Philip Adrian Booth Explained

Years Active:1970s–present
Birth Date:19 February 1960
Birth Place:Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Notable Works:"Ulterior Motives"

Philip Adrian Booth (born 19 February 1960)[1] is a British-Canadian-American filmmaker and musician who has made several documentaries on ghosts and exorcisms, often in collaboration with his twin brother, Christopher Saint Booth.[2] Together, they directed several horror movies in the 2000s, with some notable actors, such as Matthew McGrory.

Originally from Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire, he moved to Canada in the 1970s.[3] There he played guitar in the band Sweeney Todd, in which his older brother John was the drummer and his twin brother (Christopher) as the singer.[4] [5] He performed several live shows with the band, but they broke up before releasing any music.[6] He and Chris also performed as a duo under the name Who's Who?. After moving to Los Angeles in the 1980s, the brothers started working odd jobs such as production assistants and licensed some of their songs to pornographic film producers. The experience inspired them to later make their own movies.

One of their licensed songs was used in the 1986 pornographic film Angels of Passion. The song became a popular internet phenomenon after a portion of it was uploaded to WatZatSong in 2021 without identification, which led to internet searches for the song.[7] In April 2024, the song was identified as "Ulterior Motives".[8] [9]

Filmography

!Year!Film!Role!Ref
1986Angels of Passion
1988Droid
2005Death TunnelCinematographer, director, editor, writer
2005ShadowBox
2006Spooked: The Ghosts of Waverly Hills Sanatorium
2007Children of the Grave [10]
2007Dark Place
2008Ghouls Gone Wild
2009The Possessed
2009Immortal Island
2010The Haunted Boy: Secret Diary of the Exorcist
2014Dead StillDirector, screenplay writer[11] [12]
2023The AttachedDirector, writer[13]

Notes and References

  1. GRO Register of Births MAR 1960 2b 906 HALIFAX - Philip Booth, mmn=Jackson
  2. News: West . Nathaniel . 20 July 2008 . Going after ghosts: TV team uses technology to root out spirits at Ashmore Estates . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20240429161558/https://www.newspapers.com/article/journal-gazette/146291515/ . 29 April 2024 . The Journal Gazette . 1 . clipped article . 'We always seem to have' thunderstorms, said Philip Adrian Booth, who, with his twin brother, Christopher Saint Booth, makes documentaries about supposedly haunted places. . 29 April 2024 .
  3. Web site: u/lilhudak . 3 May 2024 . 20MIN INTERVIEW WITH CHRIS! . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240504124649/https://old.reddit.com/r/everyoneknowsthat/comments/1cjitro/20min_interview_with_chris/ . 4 May 2024 . 3 May 2024 . A post on the subreddit r/everyoneknowsthat . Reddit.
  4. Web site: Booth . John . Sweeney Band from Victoria BC . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240429162939/https://rcmusicproject.com/sweeney . 29 April 2024 . 2 May 2024 . Royal City Music Project .
  5. Klee . Miles . 1 May 2024 . Their Song Spawned an Internet Mystery. Now They're Ready to Tell Their Story . registration . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20240502231229/https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/musicians-ulterior-motives-lost-media-track-80s-album-1235012719/ . 2 May 2024 . . 2 May 2024 .
  6. Web site: canbands . 11 April 2022 . Sweeney Todd . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240315205036/https://canadianbands.com/sweeney-todd/ . 15 March 2024 . 2 May 2024 . CanadianBands .
  7. News: O'Grady . Carrie . 28 February 2024 . Everyone Knows That: can you identify the lost 80s hit baffling the internet? . live . https://wayback-api.archive.org/web/20240507075349/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/feb/28/everyone-knows-that-can-you-identify-the-lost-80s-hit-baffling-the-internet . 7 May 2024 . 30 April 2024 . The Guardian . 0261-3077.
  8. News: Robinson . Ellie . 29 April 2024 . Viral Lost Song 'Ulterior Motives' Found In Obscure '80s Porn Flick . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20240429033843/https://themusic.com.au/news/viral-lost-song-ulterior-motives-found-in-obscure-80s-porn-flick/UnDoREdGSUg/29-04-24 . 29 April 2024 . 29 April 2024 . .
  9. News: Beaumont-Thomas . Ben . 29 April 2024 . Everyone Knows That: internet music mystery solved via 1986 adult movie . live . https://wayback-api.archive.org/web/20240507201611/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/apr/29/everyone-knows-that-internet-music-mystery-solved-via-1986-adult-movie . 7 May 2024 . 29 April 2024 . The Guardian . 0261-3077.
  10. News: West . Nathaniel . 20 July 2008 . Going after ghosts: TV team uses technology to root out spirits at Ashmore Estates (cont'd) . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20240429161603/https://www.newspapers.com/article/journal-gazette/146291687/ . 29 April 2024 . The Journal Gazette . 2 . clipped article . 29 April 2024 .
  11. Web site: Harley . Joel . DEAD STILL . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20240429164457/https://www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/dead-still-vod/ . 29 April 2024 . 29 April 2024 . Starburst Magazine .
  12. Web site: DeFellipo . Michael . 8 October 2014 . Review: Dead Still . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20240429164456/https://www.horrorsociety.com/2014/10/08/review-dead-still/ . 29 April 2024 . 29 April 2024 . Horror Society .
  13. Web site: Andujar . Samantha . 4 August 2023 . The Attached . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20240429164456/https://www.horrordna.com/movies/the-attached-christopher-saint-booth-philip-adrian-movie-review . 29 April 2024 . 29 April 2024 . Horror DNA . Spooked Television Releasing .

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