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Writing

Adam Rifkin

Career: Active from 1975 to 2026, with a break from 1976 to 1988, busiest in 1989 and 2007 with 3 main titles each.

Average score: 48/100

Highest rated: Giuseppe Makes a Movie
78/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 28 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Adam Rifkin Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Melancholy
2.8, average 4.7
Pathos
3.6, average 5.2
Politics
1.1, average 2.6
Mystery
2.5, average 3.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

Showbiz Satire 3
Physical Comedy 3
Situational Comedy 2
Fast-Paced 2
Eccentric Characters 2
Lighthearted Comedy 2
Visual Gags 2
Contemporary Realism 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

69

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

Upcoming

20 titles

Writer, Director

Director, Camera Operator

Sound, Writer

A Cartoon That I Made That's Almost Totally Blurry

Director, Writer

Untitled Atomic Bomb Frankenstein Film

Camera Operator, Director

Murder Can Kill You

Camera Operator, Animation

Writer, Camera Operator

Untitled Film Ephemera Montage

Writer, Camera Operator

Canned Rabbi And Other Shorts

Writer, Camera Operator

Writer, Camera Operator

Shuffle Shuffle Step Step

Camera Operator, Director

Pervis Proves His Worth

Writer, Director

2020s

5 titles · average score 67

Last Train to Fortune

78

Director, Producer

BFFs

Writer, Producer

Airports

Editor

The Adam Rifkin Film Festival

Director

Willy's Wonderland

56

Executive Producer

2010s

8 titles · average score 57

The Last Movie Star

59

Director, Producer

Director's Cut

73

as Adam Rifkin

Shooting the Warwicks

39

as Mickey Wagner

Wrestling Isn't Wrestling

76

as Theater Audience Member

Giuseppe Makes a Movie

78

Producer, Director

Reality Show

TV show · as Mickey Wagner

Chillerama

45

as Miles Munson (segment "Wadzilla")

Knucklehead

27

Writer

2000s

12 titles · average score 44

Underdog

37

Screenplay, Novel

Homo Erectus

25

as Ishbo

Look

55

Writer, Director

Garbanzo Gas

69

Producer

Zoom

30

Screenplay, Screenstory

Jacuzzi Rooms

Producer

Producer

Babysitter

Producer

Actor

Producer

Night at the Golden Eagle

46

as Man in Private Booth (uncredited)

Without Charlie

34

as Norman

Welcome to Hollywood

52

as Adam Rifkin

1990s

19 titles · average score 48

Detroit Rock City

57

as It's Raining Men Billboard Model (uncredited)

Small Soldiers

55

Screenplay

Denial

49

as Reuben

MouseHunt

60

Screenplay

Bone Chillers: Art Intimidates Life

Director, Writer

Bone Chillers: Frankenturkey

Director, Writer

The Chase

48

Director, Screenplay

Psycho Cop Returns

46

as Man with Video Camera

Hot Shots! Part Deux

63

Makeup Effects

The Nutt House

38

Director

The Dark Backward

44

as Rufus Bing

The Invisible Maniac

41

Screenplay, Director

1980s

4 titles · average score 40

Never on Tuesday

46

as William (uncredited)

Tale of Two Sisters

33

Director

Going Overboard

18

as Croaker / Miss Spain

Sixteen Candles

63

as Head Nerd (uncredited)

1970s

1 title

The Burglar From Out Of The Dishwasher

Writer, Director of Photography