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

1. Richard Rothstein at IMDb
2. Richard Rothstein at AllMovie
3. New York Times obituary, April 22, 2018
4. Porter, Ken (2013). "The Baron Von Frankenstein: A Hollywood Fairytale -- New Graphic Novel from VIPER COMICS!". Retrieved 2015-01-17.

External links

• Richard Rothstein at IMDb