Richard Rothstein (screenwriter)

Richard David Rothstein (1943 - April 16, 2018) was an American screenwriter and director.^[1] He is best known for the original screenplay Universal Soldier,^[2] which was followed by five sequels in 1998, 1999, 2009, 2012. He was the creator of the HBO TV series The Hitchhiker as well as the writer/director of many of the episodes. He wrote many screenplays in the science fiction/horror genre and had several graphic novels published. Rothstein died on 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, were married for 46 years. They had 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 II: Brothers in Arms (1998): characters
• Universal Soldier III: Unfinished Business (1998): characters
• Universal Soldier: The Return (1999): characters
• Universal Soldier: Regeneration (2009): characters
• Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning (2012): characters

References

External links

• Richard Rothstein at IMDb

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