Biography
Allan Arkush (born April 30, 1948) is an American director and producer of films, television and videos. Description above from the Wikipedia article Allan Arkush, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Complete Filmography
Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema
2021
as Self
Documentary on the life of legendary filmmaker Roger Corman, often referred to as the "Pope of Pop Cinema"
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
2020
as Self
The final volume of Time Warp digs deep into what makes us laugh over and over again as we reveal the greatest cult comedies and campy classics of all...
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
2020
as Self
The greatest cult horror and science fiction films of all-time are studied in vivid detail in the second volume of Time Warp. Includes groundbreaking ...
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
2020
as Self
From "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" to "The Big Lebowski" and everything in between, this fascinating deep-dive documentary begins its celebration of...
Class of '79: 40 Years of Rock 'N' Roll High School
2019
Retrospective documentary about Rock 'N' Roll High School.
That Guy Dick Miller
2014
as Self
Documentary about veteran character actor Dick Miller, whose career in and outside of Hollywood has spanned almost 200 films across six decades, featu...
Christmas with Holly
2012
Director
After being dumped at the alter on her wedding day, Maggie Conway moves to the island town of Friday Harbor in Washington State, where she meets Mark ...
Corman's World
2011
as Self - Filmmaker
A chronicle of the long career of American filmmaker Roger Corman, the most tenacious and ingenious low-budget producer and director in the US film in...
Machete Maidens Unleashed!
2010
as Self
In the final decades of the 20th century, the Philippines was a country where low-budget exploitation-film producers were free to make nearly any kind...
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s
2009
as Self
In the 1980s we got our MTV but seemed to have lost much of the musical film in the process. But the genre is resilient. A handful of masterpieces alo...
Prince Charming
2001
Director
After an extramarital indiscretion, a fairy-tale prince and his sidekick are turned into frogs for all eternity or until the prince can convince a mai...
Elvis Meets Nixon
1997
Director, Writer
A "mockumentary" about Elvis's real-life trip to the White House to become a federal marshal under the DEA
Young at Heart
1995
Director
A matriarch of three generations born and raised in Hoboken, New Jersey, discovers that her recently-deceased husband has lost their bar and home to a...
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
1994
Director
In 1950s America, teenage rebellion comes easy when something like rock 'n' roll is viewed as sinful. Looking to have a good time while they're young,...
XXX's & OOO's
1994
Director
Four ex-wives become friends bonding through their shared experiences as ex-wives of country music singers.
Rock 'n' Roll High School Forever
1991
Characters
Those rambunctious kids are back in school and back in trouble in a smash sequel to the 1978 worldwide hit. Corey Feldman leads a rock and roll rally ...
Caddyshack II
1988
Director
When a crass new-money tycoon's membership application is turned down at a snooty country club, he retaliates by buying the club and turning it into a...
Get Crazy
1983
as Concert Audience Member (uncredited)
Mega-promoter Colin Beverly plans to sabotage the New Year's 1983 concert of small-time operator Max Wolfe. Wolfe's assistants Neil Allen and Willie L...
Get Crazy
1983
Director
Mega-promoter Colin Beverly plans to sabotage the New Year's 1983 concert of small-time operator Max Wolfe. Wolfe's assistants Neil Allen and Willie L...
Heartbeeps
1981
Director
Two domestic robots fall in love and run off together.
Rock 'n' Roll High School
1979
as Ticket Taker (uncredited)
A group of rock-music-loving students, with the help of the Ramones, take over their school to combat its newly installed oppressive administration.
Rock 'n' Roll High School
1979
Director, Story
A group of rock-music-loving students, with the help of the Ramones, take over their school to combat its newly installed oppressive administration.
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
1978
as Self
Documentary examining the life and career of producer/director Roger Corman. Clips from his films and interviews with actors and crew members who have...
Deathsport
1978
Director, Associate Editor
1000 years into the future, after the Great Neutron Wars, the world is divided into desert wastelands and isolated city-states. Notorious "Desert Rang...
Thunder and Lightning
1977
as Snack Stand Operator at Beach (uncredited)
A young man who hauls liquor for moonshiners comes up against a competing gang of moonshiners who intend to get rid of him and take over his operation...
Grand Theft Auto
1977
as Clown (uncredited)
A rich girl steals her dad's Rolls Royce and heads off to Las Vegas to get married. However, her angry parents, a jealous suitor, and a bunch of rewar...
Grand Theft Auto
1977
Second Unit Director, Additional Editor
A rich girl steals her dad's Rolls Royce and heads off to Las Vegas to get married. However, her angry parents, a jealous suitor, and a bunch of rewar...
Cannonball
1976
as Panama
Coy "Cannonball" Buckman and his blazing red Pontiac enter the Trans-America Grand Prix, an underground road race spanning the continent in which ther...
Hollywood Boulevard
1976
as Sheriff (uncredited)
A Midwestern ingenue arrives in Hollywood to try her luck as an actress. An incompetent agent hooks her up with a production company which specializes...
Hollywood Boulevard
1976
Editor, Director
A Midwestern ingenue arrives in Hollywood to try her luck as an actress. An incompetent agent hooks her up with a production company which specializes...
Septuagenarian Substitute Ball
1970
Director, Writer
Fame is too heavy for Ralph McCartney (John Ford Noonan) when he becomes an accidental rock star. Shot in New York, premiered June 1970. Winner: Third...