Adam Rifkin

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Known Credits

37

Gender

Male

Birthday

1966-12-31 (58 years old)

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Also Known As

  • Rif Coogan

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 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

Sixteen Candles
6.8%

Sixteen Candles

May 4, 1984

Detroit Rock City
6.8%

Detroit Rock City

Aug 13, 1999

Going Overboard
2.3%

Going Overboard

May 11, 1989

Chillerama
5.7%

Chillerama

Oct 14, 2011

The Dark Backward
5.6%

The Dark Backward

Jul 26, 1991

Tales from the Script
6.7%

Tales from the Script

Jan 10, 2009

Psycho Cop Returns
5.3%

Psycho Cop Returns

Nov 8, 1993

Homo Erectus
3.9%

Homo Erectus

Jul 10, 2007

Director's Cut
6.2%

Director's Cut

Jul 19, 2016

Susan's Plan
4.8%

Susan's Plan

Oct 29, 1998

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Acting

Murder Can Kill You
The Demon Dog
BFFs
2024
Sharksploitation as Self
2022
Fast, Cheap and Out of Sight: Making 'The Invisible Maniac'
2022
Kiss: Through the Years as Self
2020
I Am Burt Reynolds as Self - Interviewee
2020
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi as Self
2020
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness as Self
2018
The Intervention
2017
To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story as Self
2017
A Taboo Identity as Himself
2017
Habeas Corpus: The Making of 'Psycho Cop Returns' as Himself
2016
X-Rated 2: The Greatest Adult Stars of All-Time as Self
2016
Director's Cut as Adam Rifkin
2015
Shooting the Warwicks as Mickey Wagner
2012
Reality Show as Mickey Wagner
2011
Chillerama as Miles Munson
2009
Tales from the Script as Self
2008
Starz Inside: In the Gutter as Self
2007
Homo Erectus as Ishbo
2001
Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy as Self
2001
Without Charlie as Norman
1999
Detroit Rock City as It's Raining Men Billboard Model (uncredited)
1998
Susan's Plan as Gambler #1
1998
Welcome to Hollywood as Adam Rifkin
1998
Denial as Reuben
1993
Psycho Cop Returns as Man with Video Camera
1993
Bikini Squad as Singing Teacher
1993
The Flesh Merchant as Man in Bondage Room
1992
Last Dance as Mark
1991
The Dark Backward as Rufus Bing
1991
Bikini Island as Desk Boy
1990
Disturbed as Gary
1989
Going Overboard as Croaker / Miss Spain
1989
Never on Tuesday as William (uncredited)
1984
Sixteen Candles as Head Nerd (uncredited)

Art

Lyclops as Set Decoration
The Burglar From Out Of The Dishwasher as Props
The Paperboy Crimes as Props
Murder Can Kill You as Props

Camera

The Lady Giant as Camera Operator
Lyclops as Camera Operator
The Burglar From Out Of The Dishwasher as Camera Operator
The Paperboy Crimes as Camera Operator
Armageddon as Camera Operator
Murder Can Kill You as Camera Operator
The Demon Dog as Camera Operator
Cheep Remake Of Alien as Camera Operator
Untitled Atomic Bomb Frankenstein Film as Camera Operator
Canned Rabbi And Other Shorts as Camera Operator
War Is A 4 Letter Word as Camera Operator
You Are About To Witness A Crime as Camera Operator
Monster BBQ as Camera Operator
Oh My as Camera Operator
Untitled Film Ephemera Montage as Camera Operator
Shuffle Shuffle Step Step as Camera Operator
A Cartoon That I Made That's Almost Totally Blurry as Camera Operator
Pork And Beans And Other Shorts as Camera Operator
Untitled Man Goes To Work as Camera Operator
A Pseudo-Intellectual Film as Camera Operator
Cornstawker as Camera Operator

Costume & Make-Up

Lyclops as Makeup Artist
Murder Can Kill You as Costumer
Murder Can Kill You as Makeup Artist

Creator

2012
Reality Show as Creator
2010
Look: The Series as Creator
1996
Bone Chillers as Creator

Crew

Lyclops as Special Effects
2014
Giuseppe Makes a Movie as Cinematography
2012
Reality Show as Script
1993
Hot Shots! Part Deux as Makeup Effects

Directing

Last Train to Fortune as Director
Monster BBQ as Director
The Demon Dog as Director
Canned Rabbi And Other Shorts as Director
Lyclops as Director
The Lady Giant as Director
Untitled Atomic Bomb Frankenstein Film as Director
War Is A 4 Letter Word as Director
You Are About To Witness A Crime as Director
The Paperboy Crimes as Director
The Burglar From Out Of The Dishwasher as Director
Armageddon as Director
Oh My as Director
Pork And Beans And Other Shorts as Director
Murder Can Kill You as Director
Cheep Remake Of Alien as Director
Untitled Film Ephemera Montage as Director
Untitled Man Goes To Work as Director
Cornstawker as Director
A Cartoon That I Made That's Almost Totally Blurry as Director
A Pseudo-Intellectual Film as Director
Shuffle Shuffle Step Step as Director
Pervis Proves His Worth as Director
Toad as Director
2023
The Adam Rifkin Film Festival as Director
2018
The Last Movie Star as Director
2016
Director's Cut as Director
2015
Shooting the Warwicks as Director
2014
Giuseppe Makes a Movie as Director
2012
Reality Show as Director
2011
Chillerama as Director
2007
Look as Director
2007
Homo Erectus as Director
2002
Night at the Golden Eagle as Director
2001
Without Charlie as Director
1999
Detroit Rock City as Director
1998
Welcome to Hollywood as Director
1998
Denial as Director
1997
Bone Chillers: Art Intimidates Life as Director
1996
Bone Chillers: Frankenturkey as Director
1996
Bone Chillers as Director
1994
The Chase as Director
1993
Psycho Cop Returns as Director
1992
The Nutt House as Director
1991
The Dark Backward as Director
1990
The Invisible Maniac as Director
1989
Tale of Two Sisters as Director
1989
Never on Tuesday as Director

Editing

Murder Can Kill You as Editor

Production

The Lady Giant as Producer
Lyclops as Producer
Murder Can Kill You as Producer
Toad as Producer
BFFs as Producer
2021
Willy's Wonderland as Executive Producer
2018
The Last Movie Star as Producer
2016
Director's Cut as Producer
2014
Giuseppe Makes a Movie as Producer
2011
Chillerama as Executive Producer
2007
Garbanzo Gas as Producer
2006
Jacuzzi Rooms as Producer
2005
Grandpa as Producer
2004
Babysitter as Producer
2004
Actor as Producer
2002
Night at the Golden Eagle as Producer
1999
Touch Me in the Morning as Producer
1989
Going Overboard as Co-Producer

Sound

Lyclops as Sound

Visual Effects

Murder Can Kill You as Animation

Writing

Lyclops as Writer
A Pseudo-Intellectual Film as Writer
Shuffle Shuffle Step Step as Writer
Pervis Proves His Worth as Writer
The Burglar From Out Of The Dishwasher as Writer
Murder Can Kill You as Writer
Cheep Remake Of Alien as Writer
The Lady Giant as Writer
The Demon Dog as Writer
Armageddon as Writer
Untitled Atomic Bomb Frankenstein Film as Writer
You Are About To Witness A Crime as Writer
Canned Rabbi And Other Shorts as Writer
The Paperboy Crimes as Writer
Cornstawker as Writer
Monster BBQ as Writer
War Is A 4 Letter Word as Writer
Pork And Beans And Other Shorts as Writer
Oh My as Writer
A Cartoon That I Made That's Almost Totally Blurry as Writer
Untitled Film Ephemera Montage as Writer
Untitled Man Goes To Work as Writer
Toad as Screenplay
BFFs as Writer
2018
The Last Movie Star as Writer
2015
Shooting the Warwicks as Writer
2014
Giuseppe Makes a Movie as Writer
2011
Chillerama as Writer
2010
Knucklehead as Writer
2007
Look as Writer
2007
Underdog as Novel
2007
Underdog as Story
2007
Underdog as Screenplay
2007
Homo Erectus as Writer
2006
Zoom as Screenplay
2006
Zoom as Screenstory
2002
Night at the Golden Eagle as Writer
2001
Without Charlie as Writer
1998
Welcome to Hollywood as Writer
1998
Small Soldiers as Screenplay
1998
Denial as Writer
1997
MouseHunt as Screenplay
1997
Bone Chillers: Art Intimidates Life as Writer
1996
Bone Chillers: Frankenturkey as Writer
1996
Bone Chillers as Writer
1996
Bone Chillers as Teleplay
1994
The Chase as Screenplay
1991
The Dark Backward as Writer
1990
The Invisible Maniac as Screenplay
1990
The Invisible Maniac as Story
1989
Going Overboard as Other
1989
Never on Tuesday as Writer
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