Adam Rifkin
Known for
Writing
Born
December 31, 1966 (age 59)
Birthplace
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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...
Best known work
Small Soldiers
1998
Sixteen Candles
1984
Hot Shots! Part Deux
1993
MouseHunt
1997
Willy's Wonderland
2021
Underdog
2007
Zoom
2006
Detroit Rock City
1999
The Chase
1994
Going Overboard
1989Filmography
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Murder Can Kill YouAnimation, Costumer, Producer, Makeup Artist, Camera Operator, Props, Director, Editor, Writer
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The Demon DogDirector, Camera Operator, Writer
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LyclopsWriter, Director, Makeup Artist, Special Effects, Sound, Producer, Set Decoration, Camera Operator
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Monster BBQDirector, Camera Operator, Writer
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Canned Rabbi And Other ShortsDirector, Camera Operator, Writer
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The Lady GiantDirector, Camera Operator, Producer, Writer
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Untitled Atomic Bomb Frankenstein FilmDirector, Camera Operator, Writer
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The Paperboy CrimesProps, Director, Camera Operator, Writer
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You Are About To Witness A CrimeDirector, Writer, Camera Operator
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ArmageddonDirector, Camera Operator, Writer
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Oh MyDirector, Camera Operator, Writer
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Pork And Beans And Other ShortsDirector, Writer, Camera Operator
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Untitled Film Ephemera MontageDirector, Camera Operator, Writer
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Untitled Man Goes To WorkDirector, Writer, Camera Operator
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CornstawkerDirector, Writer, Camera Operator
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A Cartoon That I Made That's Almost Totally BlurryDirector, Camera Operator, Writer
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A Pseudo-Intellectual FilmDirector, Writer, Camera Operator
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Shuffle Shuffle Step StepWriter, Director, Camera Operator
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Pervis Proves His WorthDirector, Writer
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ToadProducer, Director, Screenplay
2026
Last Train to FortuneDirector, Producer
2025
BFFsWriter, Producer
2025
AirportsEditor
2024
Sharksploitationas Self
2023
The Adam Rifkin Film FestivalDirector