleary the movie from the Grindhouse trailer according to IMDb is set to be release in 2008. It is only available with the IMDb Pro account, though.

This article reads like a press release
Did Eli Roth's publicist write this? This thing is so skewed, I wonder if that is the case. Take this excerpt, for example:

"Prior to "Hostel II", all of Roth's films were considered extremely profitable, making him one of the most bankable directors working in Hollywood. He's also one of the few directors whose films are sold with his name above the title, and has been a guest on "Jimmy Kimmel Live," "The Howard Stern Show," and "Late Night With Conan O'Brien.""

As a way of softening the implications of "Hostel II" being a total flop, this writer mentions "ALL OF ROTH'S FILMS"--you mean ALL 2? Why not just say "Roth's two earlier films"? Because "all of Roth's films" makes him sound prolific, when he's certainly not.

In the next part of this excerpt, the author moves from one unrelated point to another:

"He's also one of the few directors whose films are sold with his name above the title, and has been a guest on "Jimmy Kimmel Live," "The Howard Stern Show," and "Late Night With Conan O'Brien.""

What does top billing have to do with appearances on those late night shows? NOTHING.

These are just two examples of the outrageously tilted rhetoric in this article.

Someone sanitize this article from its obvious biases, please. If not, I'll have to do it. Williamhurrah 16:48, 23 June 2007 (UTC)


 * Maybe you are making far too much out of this?? You certainly can not disagree with any of those above statement being wrong. Rather instead you are taking an additional spin on the words that isn't innately there, and which you are disagreeing with. Mathmo Talk 09:53, 1 July 2007 (UTC)


 * Nah, he's just right - this whole article reads like a potted life history with all the bad stuff left out (meaning all the justifiable criticism of his films, for one thing). The whole article should be erased.Smorguss (talk) 19:13, 18 December 2007 (UTC)

Everything from that excerpt you copied is fact, just so you know. He makes low budget films which then turn over much more than they cost to make which makes him one of the most bankable directors in Hollywood. Also, the thing about top billing is true, he purposely doesnt cast big names because he wants his work to speak for itself. The could stand to be arranged so it flowed nicer, but none of what is written is untrue —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.23.123.84 (talk) 22:32, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

Nobody said, these weren't facts. But selecting only certain facts can make an article biased. Phrasing facts in a certain way can make an article biased. This is an encyclopedia, not a dwelling place for fanboys. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.66.167.69 (talk) 09:25, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

Those facts are relevant, and should be included, but they need a clearer context to avoid bias. For example "He's also one of the few directors whose films are sold with his name above the title" could be true, but needs some sort of comparison to other movie posters. Doing a simple google image search shows some films with titles preceded by "Eli Roth's" and others with "directed by Eli Roth" under the title. It could also be pointed out that Quentin Tarantino's name is used in advertising his films (notably Hostel and Hostel part II). Honestly though, I have to wonder where that information came from.

There definitely needs to be a clearly defined section concerning criticism of his films. It seems to be mentioned briefly, and followed immediately by Eli Roth's defense. Solowd (talk) 23:59, 24 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Definitely. A good source for his psychotic character and racial hatred can be found in an interview with him is http://www.jewishjournal.com/cover_story/article/eli_roth_fuels_basterds_role_with_holocaust_fury_20090818/ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.185.212.53 (talk) 12:04, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

the presentation pag eis kinda broke —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.23.149.81 (talk) 03:40, 4 January 2010 (UTC)

"...re-igniting the horror genre and bringing back the R rated horror film"
I removed this. It's original research at best and pov at worst. There are numerous directors and films that could claim this. For example, a lot of people would argue that the success of Saw paved the way for the R horror, and there's probably more evidence that Saw had a bigger influence and impact on the genre than Hostel did.--Sandor Clegane (talk) 17:45, 18 July 2009 (UTC)

Personal Life Section?
He seems to have remarried, he talked about his wife (not ex-wife) on the Tigerbelly podcast. But it seems to be be not very public. I guess it lacks "reputable" sources that is a joke on WikiPedia anyway. 95.90.187.52 (talk) 20:06, 2 November 2023 (UTC)

How come every other celebrity on Wikipedia has a "Personal Life" Section except Mr. Roth? Is he single? Married? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.159.111.98 (talk) 11:15, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

"Roth began shooting films at the age of eight after watching Ridley Scott's Alien (1979)." <--- LOL! who lets their 8-year old kid watch Alien? haha —Preceding unsigned comment added by 143.232.105.201 (talk) 23:42, 9 September 2010 (UTC)

The "Collaborations" Table
It's completely pointless. All it tells us is that six actors were in Hostel and Hostel II, which, isn't all that noteworthy when you consider one is a sequel of the other. And even then, on further reading it appears most of these are "Flashback cameos".82.45.134.2 (talk) 11:39, 29 November 2010 (UTC)


 * It also points out actors in Cabin Fever and the upcoming Thanksgiving, so it IS necessary. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.182.127.133 (talk) 06:15, 14 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Upcoming Thanksgiving says "possible upcoming role" with no citations. Completely pointless, needs to go. Will delete unless there are any valid objections. Feudonym (talk) 03:41, 3 October 2014 (UTC)

Eli Roth Faces Off With Tribal Rights Campaigners Over Cannibal Film
A useful source:


 * Eli Roth Faces Off With Tribal Rights Campaigners Over Cannibal Film

Brangifer (talk) 00:09, 12 August 2014 (UTC)

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Inglorious Bastards
Why wouldn’t the film Inglourious Basterds be listed in his filmography? Travis Thurston (talk)  07:51, 26 May 2020 (UTC)