Adam Rifkin
- Writing
- December 31, 1966 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Biography
Adam Rifkin sometimes credited as Rif Coogan, is an American film director, producer, actor and writer. Rifkin is claimed to belong to a rare breed of film directors that transited from public access television to Hollywood. Adam Rifkin is a writer/director/producer/actor whose eclectic career ranges from broad family comedies to cult classics to dark and gritty urban dramas. Rifkin is best known in Hollywood circles for writing family-friendly comedies like Mousehunt and 2007's Underdog. Most recently Rifkin wrote, executive produced and directed all 11 episodes of Look for Showtime. Based on his award winning film of the same name, LOOK is a drama that takes the viewer into the foreboding world of hidden cameras. Armed with the knowledge that Americans are captured on surveillance cameras more than 300 times a day, the topical series, like the film, tells its story exclusively through the eyes of the security cameras, web cams, and cell phone cameras Americans live in front of everyday, bringing to light the realities of what it means to be watched in a camera consumed culture.
Known for
Filmography
- Last Train to Fortune · Director, Producer
- BFFs · Writer, Producer
- Airports · Editing
- Sharksploitation · Self
- The Adam Rifkin Film Festival · Director
- Fast, Cheap and Out of Sight: Making 'The Invisible Maniac'
- Kiss: Through the Years · Self
- Willy's Wonderland · Executive producer
- I Am Burt Reynolds · Self
- Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi · Self
- Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness · Self
- The Intervention
- The Last Movie Star · Writer, Director
- To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story · Self
- A Taboo Identity · Self
- Habeas Corpus: The Making of 'Psycho Cop Returns' · Self
- X-Rated 2: The Greatest Adult Stars of All Time · Self
- Director's Cut · Adam Rifkin, Director
- Shooting the Warwicks · Mickey Wagner, Writer
- Wrestling Isn't Wrestling · Theater Audience Member
- Giuseppe Makes a Movie · Writer, Cinematography
- Reality Show · Mickey Wagner, Script
- Chillerama · Miles Munson (segment "Wadzilla"), Director
- Knucklehead · Writer
- Look: The Series · Creator
- Starz Inside: Sex and the Cinema · Self
- Tales from the Script · Self
- Starz Inside: In the Gutter · Self
- Look · Writer, Director
- Underdog · Novel, Story
- Homo Erectus · Ishbo, Director
- Garbanzo Gas · Producer
- Zoom · Screenplay, Screenstory
- Jacuzzi Rooms · Producer
- Grandpa · Producer
- Babysitter · Producer
- Actor · Producer
- Night at the Golden Eagle · Man in Private Booth (uncredited), Director
- Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy · Self
- Without Charlie · Norman, Writer
- Welcome to Hollywood · Adam Rifkin, Director
- Detroit Rock City · It's Raining Men Billboard Model (uncredited), Director
- Touch Me in the Morning · Producer
- Susan's Plan · Gambler #1
- Small Soldiers · Screenplay
- Denial · Reuben, Director
- MouseHunt · Screenplay
- Bone Chillers: Art Intimidates Life · Director, Writer
- Bone Chillers: Frankenturkey · Director, Writer
- Bone Chillers · Director, Writer
- The Chase · Screenplay, Director
- Psycho Cop Returns · Man with Video Camera, Director
- Hot Shots! Part Deux · Makeup Effects
- The Flesh Merchant · Man in Bondage Room
- Bikini Squad · Singing Teacher
- The Nutt House · Director
- Last Dance · Mark
- The Dark Backward · Rufus Bing, Writer
- Bikini Island · Desk Boy
- Disturbed · Gary
- The Invisible Maniac · Screenplay, Director
- Going Overboard · Croaker / Miss Spain, Co-producer
- Tale of Two Sisters · Director
- Never on Tuesday · William (uncredited), Director
- Sixteen Candles · Head Nerd (uncredited)
- The Burglar From Out Of The Dishwasher · Director, Writer
- Murder Can Kill You · Animation, Costumer
- The Demon Dog · Director, Camera Operator
- Lyclops · Writer, Director
- Monster BBQ · Director, Camera Operator
- Canned Rabbi And Other Shorts · Director, Camera Operator
- The Lady Giant · Director, Camera Operator
- Untitled Atomic Bomb Frankenstein Film · Director, Camera Operator
- The Paperboy Crimes · Props, Director
- You Are About To Witness A Crime · Director, Writer
- Armageddon · Director, Camera Operator
- Oh My · Director, Camera Operator
- Pork And Beans And Other Shorts · Director, Writer
- Untitled Film Ephemera Montage · Director, Camera Operator
- Untitled Man Goes To Work · Director, Writer