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As a kid, my idols were Sam Raimi and Peter Jackson, and I get into crazy races with myself. Raimi was 21 when he made movies, and when I didn't get 'Cabin Fever' made that fast I thought I'd failed.

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Eli Roth
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: April 18
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Newton
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Eli Raphael Roth
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