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Allan Arkush is a Actor, Director, Writer, Second Unit Director and Associate Editor American born on 30 april 1948 at Jersey City (USA)

Allan Arkush

Allan Arkush
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Nationality USA
Birth 30 april 1948 (75 years) at Jersey City (USA)
Awards Primetime Emmy Award

Allan Arkush (born April 30, 1948 in Jersey City, New Jersey) is an American cult film and television director and frequent collaborator of Joe Dante.

Arkush grew up in Fort Lee, New Jersey. He got his start in the industry working in the trailer department for Roger Corman. He later went on to direct the Corman produced films Hollywood Boulevard, Deathsport, and Rock 'n' Roll High School. Arkush also contributes commentary to the web series Trailers From Hell.

Usually with

Joe Dante
Joe Dante
(7 films)
Roger Corman
Roger Corman
(8 films)
Paul Bartel
Paul Bartel
(7 films)
Dick Miller
Dick Miller
(8 films)
Mary Woronov
Mary Woronov
(8 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Allan Arkush (19 films)

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Actor

That Guy Dick Miller, 1h31
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about television, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry
Actors Dick Miller, Allan Arkush, Belinda Balaski, Roger Corman, Meiert Avis, Joe Dante
Roles Himself
Rating73% 3.6754853.6754853.6754853.6754853.675485
The documentary surveys the life and acting career of Dick Miller, who has performed in over 170 roles in various films and television shows as a character actor. It features several interviews, as well as footage from many of Miller's performances.
Machete Maidens Unleashed!
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry
Actors Roger Corman, Colleen Camp, John Landis, Sid Haig, R. Lee Ermey, Joe Dante
Roles Self
Rating72% 3.640023.640023.640023.640023.64002
Des femmes plantureuses, des monstres mutants et des agents secrets nains… On trouvait tout cela dans les films de genre philippins des années 70 et 80. Envahissant les drive-ins du monde entier, les Philippines sont devenues un eldorado pour les réalisateurs de films dits « d'exploitation », alliant une main d'œuvre bon marché, un cadre exotique et une règlementation inexistante en matière de santé et de sécurité. Ce documentaire retrace l'histoire d'un genre sans scrupules, sans scénarios, sans frontières et - plus souvent que jamais - sans vêtements…
Get Crazy
Get Crazy (1983)
, 1h32
Directed by Allan Arkush
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Malcolm McDowell, Allen Garfield, Daniel Stern, Gail June Edwards, Ed Begley Jr., Miles Chapin
Roles Concert Audience Member (uncredited)
Rating65% 3.2971353.2971353.2971353.2971353.297135
It is December 31, 1982, and the Saturn Theater is preparing for its big New Year's Eve concert under the direction of owner and master showman Max Wolfe (Allen Garfield, credited as Allen Goorwitz), who has operated the Saturn since 1968. Assisting Max are stage manager Neil Allen (Daniel Stern), and visiting former stage manager Willy Loman (Gail Edwards). Also caught up in the wild activity is beleaguered stagehand Joey (Dan Frischman), temperamental lighting director Violetta (Mary Woronov), and Neil's younger sister Susie (Stacey Nelkin).
Rock 'n' Roll High School, 1h33
Directed by Joe Dante, Allan Arkush
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Films about education, Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors P. J. Soles, Dey Young, Paul Bartel, Vincent Van Patten, Clint Howard, Mary Woronov
Roles Ticket Taker in Green Shirt (uncredited)
Rating65% 3.297943.297943.297943.297943.29794
Set in 1980, Vince Lombardi High School keeps losing principals to nervous breakdowns because of the students' love of rock 'n' roll and their disregard for education. Their leader, Riff Randell (P. J. Soles), is the biggest Ramones fan at Vince Lombardi High School. She waits in line for three days to get tickets to see the band, hoping to meet Joey Ramone so she can give him a song she wrote for the band, "Rock 'n' Roll High School".
Grand Theft Auto, 1h24
Directed by Ron Howard
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy thriller, Romantic comedy, Action, Crime
Themes Transport films, Films about automobiles, Road movies, Chase films
Actors Nancy Morgan, Peter Isacksen, Jack Perkins, Clint Howard, Elizabeth Rogers, Ron Howard
Roles Clown (uncredited)
Rating54% 2.7006352.7006352.7006352.7006352.700635
Two young lovers, Sam Freeman (Ron Howard) and Paula Powers (Nancy Morgan), want to get married in Las Vegas. When Paula introduces Sam to her parents they dispute their daughter's decision: they see Collins Hedgeworth (Paul Linke), the son of a wealthy family in the area, as her fiancée. Paula's parents are rich as well and her father, Bigby Powers (Barry Cahill), is planning to run for governor. They think Sam is marrying Paula for the money and call him a fortune hunter, which Paula fiercely disputes.
Thunder and Lightning, 1h34
Directed by Corey Allen
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action
Themes Transport films, Films about automobiles, Road movies, Chase films
Actors Kate Jackson, David Carradine, Sterling Holloway, Patrick Cranshaw, Eddie Barth, George Murdock
Roles Snack Stand Operator at Beach (uncredited)
Rating52% 2.610572.610572.610572.610572.61057
Le film se déroule en Floride. Harley (David Carradine) est un petit trafiquant en whisky associé avec deux vieux distillateurs clandestins, les frères Carpenter (Patrick Cranshaw et Sterling Holloway). Mais ils sont en butte aux hommes de main d'un de leurs concurrents, Ralph Junior Hunnicutt, désireux d'établir un monopole pour l'alcool frelaté qu'il fabrique sous couvert de son usine de sodas. La fille de Hunnicut, Nancy Sue (Kate Jackson), est la petite amie de Harley. Hunnicut est en même temps surveillé par la mafia, qui l'emploie mais n'apprécie guère l'alcool frelaté, susceptible de tuer la clientèle.
Cannonball
Cannonball (1976)
, 1h33
Directed by Paul Bartel
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy-drama, Action, Adventure
Themes Sports films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Auto racing films, Road movies
Actors David Carradine, Bill McKinney, Veronica Hamel, Gerrit Graham, Robert Carradine, Sylvester Stallone
Roles Panama
Rating55% 2.7510652.7510652.7510652.7510652.751065
The Trans-America Grand Prix is an illegal race held every year between Los Angeles (Santa Monica Pier) and New York City. Recently released from jail, where he was serving a sentence for killing a girl while driving drunk, racing driver Coy "Cannonball" Buckman (David Carradine) hopes to win the race and get his career back on track. Racing team Modern Motors have promised a contract to either him or his arch-rival Cade Redman (Bill McKinney) who is also in the race - the contract will go to whichever of them wins. Coy is still on probation and when his parole officer, Linda Maxwell (Veronica Hamel), with whom he is having an elaborate affair, discovers he will be crossing state lines in violation of his parole, she attempts to stop him, only to have him force her to accompany him on the race.
Hollywood Boulevard, 1h23
Directed by Joe Dante, Allan Arkush
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy
Actors Mary Woronov, Jeffrey Kramer, Dick Miller, Paul Bartel, Jonathan Kaplan, Joseph McBride
Roles Sheriff (uncredited)
Rating59% 2.9506652.9506652.9506652.9506652.950665
In a prologue, pompous film director Eric Von Leppe (Paul Bartel) is shooting a skydiving sequence for low-budget Miracle Pictures in which an actress is killed. Candy Wednesday (Candice Rialson) arrives in Los Angeles to make it as an actor. She gets an agent, Walter Paisley (Dick Miller), but struggles to find work until she inadvertently gets involved in a bank robbery as a getaway driver. This gets her a job for Miracle Pictures as a stunt driver. She meets Eric Von Leppe, temperamental starlet Mary McQueen (Mary Woronov), sleazy producer PG (Roger Doran) and friendly scriptwriter, Pat (Jeffrey Kramer). Candy and Pat fall in love and she starts to get work as an actor, becoming friends with fellow starlets Bobbi (Rita George) and Jill (Tara Strohmeier).

Director

Christmas with Holly, 1h55
Directed by Allan Arkush
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Christmas films
Actors Sean Faris, Daniel Eric Gold, Catherine Bérubé, Alex Paxton-Beesley, Eloise Mumford
Rating69% 3.4900853.4900853.4900853.4900853.490085
Holly ne parle plus depuis le décès de sa maman. Elle est prise en charge par son oncle. Mark déménage avec sa petite nièce sur une île pour rejoindre ses deux frères. Il rencontre alors Maggie, qui débarque aussi sur cette île pour commencer une nouvelle vie.
Christmas with Holly
Directed by Allan Arkush
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Christmas films
Actors Eloise Mumford, Sean Faris, Alex Paxton-Beesley
Rating69% 3.4900853.4900853.4900853.4900853.490085
Holly Nolan has never spoken a word ever since her mother died from an car accident. Her uncle and legal guardian Mark Nolan decided that it's time to him and her to start a new life by moving from Seattle to Friday Harbor to live with his brothers and Holly's uncles. While there, they meet Maggie Conway who runs a toy store in town.
Prince Charming, 1h35
Directed by Allan Arkush
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Romance
Actors Martin Short, Christina Applegate, Sean Maguire, Andrea Martin, Bernadette Peters, Billy Connolly
Rating60% 3.013113.013113.013113.013113.01311
On his wedding day, Prince John commits a romantic indiscretion and is cursed by being turned into a frog forever, unless a woman kisses him and marries him within a week. For good measure, his squire Rodney is similarly "frogged".
The Temptations (miniseries)
Directed by Allan Arkush
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Charles Malik Whitfield, D.B. Woodside, Terron Brooks, Leon Robinson, Jenifer Lewis, Christian Payton
Rating89% 4.490044.490044.490044.490044.49004
The story begins in 1958 when Otis Williams, a black teenager living in Detroit, Michigan, is running to meet his friend Elbridge "Al" Bryant at a musical performance by The Cadillacs, where Otis and the singer lock eyes, which he credits as the moment he devoted his life to music. Otis' stepfather Edgar is less than pleased with Otis' plans to become a singer instead of an assembly line worker, but his mother Haze is supportive.
Elvis Meets Nixon
Directed by Allan Arkush
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about television, Musical films, Political films
Actors Rick Peters, Bob Gunton, Alyson Court, Curtis Armstrong, Dick Cavett, Jackie Burroughs
Rating69% 3.4903253.4903253.4903253.4903253.490325
Elvis Presley, bored with his confined existence in Graceland, leaves his home on his own for the first time since he was 21. He winds up in California and is convinced by an Anti-war activist that he is responsible for the counterculture through his influence on The Beatles. This convinces Elvis to write a letter to President Nixon asking to be made a "Federal Agent at Large" for the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs. No such position actually exists, but Nixon, wanting desperately to win over the youth of America, which he views as hating him, decides to meet with Elvis in an attempt to improve his image with the "kids".