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Lou Arkoff
Louis S. Arkoff is an American film producer; he is the son of executive producer Samuel Z. Arkoff. Arkoff studied cinema at University of Souther California and law at Loyola University. In 1973 he joined AIP as a legal administrator. He worked his way up to be an executive and vice president of the company. Among his credits are several made-for-cable movies which were remakes of his father's films in the early 1990s. Select credits Film work Television work References External links *Lou Arkoff filmographyat New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid d ... American film producers Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-film-producer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Executive Producer
Executive producer (EP) is one of the top positions in the making of a commercial entertainment product. Depending on the medium, the executive producer may be concerned with management accounting or associated with legal issues (like copyrights or royalties). In films, the executive producer generally contributes to the film's budget and their involvement depends on the project, with some simply securing funds and others being involved in the filmmaking process. Motion pictures In films, executive producers may finance the film, participate in the creative effort, or work on set. Their responsibilities vary from funding or attracting investors into the movie project to legal, scripting, marketing, advisory and supervising capacities. Executive producers vary in involvement, responsibility and power. Some executive producers have hands-on control over every aspect of production, some supervise the producers of a project, while others are involved in name only. The creditin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Of The Jungle (film)
''George of the Jungle'' is a 1997 American comedy film directed by Sam Weisman and based on Jay Ward and Bill Scott’s 1967 American animated television series of the same name, which in turn is a spoof of the fictional character Tarzan, created by Edgar Rice Burroughs. The film was produced by Walt Disney Pictures and was released in theatres throughout the United States and Canada on July 16, 1997. It was later aired on Disney Channel in the United States on December 5, 1998. It stars Brendan Fraser as the title character, a primitive man who was raised by animals in an African jungle, Leslie Mann as Ursula, George's love interest, and Thomas Haden Church as her treacherous former fiancé. The film received mixed reviews and grossed $174 million worldwide. A sequel, ''George of the Jungle 2'', was released direct-to-video on October 21, 2003. Plot While touring Uganda with local guide Kwame and a trio of porters, San Francisco heiress Ursula Stanhope is tracked down and join ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cool And The Crazy
''Cool and the Crazy'' is a 1994 American made-for television drama film written and directed by Ralph Bakshi and starring Jared Leto and Alicia Silverstone. The story revolves around an unhappily married couple in the late 1950s who both lead separate affairs. The film was Bakshi's first feature-length live-action film, being primarily known as a director of animated films which heavily utilize live-action sequences, such as ''Fritz the Cat'', ''Heavy Traffic'', '' Wizards'', ''American Pop'' and ''The Lord of the Rings''. ''Cool and the Crazy'' first aired on the cable television network Showtime on September 16, 1994, as part of the series ''Rebel Highway''. Plot High school sweethearts Michael and Roslyn happily marry during the 1950s, both 18. Things go along smoothly until Roslyn gets pregnant, at age 19. The bills pile up and the two grow apart from each other. Roslyn spends most of the time taking care of their child and hanging out with her best friend, Joannie, who i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragstrip Girl (1994 Film)
''Dragstrip Girl'' is a 1994 American drama film directed by Mary Lambert. ''Dragstrip Girl'' originally aired on the cable television network Showtime on September 2, 1994 as part of the anthology series, '' Rebel Highway''. As with other films in the series its name is taken from a 1950s B-movie ('' Dragstrip Girl'') but its plot bears no resemblance to that film. Plot Johnny is a bad guy trying to go straight. He becomes smitten with Laura, a wealthy good girl rebelling against her parents by pretending to go steady with him. This film is set against the backdrop of 1950s Los Angeles. Cast * Mark Dacascos as Johnny Ramirez * Natasha Gregson Wagner as Laura Bickford * María Celedonio as Pearl * Christopher Crabb as Alex * Raymond Cruz as Doogie * Frederick Coffin as Mr. Bickford * Traci Lords as Blanche * Richard Portnow as Det. Dryden * Tracy Wells as Megan * Augusto Sandino as Anthony * Adam Gifford as Evan * Carolyn Mignini Carolyn Mignini is a Drama Desk Award nomi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girls In Prison (1994 Film)
''Girls in Prison'' is a 1994 American television film directed by John McNaughton. ''Girls in Prison'' originally aired on the cable television network Showtime in 1994 as part of the series '' Rebel Highway''. Plot A young aspiring singer is sent to prison after getting wrongly convicted of murdering a record company president in 1950s Hollywood. With the help of two other convicts whose backstories we see previously, she must survive as the real culprits send "hit girls" to kill her inside. One of these convicts connects her to a private investigator who tracks the culprits down, but the murderer has determined to silence her. Cast * Diane McGee as Mrs. Felton * Harvey Chao as Liam Fong * Bahni Turpin as Melba * Ralph Meyering Jr. as Jim Jeffrey * Letitia Hicks as Receptionist * Ione Skye as Carol Madison * J. Patrick McCormack as Gordon Madison * William C. Clark as Actor Playing McCarthy * William Boyett as Dr. Shainmark * David Paul Needles as McCarthy on Newsreel * Tam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Runaway Daughters (1994 Film)
''Runaway Daughters'' is a 1994 television film directed by Joe Dante that originally aired on the cable television network Showtime as part of the anthology series ''Rebel Highway''. It is a loose remake of '' Runaway Daughters'', an American International Pictures production from 1956, the year in which both the original and the remake are set. Much of the cast of Dante's ''The Howling'' is reunited on this film, including Christopher Stone, Dee Wallace, Robert Picardo, Dick Miller, and Belinda Balaski. Plot The title characters are Angie Gordon, Mary Nicholson, and Laura Cahn. Their picaresque adventure begins in 1956 when Mary has a pregnancy scare after letting Bob Randolph go too far with her. Mr. Russoff, named for Lou Rusoff who wrote the screenplay of the original version, is a widower from the wrong side of the tracks, and he seeks to cover his tracks by enlisting in the United States Navy. Angie and Laura accompany Mary in a flight from the suburbs as she decides what ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motorcycle Gang (1994 Film)
''Motorcycle Gang'' originally aired on the cable television network Showtime on August 5, 1994, as part of the anthology series ''Rebel Highway ''Rebel Highway'' was a short-lived revival of American International Pictures created and produced by Lou Arkoff, the son of Samuel Z. Arkoff, and Debra Hill for the Showtime network in 1994. The concept was a 10-week series of 1950s "drive-in c ...''. As with other films in the series, its name is taken from a 1950s B-movie but its plot bears no resemblance to that film. The film was directed by John Milius, who considers it one of his favorites. Plot A motorcycle gang terrorizes army veteran Cal Morris and his family as they are driving on the highway to their new home in California. When the gang kidnaps Cal's daughter Leann and takes her to Mexico, Cal and his wife pursue them. Production When asked why he chose to remake ''Motorcycle Gang'', Milius said "Why not? I never saw it. I just took a story that was kind of endemic to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebel Highway
''Rebel Highway'' was a short-lived revival of American International Pictures created and produced by Lou Arkoff, the son of Samuel Z. Arkoff, and Debra Hill for the Showtime network in 1994. The concept was a 10-week series of 1950s "drive-in classic" B-movies remade "with a '90s edge". The impetus for the series, according to Arkoff was, "what it would be like if you made ''Rebel Without a Cause'' today. It would be more lurid, sexier, and much more dangerous, and you definitely would have had Natalie Wood's top off". Originally, Arkoff wanted to call the series, ''Raging Hormones'' but Showtime decided on ''Rebel Highway'' instead. Arkoff and Hill invited several directors to pick a title from one of Samuel Arkoff's films, hire their own writers and create a story that could resemble the original if they wanted. In addition, they had the right to a final cut and to select their own director of photography and the editor. Each director was given a $1.3 million budget and 12 day ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Showtime (TV Network)
Showtime is an American pay television, premium television television network, network owned by Paramount Media Networks, and is the flagship property of the namesake parent company, Showtime Networks, a part of Paramount Media Networks. Showtime's programming primarily includes Art release#Film, theatrically released Feature film, motion pictures and Original series, original television program, television series, along with boxing and mixed martial arts matches, occasional stand-up comedy television special, specials, and Television film, made-for-TV movies. Headquartered at Paramount Plaza on the northern end of New York City's Broadway (Manhattan), Broadway district, Showtime operates eight 24-hour, linear Multiplex (television)#Pay television multiplexes, multiplex channels; a traditional subscription video on demand service; and two proprietary streaming media, streaming platforms, the TV Everywhere offering Showtime Anytime (which is included as part of a subscription to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Confessions Of A Sorority Girl
''Confessions of a Sorority Girl'' (also known as ''Confessions of Sorority Girls'') is a 1994 American television film that debuted on Showtime on July 29, 1994. Directed by Uli Edel, the stars include Alyssa Milano and Jamie Luner. The film is loosely based on the 1957 exploitation film '' Sorority Girl'', starring Susan Cabot and Barboura Morris. ''Confessions of a Sorority Girl'' is a part of the Showtime Network's ''Rebel Highway'' series that featured films using titles from Dwight D. Eisenhower-era B-movies, also including '' Roadracers'' (1994) and '' Girls In Prison'' (1994). A.V. Club Plot The film takes place in the 1950s. Sabrina Masterson is a conceited and wealthy teenager who is sent by her own mother to college to live at Alpha Beta Pi, a sorority house, because she couldn't handle her any m ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cursed (2005 Film)
''Cursed'' is a 2005 American horror comedy film directed by Wes Craven and written by Kevin Williamson, who both collaborated on the ''Scream'' film series. The film stars Christina Ricci and Jesse Eisenberg as two orphaned siblings attacked by a werewolf loose in Los Angeles. Originally planned for 2003, the film took over two more years to be made than originally planned, during which producers Bob and Harvey Weinstein kept asking for reshoots and changes to the plot, re-edited the movie to give a PG-13 rating rather than the original intended R-rating, and fired veteran makeup artist Rick Baker to replace the werewolves he had created with computer-generated ones. ''Cursed'' was released theatrically in the United States on February 25, 2005, by Miramax Films. The film was a box-office bomb and received generally negative reviews from critics; Craven himself was very displeased with the final result. Plot On a seaside pier in Los Angeles, friends Jenny Tate and Becky Mor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darkness Falls (2003 Film)
''Darkness Falls'' is a 2003 supernatural horror film written by Joe Harris, James Vanderbilt and John Fasano, and directed by Jonathan Liebesman, in his feature directorial debut. The film stars Chaney Kley and Emma Caulfield, and follows Kyle Walsh (Kley), who witnesses his mother's murder at the hands of a vengeful spirit lynched by an angry mob more than 150 years ago. Twelve years later, Kyle returns to his childhood home because Michael Greene (Lee Cormie), the young brother of his romantic interest Caitlin (Caulfield), is being stalked by the same spirit. Kyle must protect them from this powerful enemy and put an end to its killing spree. Released on January 24, 2003, and, whilst achieving moderate success at the box office, it was critically panned for its derivative plot and scares. Plot In the middle of the 19th century, in the town of Darkness Falls, elderly widow Matilda Dixon was adored by the town's children. She would give them a gold coin whenever they lost a to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
