Adam Rifkin
Writing • Born 1966-12-31
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
37 credits
Sixteen Candles
Movie • 1984
Head Nerd (uncredited)
The Flesh Merchant
Movie • 1993
Man in Bondage Room
Psycho Cop Returns
Movie • 1993
Man with Video Camera
The Dark Backward
Movie • 1991
Rufus Bing
Homo Erectus
Movie • 2007
Ishbo
Tales from the Script
Movie • 2009
Self
Bikini Squad
Movie • 1993
Singing Teacher
Never on Tuesday
Movie • 1989
William (uncredited)
Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy
Movie • 2001
Self
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
Movie • 2020
Self
Chillerama
Movie • 2011
Miles Munson (segment "Wadzilla")
Sharksploitation
Movie • 2024
Self
Fast, Cheap and Out of Sight: Making 'The Invisible Maniac'
Movie • 2022
Susan's Plan
Movie • 1998
Gambler #1
Without Charlie
Movie • 2001
Norman
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
Movie • 2020
Self
Welcome to Hollywood
Movie • 2000
Adam Rifkin
Murder Can Kill You
Movie
The Demon Dog
Movie
Director's Cut
Movie • 2016
Adam Rifkin
Going Overboard
Movie • 1989
Croaker / Miss Spain
X-Rated 2: The Greatest Adult Stars of All-Time
Movie • 2016
Self
Detroit Rock City
Movie • 1999
It's Raining Men Billboard Model (uncredited)
Shooting the Warwicks
Movie • 2015
Mickey Wagner
Denial
Movie • 1998
Reuben
Bikini Island
Movie • 1991
Desk Boy
Last Dance
Movie • 1992
Mark
To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story
Movie • 2017
Self
A Taboo Identity
Movie • 2017
Himself
Disturbed
Movie • 1990
Gary
Habeas Corpus: The Making of 'Psycho Cop Returns'
Movie • 2017
Self
Starz Inside: In the Gutter
Movie • 2008
Self
The Intervention
Movie • 2018
I Am Burt Reynolds
Movie • 2020
Self - Interviewee
BFFs
Movie • 2025
Reality Show
TV • 2012
Mickey Wagner
Kiss: Through the Years
TV • 2022
Self