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]
Year | Title | Role | Production Company |
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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 |
Year | Title | Role | Network |
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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 |
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