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.
Filmography
Sixteen Candles
as Head Nerd (uncredited) 1984
Detroit Rock City
as It's Raining Men Billboard Model (uncredited) 1999
Going Overboard
as Croaker / Miss Spain 1989
Chillerama
as Miles Munson (segment "Wadzilla") 2011
X-Rated 2: The Greatest Adult Stars of All-Time
as Self 2016
Tales from the Script
as Self 2009
Psycho Cop Returns
as Man with Video Camera 1993
The Dark Backward
as Rufus Bing 1991
Homo Erectus
as Ishbo 2007
Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy
as Self 2001
Director's Cut
as Adam Rifkin 2016
Susan's Plan
as Gambler #1 1998
To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story
as Self 2017
Never on Tuesday
as William (uncredited) 1989
Welcome to Hollywood
as Adam Rifkin 2000
Denial
as Reuben 1998
Bikini Island
as Desk Boy 1991