Lou Arkoff

{{short description|American film producer}} '''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.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Riding the Waves of 'California Dreaming'|author=Lee, Grant.|date=Dec 11, 1977|work=Los Angeles Times|page=x66}}</ref> In 1973 he joined AIP as a legal administrator. He worked his way up to be an executive and vice president of the company.<ref>[http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt5m3nf3rs/entire_text/ Inventory of the Samuel Z. Arkoff Papers] accessed 5 April 2014</ref>

Among his credits are several made-for-cable movies which were remakes of his father's films in the early 1990s.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2013/film/news/american-international-pictures-brain-eaters-1200465928/|author=Justin Kroll|title=AIP Remakes Set by Sam Arkoff's Son, Hal Sadoff, Jeff Katz|work=Variety|date=6 May 2013|access-date=5 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=They're Extinct, but They May Rule This Summer: Though Extinct, They May Still Rule|author=BERNARD WEINRAUB|date=May 17, 1993|work=New York Times|page=C11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=On Showtime's 'Rebel Highway,' some great (and not so great) B movies of the 50s live again, with a 90s twist|author=MICHELE WILLENS|date=July 17, 1994|work=New York Times|page=H27}}</ref>

==Select credits== Source:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lou Arkoff |url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/5448%7C0/Lou-Arkoff |access-date=2022-04-27 |website=Turner Classic Movies |language=en}}{{dead link|date=December 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Lou Arkoff |url=https://www.blu-ray.com/Lou-Arkoff/127473/ |access-date=2022-04-27 |website=www.blu-ray.com}}</ref> === Film work === {| class="wikitable" |+ !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 === {| class="wikitable" |+ !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 |}

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==External links== *{{IMDb name|0035097}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20140410190859/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/79918/Louis-Arkoff Lou Arkoff filmography] at New York Times

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