Robert Rothbard

Películas

The Painting
Writer
Edward Alfonso Lexington, the talent-less son of a deceased famous artist will stop at nothing to be famous himself. He lures unsuspecting artists to his home to paint and then signs his name to their art, but not before ordering their murder, with the help of his faithful butler. He then meets a girl that inspires him as an artist, but his evil deeds come to an end when he crosses paths with an artist/voodoo queen who casts a spell on him that turns him into a monster. On his deathbed, he makes his confession and his unfinished masterpiece is revealed.
The Painting
Director
Edward Alfonso Lexington, the talent-less son of a deceased famous artist will stop at nothing to be famous himself. He lures unsuspecting artists to his home to paint and then signs his name to their art, but not before ordering their murder, with the help of his faithful butler. He then meets a girl that inspires him as an artist, but his evil deeds come to an end when he crosses paths with an artist/voodoo queen who casts a spell on him that turns him into a monster. On his deathbed, he makes his confession and his unfinished masterpiece is revealed.
PIzza with Bullets
Director
A sickly Mob Don's obsession that a pizza parlor owner is his missing long lost son.
Fish Without a Bicycle
Producer
Julianna is a struggling actress in a dead end relationship with Danny, a fireman who no longer lights her fire. When she decides to leave him and go "find herself" she ends up falling in love with an egotistical director, Michael, who can barely fit her in between Pilates classes.
Jóvenes salvajes
Line Producer
A finales de los años 50, en las calles de Brooklyn se enfrentan dos bandas rivales: los Deuces y los Vipers. Los primeros comienzan una guerra sin cuartel contra la droga...
¡Arde Hollywood!
Unit Production Manager
Alan Smithee es el pseudónimo que usan los directores de cine cuando no quieren que su nombre figure en los títulos de crédito. En este caso es Arthur Hiller quien se oculta tras dicho pseudónimo.
Ídolos, mentiras y rock & roll
Production Supervisor
Karchy (Renfro) es un chico húngaro que emigró a los Estados Unidos en los años sesenta. Es un apasionado del rock y se siente atraído por un concurso radiofónico dirigido por el disc-jockey Magic (Kevin Bacon). Decide presentarse, lo gana y conoce a una persona que ejerce una gran influencia sobre él.
The Life and Times of Charlie Putz
Director
Faux-vaudeville comedy
Tiempos de gloria
Second Assistant Director
A principios de la Guerra de Secesión, el ejército del norte se mostraba reticente a dar armas a los negros. El heroico comportamiento del regimiento de Massachusetts, formado por soldados afroamericanos y oficiales blancos, resultó decisivo para que la Unión abriera las puertas a 180.000 soldados negros.
Érase una vez en América
Location Manager
David Aaronson "Noodles", un pobre joven judío, conoce en los suburbios de principios del siglo XX de Manhattan, Nueva York, a Maximilian Bercovicz "Max", otro joven de origen hebreo dispuesto a llegar lejos por cualquier método. Entablan una gran amistad y forman, con los 3 colegas de "Noodles", Patrick Goldberg "Patsy", Philip Stein "Cockeye", y Dominic una banda que prospera rápidamente. Desgraciadamente, son perseguidos por Bugsy, el tipo para el que Noodles y sus amigos trabajaban anteriormente, y en uno de sus asaltos, mata a Dominic. Rápidamente Noodles se tira encima suyo y le mata, por lo que pasará 12 años en prisión. Cuando Noodles sale de prisión le recibe Max, que sigue con su banda junto a los otros 2 amigos, Patsy y Cockeye. Rápidamente, entre los 4, llegan a convertirse, en tiempos de la prohibición, en unos de los mayores gánsteres de todo el país.
Vestida para matar
Second Second Assistant Director
Kate Miller es una atractiva mujer, insatisfecha sexualmente, a quien asesinan en un ascensor tras salir de su primera sesión con el psiquiatra Robert Elliott. Liz Blake, una joven prostituta, es testigo del crimen y decide intentar detener al culpable con la ayuda de Peter, el hijo de la víctima.
Putz
Director
One example of many magnificent Rothbard & Wright collaborations of the eighties and nineties, this offbeat 16mm short birthed the character of Charlie Putz and was soon followed by Rothbard’s surreal independent 16mm feature, THE LIFE AND TIMES OF CHARLIE PUTZ, starring Townsend Wright as an elevator operator with his head in the clouds, premiering at Anthology Film Archives in 1994.