Adam Rifkin

Personal Info

Know For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1966-12-31 (59 years old)

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Adam Rifkin

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 ...

Acting

1984

Sixteen Candles

as Head Nerd (uncredited)

1993

The Flesh Merchant

as Man in Bondage Room

1993

Psycho Cop Returns

as Man with Video Camera

1991

The Dark Backward

as Rufus Bing

2007

Homo Erectus

as Ishbo

1993

Bikini Squad

as Singing Teacher

1989

Never on Tuesday

as William (uncredited)

2011

Chillerama

as Miles Munson

2024

1998

Susan's Plan

as Gambler #1

2001

2000

Welcome to Hollywood

as Adam Rifkin

2016

Director's Cut

as Adam Rifkin

1989

Going Overboard

as Croaker / Miss Spain

1999

Detroit Rock City

as It's Raining Men Billboard Model (uncredited)

2015

Shooting the Warwicks

as Mickey Wagner

1998

Denial

as Reuben

1991

Bikini Island

as Desk Boy

1992

Last Dance

as Mark

2017

1990

Disturbed

as Gary

2020

I Am Burt Reynolds

as Self - Interviewee

Production

1994

The Chase

as Director

1994

The Chase

as Screenplay

1997

MouseHunt

as Screenplay

1998

Small Soldiers

as Screenplay

2007

Underdog

as Novel

1999

1990

1990

2006

Zoom

as Screenplay

1993

2007

Look

as Director

2007

Look

as Writer

1998

Denial

as Director

1991

1991

2011

Chillerama

as Director

2011

Chillerama

as Writer

2007

Underdog

as Screenplay

2007

Underdog

as Story

1989

Never on Tuesday

as Director

1989

2015

2014

2014

Giuseppe Makes a Movie

as Cinematography

1989

2004

Babysitter

as Producer

2006

Jacuzzi Rooms

as Producer

2014

2000

2001

Without Charlie

as Director

2001

1998

Denial

as Writer

2007

Garbanzo Gas

as Producer

2010

Knucklehead

as Writer

2016

Director's Cut

as Director

2007

Homo Erectus

as Writer

2007

Homo Erectus

as Director

-

The Lady Giant

as Producer

-

The Lady Giant

as Director

-

The Lady Giant

as Camera Operator

-

Monster BBQ

as Director

-

The Demon Dog

as Director

-

Lyclops

as Director

-

Lyclops

as Camera Operator

-

Lyclops

as Producer

-

Lyclops

as Writer

-

Lyclops

as Makeup Artist

-

Lyclops

as Set Decoration

-

Lyclops

as Sound

-

Lyclops

as Special Effects

-

The Paperboy Crimes

as Camera Operator

-

Murder Can Kill You

as Camera Operator

-

-

Murder Can Kill You

as Makeup Artist

-

Armageddon

as Director

-

Armageddon

as Camera Operator

-

Oh My

as Director

-

Cornstawker

as Director

-

-

Monster BBQ

as Writer

-

Monster BBQ

as Camera Operator

-

The Demon Dog

as Writer

-

The Demon Dog

as Camera Operator

-

War Is A 4 Letter Word

as Camera Operator

-

Cheep Remake Of Alien

as Camera Operator

-

Armageddon

as Writer

-

Oh My

as Writer

-

Oh My

as Camera Operator

-

Untitled Man Goes To Work

as Camera Operator

-

Cornstawker

as Writer

-

Cornstawker

as Camera Operator

-

A Pseudo-Intellectual Film

as Camera Operator

-

Shuffle Shuffle Step Step

as Camera Operator

2006

Zoom

as Screenstory

1992

The Nutt House

as Director

2018

2018

2018

2005

Grandpa

as Producer

1989

Going Overboard

as Co-Producer

1989

1993

Hot Shots! Part Deux

as Makeup Effects

-

Toad

as Director

-

Toad

as Screenplay

-

Toad

as Producer

2016

Director's Cut

as Producer

2011

Chillerama

as Executive Producer

2021

Willy's Wonderland

as Executive Producer

-

BFFs

as Writer

-

BFFs

as Producer

2004

Actor

as Producer

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