Adam Rifkin
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 | Writing |
---|---|
Most Rating | 6.801 |
Birthday | 1966-12-31 |
Place of Birth | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
Also Known As | Rif Coogan, |
1984
Sixteen Candles
6.773/2064
With the occasion all but overshadowed by her sister's upcoming wedding, angst-ridden Samantha faces her 16th birthday with typical adolescent dread....
Watch Now
Sixteen Candles
1993
The Flesh Merchant
4.7/3
A team of L.A. detectives hunt down the ringleaders of a sex-slave operation.
Watch Now
The Flesh Merchant
1993
Psycho Cop Returns
5.219/32
A group of office workers decide to have a party in the office building. Among other things, they want to have some drugs there. Their conversation on...
Watch Now
Psycho Cop Returns
1991
The Dark Backward
5.4/34
A man pursues stand-up comedy encouraged by his fellow garbage man. Though his friend, who accompanies him on accordion, continues to tell him how gre...
Watch Now
The Dark Backward
2007
Homo Erectus
3.9/33
Ishbo is a caveman living in the prehistoric age who thinks there's more to life than hunting and gathering. He tries to better the lives of those in...
Watch Now
Homo Erectus
2009
Tales from the Script
6.7/38
Shane Black ("Lethal Weapon"), John Carpenter ("Halloween"), Frank Darabont ("The Shawshank Redemption"), William Goldman ("The Princess Bride"), Paul...
Watch Now
Tales from the Script
1993
Bikini Squad
2.6/5
A woman director is hired to finish the season of "Bikini Squad", a popular TV series about California beach lifeguards. A more than obvious lack of t...
Watch Now
Bikini Squad
1989
Never on Tuesday
4.3/11
Matt and Eddie are two young men from the mid-west travelling to California to see the sights - primarily semi-clad women on beaches. They hop into th...
Watch Now
Never on Tuesday
2001
Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy
6/29
Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy offers audiences a penetrating look inside the world of Ron Jeremy, America's most unlikely sex star and hero to m...
Watch Now
Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy
2020
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
6.4/5
The greatest cult horror and science fiction films of all-time are studied in vivid detail in the second volume of Time Warp. Includes groundbreaking...
Watch Now
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
2011
Chillerama
5.7/118
It's the closing night at the last drive-in theater in America and Cecil B. Kaufman has planned the ultimate marathon of lost film prints to unleash u...
Watch Now
Chillerama
2024
Sharksploitation
0/0
The ultimate deep dive into the world of shark cinema: filmmakers, critics, scholars and conservationists explore the weird, wild cinematic legacy of...
Watch Now
Sharksploitation
2022
Fast, Cheap and Out of Sight: Making 'The Invisible Maniac'
0/0
a making-of documentary featuring interviews with writer/director Adam Rifkin, executive producer Cassian Elwes, composer Marc David Decker, actress S...
Watch Now
Fast, Cheap and Out of Sight: Making 'The Invisible Maniac'
1998
Susan's Plan
4.8/23
Susan wants her reprehensible ex-husband dead and, in several bungled attempts by henchmen, tries to accomplish the deed.
Watch Now
Susan's Plan
2001
Without Charlie
0/0
A young woman deals with her first heartbreak after a relationship ends.
Watch Now
Without Charlie
2020
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
6.8/5
From "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" to "The Big Lebowski" and everything in between, this fascinating deep-dive documentary begins its celebration of...
Watch Now
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
1998
Welcome to Hollywood
3.8/9
A film director decides to chart the course of a young actor as he tries to make it in Hollywood...
Watch Now
Welcome to Hollywood
The Demon Dog
6/1
A dog is turned violent.
Watch Now
The Demon Dog
Murder Can Kill You
7/1
Police track a murderer.
Watch Now
Murder Can Kill You
2016
Director's Cut
6.196/23
Herbert Blount is a crowdfunding contributor for the new Adam Rifkin feature KNOCKED OFF. Unhappy with the film, he steals the footage and kidnaps act...
Watch Now
Director's Cut
1989
Going Overboard
2.302/134
A struggling young comedian takes a menial job on a cruise ship where he hopes for his big chance to make it in the world of cruise ship comedy.
Watch Now
Going Overboard
2016
X-Rated 2: The Greatest Adult Stars of All-Time
6.8/100
Documentary sequel that offers a close-up look into the personal lives of the legendary porn stars who've survived the test of time and influenced pop...
Watch Now
X-Rated 2: The Greatest Adult Stars of All-Time
1999
Detroit Rock City
6.736/403
In 1978, a Kiss concert was an epoch-making event. For the three teen fans in Detroit Rock City getting tickets to the sold-out show becomes the focal...
Watch Now
Detroit Rock City
2015
Shooting the Warwicks
4.6/8
The Warwick family are unknowingly being filmed for a new reality show. Problem is, they're boring. So the producer must add conflict and drama to the...
Watch Now
Shooting the Warwicks
1998
Denial
5/10
Couples split up after a comment at an LA dinner party sets up arguments about how truthful partners are in their relationships.
Watch Now
Denial
1991
Bikini Island
3.3/10
"Swimwear Illustrated" is approaching its fifteenth anniversary issue. From a group of eager and beautiful young women, five are chosen for a photo sh...
Watch Now
Bikini Island
1992
Last Dance
2/1
Someone is killing off contestants of a skimpy dance off.
Watch Now
Last Dance
2017
To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story
7.9/22
To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story is the harrowing story of a stuntman overcoming a dehumanizing childhood filled with torment and bullying in S...
Watch Now
To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story
2017
A Taboo Identity
0/0
Sociologist David W. Wahl explores the identity work involved in Kay Parker shifting from being a legend of the adult film industry to her current occ...
Watch Now
A Taboo Identity
1990
Disturbed
4.6/10
10 years ago the perverse Dr. Russell couldn't resist the beauty of a young patient in his mental clinic and raped her one night. When she plunged her...
Watch Now
Disturbed
2017
Habeas Corpus: The Making of 'Psycho Cop Returns'
2.2/3
Retrospective documentary on the making of the low-budget horror slasher film Psycho Cop Returns (1993).
Watch Now
Habeas Corpus: The Making of 'Psycho Cop Returns'
2008
Starz Inside: In the Gutter
4.5/2
From the moment Shakespeare wrote his first fart joke, audiences have loved gross-out humor. In this 'Starz Inside' documentary, take a trip through t...
Watch Now
Starz Inside: In the Gutter
2018
The Intervention
8/1
All good things must come to an end. Or do they? Adam Green comes face to face(s) with one of his worst nightmares in the 20th annual ArieScope Hallow...
Watch Now
The Intervention
2020
I Am Burt Reynolds
6.857/7
Friends and family of the late actor Burt Reynolds remember his life and career, accompanied by clips of his most beloved films.
Watch Now
I Am Burt Reynolds
BFFs
0/0
Two best friends play practical jokes on each other until things get out of hand.
Watch Now