Lou Arkoff
Louis S. Arkoff is an American film producer; he is the son of executive producer Samuel Z. Arkoff and brother to film producer, Donna Arkoff Roth.
Arkoff studied cinema at University of Southern California and law at Loyola University.[1] In 1973 he joined AIP as a legal administrator. He worked his way up to be an executive and vice president of the company.[2]
Among his credits are several made-for-cable movies which were remakes of his father's films in the early 1990s.[3][4][5]
Select credits
[edit]Film work
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Production Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Return to Macon County | ||
| 1976 | A Small Town in Texas | Executive Producer | American International Pictures |
| 1978 | Our Winning Season | Executive in charge of production | |
| 1979 | California Dreaming | Executive Producer | Orion Pictures |
| 1980 | Gorp | Producer | American International Pictures |
| 1982 | Lookin' to Get Out | ||
| 1984 | Up The Creek | Executive Producer | |
| 1985 | Hellhole | Co-producer | Columbia Pictures |
| 1997 | Gone Fishin' | Co-producer | Buena Vista Pictures |
| 1997 | George of the Jungle | Co-producer | Buena Vista Pictures |
| 1999 | The 13th Warrior | Co-producer | Buena Vista Pictures |
| 1999 | Inspector Gadget | Co-producer | Buena Vista Pictures |
| 2003 | Darkness Falls | Executive Producer | |
| 2005 | Cursed | Creative consultant |
Television work
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Confessions of a Sorority Girl (aka Confessions of Sorority Girls) | Producer | Showtime |
| 1994 | Roadracers (aka Rebel Highway) | Producer | Showtime |
| 1994 | Motorcycle Gang | Producer | Showtime |
| 1994 | Runaway Daughters | Producer | Showtime |
| 1994 | Girls in Prison | Producer | Showtime |
| 1994 | Dragstrip Girl | Producer | Showtime |
| 1994 | Jailbreakers | Showtime | |
| 1994 | Cool and the Crazy | Showtime | |
| 1994 | Shake, Rattle and Rock! | Showtime | |
| 1994 | Reform School Girl | Producer | Showtime |
| 2001 | Earth Vs. the Spider | Producer | HBO |
| 2001 | How to Make a Monster | Producer | Creature Feature Productions |
| 2001 | Mermaid Chronicles Part 1: She Creature | Producer | HBO |
| 2001 | The Day the World Ended | Producer | HBO |
| 2002 | Teenage Caveman | Producer | HBO |
References
[edit]- ^ Lee, Grant. (Dec 11, 1977). "Riding the Waves of 'California Dreaming'". Los Angeles Times. p. x66.
- ^ Inventory of the Samuel Z. Arkoff Papers accessed 5 April 2014
- ^ Justin Kroll (6 May 2013). "AIP Remakes Set by Sam Arkoff's Son, Hal Sadoff, Jeff Katz". Variety. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
- ^ BERNARD WEINRAUB (May 17, 1993). "They're Extinct, but They May Rule This Summer: Though Extinct, They May Still Rule". New York Times. p. C11.
- ^ MICHELE WILLENS (July 17, 1994). "On Showtime's 'Rebel Highway,' some great (and not so great) B movies of the 50s live again, with a 90s twist". New York Times. p. H27.
- ^ "Lou Arkoff". www.tcm.com. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
- ^ "Lou Arkoff". www.blu-ray.com. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
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