Richard Rothstein (screenwriter)
Richard David Rothstein was an American screenwriter and director.[1] He is best known for the original screenplay Universal Soldier,[2] which was followed by three sequels in 1999, 2009, 2012. He is the creator of the HBO TV series The Hitchhiker as well as the writer/director of many of the episodes. He has written many screenplays in the science fiction/horror genre and has had several graphic novels published. Rothstein died April 16, 2018 at his home in Los Angeles.[3]
Biography
Rothstein was born in Torrington, Connecticut and grew up on Long Island. He attended Syracuse University, graduated from New York University, and got a J.D. from Temple Law School. He practiced law in New York for two years before coming to Los Angeles. He and his wife, Bushra, a psychoanalyst, reside in Los Angeles and have three children, Sara, Joshua, and Jessie as well as four grandchildren.
Graphic novels
- Baron Von Frankenstein: A Hollywood Fairytale (2013): Viper Comics[4]
- Space Circus (2013): Viper Comics
- Aussie (2014): Viper Comics
Filmography
- Death Valley (1982): writer[1]
- Hard to Hold (1984): writer
- Invitation to Hell (1984): writer
- Bates Motel (1987): writer/director/executive producer
- The Gifted One (1989): writer/executive producer
- The Hitchhiker (1983–1991): writer/director/executive producer
- Double Deception (1993): writer/executive producer
- Universal Soldier (1992): writer/original screenplay
- Universal Soldier: The Return (1999): characters
- Universal Soldier: Regeneration (2009): characters
- Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning (2012): characters
References
- ^ a b Richard Rothstein at IMDb
- ^ Richard Rothstein at AllMovie
- ^ New York Times obituary, April 22, 2018
- ^ Porter, Ken (2013). "The Baron Von Frankenstein: A Hollywood Fairytale -- New Graphic Novel from VIPER COMICS!". Retrieved 2015-01-17.
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