Philip Adrian Booth

Philip Adrian Booth
Born (1960-02-19) 19 February 1960 (age 64)
Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Occupations
  • Filmmaker
  • director
  • screenwriter
  • cinematographer
  • musician
Years active1970s–present
Notable work"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?.[5] 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.[5]

One of their licensed songs was used in the 1986 pornographic film Angels of Passion.[5] 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]

  1. ^ GRO Register of Births MAR 1960 2b 906 HALIFAX - Philip Booth, mmn=Jackson
  2. ^ West, Nathaniel (20 July 2008). "Going after ghosts: TV team uses technology to root out spirits at Ashmore Estates". The Journal Gazette (clipped article). p. 1. Archived from the original on 29 April 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024. 'We always seem to have' thunderstorms, said Philip Adrian Booth, who, with his twin brother, Christopher Saint Booth, makes documentaries about supposedly haunted places.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ u/lilhudak (3 May 2024). "20MIN INTERVIEW WITH CHRIS!" (A post on the subreddit r/everyoneknowsthat). Archived from the original on 4 May 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024 – via Reddit.
  4. ^ Booth, John. "Sweeney Band from Victoria BC". Royal City Music Project. Archived from the original on 29 April 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d Klee, Miles (1 May 2024). "Their Song Spawned an Internet Mystery. Now They're Ready to Tell Their Story". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ canbands (11 April 2022). "Sweeney Todd". CanadianBands. Archived from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  7. ^ O'Grady, Carrie (28 February 2024). "Everyone Knows That: can you identify the lost 80s hit baffling the internet?". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 7 May 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  8. ^ Robinson, Ellie (29 April 2024). "Viral Lost Song 'Ulterior Motives' Found In Obscure '80s Porn Flick". The Music (Australia). Archived from the original on 29 April 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  9. ^ Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (29 April 2024). "Everyone Knows That: internet music mystery solved via 1986 adult movie". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 7 May 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.