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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.
Personal Info
Known For
Writing
Birthday
December 31, 1966
Age
59 years old
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Popularity Score
0.9
Filmography
BFFs
2025Movie
Last Train to Fortune
Director
2025Movie
BFFs
Writer
2025Movie
BFFs
Producer
2025Movie
Airports
Editor
2025Movie
Sharksploitation
Self
2024Movie
The Adam Rifkin Film Festival
Director
2023Movie
Fast, Cheap and Out of Sight: Making 'The Invisible Maniac'
2022Movie
Kiss: Through the Years
Self
2022TV
Willy's Wonderland
Executive Producer
2021Movie
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
Self
2020Movie
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
Self
2020Movie
I Am Burt Reynolds
Self - Interviewee
2020Movie
The Intervention
2018Movie
The Last Movie Star
Director
2018Movie
The Last Movie Star
Writer
2018Movie
The Last Movie Star
Producer
2018Movie
To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story
Self
2017Movie
A Taboo Identity
Himself
2017Movie
Habeas Corpus: The Making of 'Psycho Cop Returns'
Self
2017Movie
Director's Cut
Adam Rifkin
2016Movie
X-Rated 2: The Greatest Adult Stars of All-Time
Self
2016Movie
Director's Cut
Director
2016Movie
Director's Cut
Producer
2016Movie
Shooting the Warwicks
Mickey Wagner
2015Movie
Shooting the Warwicks
Director
2015Movie
Shooting the Warwicks
Writer
2015Movie
Giuseppe Makes a Movie
Writer
2014Movie
Giuseppe Makes a Movie
Producer
2014Movie
Giuseppe Makes a Movie
Cinematography
2014Movie
Giuseppe Makes a Movie
Director
2014Movie
Reality Show
Mickey Wagner
2012TV
Reality Show
Script
2012TV
Reality Show
Director
2012TV
Reality Show
Creator
2012TV
Chillerama
Miles Munson (segment "Wadzilla")
2011Movie
Chillerama
Director
2011Movie
Chillerama
Writer
2011Movie
Chillerama
Executive Producer
2011Movie
Knucklehead
Writer
2010Movie
Look: The Series
Creator
2010TV
Tales from the Script
Self
2009Movie
Starz Inside: Sex and the Cinema
Self
2009Movie
Starz Inside: In the Gutter
Self
2008Movie
Homo Erectus
Ishbo
2007Movie
Underdog
Novel
2007Movie
Look
Director
2007Movie
Look
Writer
2007Movie
Underdog
Screenplay
2007Movie
Underdog
Story
2007Movie
Garbanzo Gas
Producer
2007Movie
Homo Erectus
Writer
2007Movie
Homo Erectus
Director
2007Movie
Zoom
Screenplay
2006Movie
Jacuzzi Rooms
Producer
2006Movie
Zoom
Screenstory
2006Movie
Grandpa
Producer
2005Movie
Babysitter
Producer
2004Movie
Actor
Producer
2004Movie
Night at the Golden Eagle
2002Movie
Night at the Golden Eagle
Director
2002Movie
Night at the Golden Eagle
Writer
2002Movie
Night at the Golden Eagle
Producer
2002Movie
Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy
Self
2001Movie
Without Charlie
Norman
2001Movie
Without Charlie
Director
2001Movie
Without Charlie
Writer
2001Movie
Welcome to Hollywood
Adam Rifkin
2000Movie
Welcome to Hollywood
Director
2000Movie
Welcome to Hollywood
Writer
2000Movie
Detroit Rock City
It's Raining Men Billboard Model (uncredited)
1999Movie
Detroit Rock City
Director
1999Movie
Touch Me in the Morning
Producer
1999Movie
Susan's Plan
Gambler #1
1998Movie
Denial
Reuben
1998Movie
Small Soldiers
Screenplay
1998Movie
Denial
Director
1998Movie
Denial
Writer
1998Movie
MouseHunt
Screenplay
1997Movie
Bone Chillers: Art Intimidates Life
Director
1997Movie
Bone Chillers: Art Intimidates Life
Writer
1997Movie
Bone Chillers: Frankenturkey
Director
1996Movie
Bone Chillers: Frankenturkey
Writer
1996Movie
Bone Chillers
Director
1996TV
Bone Chillers
Writer
1996TV
Bone Chillers
Teleplay
1996TV
Bone Chillers
Creator
1996TV
The Chase
Director
1994Movie
The Chase
Screenplay
1994Movie
The Flesh Merchant
Man in Bondage Room
1993Movie
Psycho Cop Returns
Man with Video Camera
1993Movie
Bikini Squad
Singing Teacher
1993Movie
Psycho Cop Returns
Director
1993Movie
Hot Shots! Part Deux
Makeup Effects
1993Movie
Last Dance
Mark
1992Movie
The Nutt House
Director
1992Movie
The Dark Backward
Rufus Bing
1991Movie
Bikini Island
Desk Boy
1991Movie
The Dark Backward
Writer
1991Movie
The Dark Backward
Director
1991Movie
Disturbed
Gary
1990Movie
The Invisible Maniac
Director
1990Movie
The Invisible Maniac
Screenplay
1990Movie
The Invisible Maniac
Story
1990Movie
Never on Tuesday
William (uncredited)
1989Movie
Going Overboard
Croaker / Miss Spain
1989Movie
Never on Tuesday
Director
1989Movie
Never on Tuesday
Writer
1989Movie
Tale of Two Sisters
Director
1989Movie
Going Overboard
Co-Producer
1989Movie
Going Overboard
Other
1989Movie
Sixteen Candles
Head Nerd (uncredited)
1984Movie
The Burglar From Out Of The Dishwasher
Director
1975Movie
The Burglar From Out Of The Dishwasher
Writer
1975Movie
The Burglar From Out Of The Dishwasher
Director of Photography
1975Movie
The Demon Dog
—Movie
Murder Can Kill You
—Movie
The Lady Giant
Producer
—Movie
The Lady Giant
Director
—Movie
The Lady Giant
Camera Operator
—Movie
Monster BBQ
Director
—Movie
The Demon Dog
Director
—Movie
Lyclops
Director
—Movie
Lyclops
Camera Operator
—Movie
Lyclops
Producer
—Movie
Lyclops
Writer
—Movie
Lyclops
Makeup Artist
—Movie
Lyclops
Set Decoration
—Movie
Lyclops
Sound
—Movie
Lyclops
Special Effects
—Movie
Canned Rabbi And Other Shorts
Director
—Movie
Untitled Atomic Bomb Frankenstein Film
Director
—Movie
The Paperboy Crimes
Camera Operator
—Movie
The Paperboy Crimes
Director
—Movie
The Paperboy Crimes
Props
—Movie
You Are About To Witness A Crime
Director
—Movie
Murder Can Kill You
Camera Operator
—Movie
Murder Can Kill You
Producer
—Movie
Murder Can Kill You
Director
—Movie
Murder Can Kill You
Editor
—Movie
Murder Can Kill You
Animation
—Movie
Murder Can Kill You
Props
—Movie
Murder Can Kill You
Makeup Artist
—Movie
Murder Can Kill You
Costumer
—Movie
Armageddon
Director
—Movie
Armageddon
Camera Operator
—Movie
Oh My
Director
—Movie
Pork And Beans And Other Shorts
Director
—Movie
A Cartoon That I Made That's Almost Totally Blurry
Director
—Movie
Untitled Film Ephemera Montage
Director
—Movie
Untitled Man Goes To Work
Director
—Movie
Cornstawker
Director
—Movie
A Pseudo-Intellectual Film
Director
—Movie
A Pseudo-Intellectual Film
Writer
—Movie
Shuffle Shuffle Step Step
Writer
—Movie
Shuffle Shuffle Step Step
Director
—Movie
Pervis Proves His Worth
Writer
—Movie
Pervis Proves His Worth
Director
—Movie
The Lady Giant
Writer
—Movie
Monster BBQ
Writer
—Movie
Monster BBQ
Camera Operator
—Movie
The Demon Dog
Writer
—Movie
The Demon Dog
Camera Operator
—Movie
Canned Rabbi And Other Shorts
Writer
—Movie
Canned Rabbi And Other Shorts
Camera Operator
—Movie
Untitled Atomic Bomb Frankenstein Film
Writer
—Movie
Untitled Atomic Bomb Frankenstein Film
Camera Operator
—Movie
The Paperboy Crimes
Writer
—Movie
You Are About To Witness A Crime
Writer
—Movie
You Are About To Witness A Crime
Camera Operator
—Movie
Murder Can Kill You
Writer
—Movie
Armageddon
Writer
—Movie
Oh My
Writer
—Movie
Oh My
Camera Operator
—Movie
Pork And Beans And Other Shorts
Writer
—Movie
Pork And Beans And Other Shorts
Camera Operator
—Movie
A Cartoon That I Made That's Almost Totally Blurry
Writer
—Movie
A Cartoon That I Made That's Almost Totally Blurry
Camera Operator
—Movie
Untitled Film Ephemera Montage
Writer
—Movie
Untitled Film Ephemera Montage
Camera Operator
—Movie
Untitled Man Goes To Work
Writer
—Movie
Untitled Man Goes To Work
Camera Operator
—Movie
Cornstawker
Writer
—Movie
Cornstawker
Camera Operator
—Movie
A Pseudo-Intellectual Film
Camera Operator
—Movie
Shuffle Shuffle Step Step
Camera Operator
—Movie
Toad
Director
—Movie
Toad
Screenplay
—Movie
Toad
Producer
—Movie