Adam Rifkin
Writing · Screenplay · Director · Novel
Born Dec 31, 1966 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Active 1975–present
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.
Filmography
Last Train to Fortune (2025) — DirectorAirports (2025) — EditorToad — Producer · Director · ScreenplayBFFs (2025) — Writer · ProducerSixteen Candles (1984) — Head Nerd (uncredited)Small Soldiers (1998) — ScreenplayHot Shots! Part Deux (1993) — Makeup EffectsMouseHunt (1997) — ScreenplayWilly's Wonderland (2021) — Executive ProducerDetroit Rock City (1999) — It's Raining Men Billboard Model (uncredited) · DirectorUnderdog (2007) — Novel · Story · ScreenplayThe Chase (1994) — Screenplay · DirectorZoom (2006) — Screenplay · ScreenstoryThe Last Movie Star (2018) — Writer · Director · ProducerChillerama (2011) — Miles Munson (segment "Wadzilla") · Director · Writer · Executive ProducerKnucklehead (2010) — WriterLook: The Series (2010) — CreatorDirector's Cut (2016) — Adam Rifkin · Director · ProducerThe Dark Backward (1991) — Rufus Bing · Writer · DirectorGiuseppe Makes a Movie (2014) — Writer · Cinematography · Producer · DirectorPsycho Cop Returns (1993) — Man with Video Camera · DirectorLook (2007) — Writer · DirectorThe Intervention (2018)The Invisible Maniac (1990) — Screenplay · Director · Story