- Known For
- Writing
- Born
- December 31, 1966
- Place of Birth
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
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 …
Filmography
movieLast Train to Fortune
2025 · Director
movieBFFs
2025 · , Writer, Producer
movieAirports
2025 · Editor
movieSharksploitation
2024 · Self
movieThe Adam Rifkin Film Festival
2023 · Director
Fast, Cheap and Out of Sight: Making 'The Invisible Maniac'
movieFast, Cheap and Out of Sight: Making 'The Invisible Maniac'
2022
tvKiss: Through the Years
2022 · Self
movieWilly's Wonderland
2021 · Executive Producer
movieI Am Burt Reynolds
2020 · Self - Interviewee
movieTime Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
2020 · Self
movieTime Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
2020 · Self
movieThe Intervention
2018
movieThe Last Movie Star
2018 · Writer, Director, Producer
movieTo Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story
2017 · Self
movieA Taboo Identity
2017 · Himself
movieHabeas Corpus: The Making of 'Psycho Cop Returns'
2017 · Self
movieX-Rated 2: The Greatest Adult Stars of All-Time
2016 · Self
movieDirector's Cut
2016 · Adam Rifkin, Director, Producer
movieShooting the Warwicks
2015 · Mickey Wagner, Writer, Director
movieGiuseppe Makes a Movie
2014 · Writer, Cinematography, Producer, Director
tvReality Show
2012 · Mickey Wagner, Script, Director, Creator
movieChillerama
2011 · Miles Munson (segment "Wadzilla"), Director, Writer, Executive Producer
movieKnucklehead
2010 · Writer
tvLook: The Series
2010 · Creator
movieStarz Inside: Sex and the Cinema
2009 · Self
movieTales from the Script
2009 · Self
movieStarz Inside: In the Gutter
2008 · Self
movieLook
2007 · Writer, Director
movieUnderdog
2007 · Novel, Story, Screenplay
movieHomo Erectus
2007 · Ishbo, Director, Writer
movieGarbanzo Gas
2007 · Producer
movieZoom
2006 · Screenplay, Screenstory
movieJacuzzi Rooms
2006 · Producer
Grandpa
movieGrandpa
2005 · Producer
movieBabysitter
2004 · Producer
movieActor
2004 · Producer
movieNight at the Golden Eagle
2002 · Director, Writer, Producer
moviePorn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy
2001 · Self
Without Charlie
movieWithout Charlie
2001 · Norman, Writer, Director
movieWelcome to Hollywood
2000 · Adam Rifkin, Director, Writer
movieDetroit Rock City
1999 · It's Raining Men Billboard Model (uncredited), Director
movieTouch Me in the Morning
1999 · Producer
movieSusan's Plan
1998 · Gambler #1
movieSmall Soldiers
1998 · Screenplay
movieDenial
1998 · Reuben, Director, Writer
movieMouseHunt
1997 · Screenplay
movieBone Chillers: Art Intimidates Life
1997 · Director, Writer
movieBone Chillers: Frankenturkey
1996 · Director, Writer
tvBone Chillers
1996 · Director, Writer, Teleplay, Creator
movieThe Chase
1994 · Screenplay, Director
moviePsycho Cop Returns
1993 · Man with Video Camera, Director
movieHot Shots! Part Deux
1993 · Makeup Effects
movieThe Flesh Merchant
1993 · Man in Bondage Room
movieBikini Squad
1993 · Singing Teacher
movieThe Nutt House
1992 · Director
movieLast Dance
1992 · Mark
movieThe Dark Backward
1991 · Rufus Bing, Writer, Director
movieBikini Island
1991 · Desk Boy
movieDisturbed
1990 · Gary
movieThe Invisible Maniac
1990 · Screenplay, Director, Story
movieGoing Overboard
1989 · Croaker / Miss Spain, Co-Producer, Other
movieTale of Two Sisters
1989 · Director
movieNever on Tuesday
1989 · William (uncredited), Director, Writer
movieSixteen Candles
1984 · Head Nerd (uncredited)
Murder Can Kill You
movieMurder Can Kill You
— · , Animation, Costumer, Producer, Makeup Artist, Camera Operator, Props, Director, Editor, Writer
The Demon Dog
movieThe Demon Dog
— · , Director, Camera Operator, Writer
Lyclops
movieLyclops
— · Writer, Director, Makeup Artist, Special Effects, Sound, Producer, Set Decoration, Camera Operator
Monster BBQ
movieMonster BBQ
— · Director, Camera Operator, Writer
Canned Rabbi And Other Shorts
movieCanned Rabbi And Other Shorts
— · Director, Camera Operator, Writer
The Lady Giant
movieThe Lady Giant
— · Director, Camera Operator, Producer, Writer
Untitled Atomic Bomb Frankenstein Film
movieUntitled Atomic Bomb Frankenstein Film
— · Director, Camera Operator, Writer
War Is A 4 Letter Word
movieWar Is A 4 Letter Word
— · Director, Camera Operator, Writer
The Burglar From Out Of The Dishwasher
movieThe Burglar From Out Of The Dishwasher
— · Props, Camera Operator, Director, Writer
The Paperboy Crimes
movieThe Paperboy Crimes
— · Props, Director, Camera Operator, Writer
You Are About To Witness A Crime
movieYou Are About To Witness A Crime
— · Director, Writer, Camera Operator
Armageddon
movieArmageddon
— · Director, Camera Operator, Writer
Oh My
movieOh My
— · Director, Camera Operator, Writer
Pork And Beans And Other Shorts
moviePork And Beans And Other Shorts
— · Director, Writer, Camera Operator
Cheep Remake Of Alien
movieCheep Remake Of Alien
— · Director, Camera Operator, Writer
Untitled Film Ephemera Montage
movieUntitled Film Ephemera Montage
— · Director, Camera Operator, Writer
Untitled Man Goes To Work
movieUntitled Man Goes To Work
— · Director, Writer, Camera Operator
Cornstawker
movieCornstawker
— · Director, Writer, Camera Operator
A Cartoon That I Made That's Almost Totally Blurry
movieA Cartoon That I Made That's Almost Totally Blurry
— · Director, Camera Operator, Writer
A Pseudo-Intellectual Film
movieA Pseudo-Intellectual Film
— · Director, Writer, Camera Operator
Shuffle Shuffle Step Step
movieShuffle Shuffle Step Step
— · Writer, Director, Camera Operator
Pervis Proves His Worth
moviePervis Proves His Worth
— · Director, Writer
movieToad
— · Producer, Director, Screenplay