Adam Rifkin

Born: 1966-12-31

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.


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Sixteen Candles

as Head Nerd (uncredited)
Released: 1984-05-04

With the occasion all but overshadowed by her sister's upcoming wedding, angst-ridden Samantha...

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Chillerama

as Miles Munson
Released: 2011-10-14

It's the closing night at the last drive-in theater in America and Cecil B. Kaufman has planned...

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X-Rated 2: The Greatest Adult Stars of All-Time

as Self
Released: 2016-10-28

Documentary sequel that offers a close-up look into the personal lives of the legendary porn...

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Going Overboard

as Croaker / Miss Spain
Released: 1989-05-11

A struggling young comedian takes a menial job on a cruise ship where he hopes for his big...

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Sharksploitation

as Self
Released: 2024-01-26

The ultimate deep dive into the world of shark cinema: filmmakers, critics, scholars and...

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Detroit Rock City

as It's Raining Men Billboard Model (uncredited)
Released: 1999-08-13

In 1978, a Kiss concert was an epoch-making event. For the three teen fans in Detroit Rock City...

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Homo Erectus

as Ishbo
Released: 2007-07-10

Ishbo is a caveman living in the prehistoric age who thinks there's more to life than hunting...

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Welcome to Hollywood

as Adam Rifkin
Released: 1998-10-01

A film director (Adam Rifkin) decides to chart the course of a young actor (Tony Markes) as he...

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Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy

as Self
Released: 2001-01-20

Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy offers audiences a penetrating look inside the world of Ron...

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Denial

as Reuben
Released: 1998-01-01

Couples split up after a comment at an LA dinner party sets up arguments about how truthful...

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Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi

as Self
Released: 2020-05-19

The greatest cult horror and science fiction films of all-time are studied in vivid detail in...

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Disturbed

as Gary
Released: 1990-11-16

10 years ago the perverse Dr. Russell couldn't resist the beauty of a young patient in his...

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The Dark Backward

as Rufus Bing
Released: 1991-07-26

A man pursues stand-up comedy encouraged by his fellow garbage man. Though his friend, who...

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Psycho Cop Returns

as Man with Video Camera
Released: 1993-11-08

A group of office workers decide to have a party in the office building. Among other things,...

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Susan's Plan

as Gambler #1
Released: 1998-10-29

Susan wants her reprehensible ex-husband dead and, in several bungled attempts by henchmen,...

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Director's Cut

as Adam Rifkin
Released: 2016-07-19

Herbert Blount is a crowdfunding contributor for the new Adam Rifkin feature KNOCKED OFF....

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Tales from the Script

as Self
Released: 2009-01-10

Shane Black ("Lethal Weapon"), John Carpenter ("Halloween"), Frank Darabont ("The Shawshank...

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Last Dance

as Mark
Released: 1992-08-16

Someone is killing off contestants of a skimpy dance off.

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To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story

as Self
Released: 2017-08-26

To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story is the harrowing story of a stuntman overcoming a...

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Bikini Island

as Desk Boy
Released: 1991-01-01

"Swimwear Illustrated" is approaching its fifteenth anniversary issue. From a group of eager and...

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Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness

as Self
Released: 2020-04-21

From "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" to "The Big Lebowski" and everything in between, this...

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Never on Tuesday

as William (uncredited)
Released: 1989-04-13

Matt and Eddie are two young men from the mid-west travelling to California to see the sights -...

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I Am Burt Reynolds

as Self - Interviewee
Released: 2020-12-17

Friends and family of the late actor Burt Reynolds remember his life and career, accompanied by...

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A Taboo Identity

as Himself
Released: 2017-08-01

Sociologist David W. Wahl explores the identity work involved in Kay Parker shifting from being...

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The Intervention

as uncredited
Released: 2018-10-27

All good things must come to an end. Or do they? Adam Green comes face to face(s) with one of...

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Bikini Squad

as Singing Teacher
Released: 1993-01-01

A woman director is hired to finish the season of "Bikini Squad", a popular TV series about...

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Habeas Corpus: The Making of 'Psycho Cop Returns'

as Himself
Released: 2017-04-25

Retrospective documentary on the making of the low-budget horror slasher film Psycho Cop Returns...

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Shooting the Warwicks

as Mickey Wagner
Released: 2015-08-04

The Warwick family are unknowingly being filmed for a new reality show. Problem is, they're...

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The Flesh Merchant

as Man in Bondage Room
Released: 1993-01-01

A team of L.A. detectives hunt down the ringleaders of a sex-slave operation in this thriller.

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Reality Show

as Mickey Wagner
First aired: 2012-11-01

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