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Samuel Z. Arkoff

Highest Rated: 93% Dillinger (1973)

Lowest Rated: 5% Empire of the Ants (1977)

Birthday: Jun 12, 1918

Birthplace: Fort Dodge, Iowa, USA

Arkoff is the co-founder (with James H. Nicholson) of American International Pictures and has served as producer or executive on over 200 of the low-budget exploitation films--monster movies, motorcycle films and beach-party pictures geared to the teenage audience--that made the studio famous. Arkoff also gave fresh talent such as Francis Ford Coppola ("Dementia 13" 1963), Martin Scorsese ("Boxcar Bertha" 1972) and Woody Allen ("What's Up, Tiger Lily?" 1966) the opportunity to direct some of their early feature films. In 1980, he sold AIP and formed his own companies, Samuel Z. Arkoff Pictures and Arkoff International Pictures. Arkoff wrote his memoirs, "Flying Through Hollywood by the Seat of My Pants" in 1992. His son, Louis, is also a producer.

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Highest rated movies

93% 75% Dillinger
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89% 89% Cooley High
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89% 74% Heavy Traffic
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89% 69% The Comedy of Terrors
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88% 75% The Abominable Dr. Phibes
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88% 66% The Man With the X-Ray Eyes
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88% 66% Burn, Witch, Burn!
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83% 74% Dressed to Kill
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79% 68% The Last Man on Earth
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78% 39% Die, Monster, Die!
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Filmography

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No Score Yet No Score Yet Some Nudity Required Self - 1998
No Score Yet 22% Runaway Daughters Storekeeper (Character) - 1994
No Score Yet 21% Hellhole Executive Producer - 1985
No Score Yet 59% Up the Creek Executive Producer - 1984
33% 25% The Final Terror Executive Producer - 1983
72% 43% Q Executive Producer - 1982
83% 74% Dressed to Kill Executive Producer - 1980
No Score Yet 23% Gorp Executive Producer - 1980
31% 52% The Amityville Horror Executive Producer - 1979
No Score Yet 45% How to Beat the High Cost of Living Executive Producer - 1979
No Score Yet 17% Something Short of Paradise Executive Producer - 1979
No Score Yet No Score Yet Sunnyside Executive Producer - 1979
No Score Yet 26% High-Ballin' Executive Producer - 1978
No Score Yet No Score Yet Our Winning Season Executive Producer - 1978
67% 56% Force 10 From Navarone Executive Producer - 1978
8% 24% The Incredible Melting Man Executive Producer - 1978
No Score Yet No Score Yet Cracking Up Executive Producer - 1977
No Score Yet 28% Breaker! Breaker! Executive Producer - 1977
63% 27% The People That Time Forgot Executive Producer - 1977
5% 26% Empire of the Ants Executive Producer - 1977
50% 30% A Matter of Time Producer,
Executive Producer 		- 1976
No Score Yet 25% Street People Executive Producer - 1976
No Score Yet 38% Scorchy Executive Producer - 1976
No Score Yet 22% Chatterbox Executive Producer - 1976
42% 40% The Town That Dreaded Sundown Executive Producer - 1976
50% 62% J.D.'s Revenge Executive Producer - 1976
No Score Yet 45% The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday Executive Producer - 1976
18% 27% The Food of the Gods Executive Producer - 1976
No Score Yet 88% One Summer Love Executive Producer - 1976
No Score Yet 22% Hennessy Executive Producer - 1975
89% 89% Cooley High Executive Producer - 1975
No Score Yet 57% Return to Macon County Executive Producer - 1975
63% 48% The Zombies of Sugar Hill Executive Producer - 1974
No Score Yet 41% Abby Executive Producer - 1974
22% 50% Hell up in Harlem Executive Producer - 1973
89% 74% Heavy Traffic Producer - 1973
93% 75% Dillinger Executive Producer - 1973
29% 37% Scream Blacula Scream Executive Producer - 1973
No Score Yet 30% Slaughter's Big Rip-Off Executive Producer - 1973
60% 42% Who Slew Auntie Roo? Producer - 1972
17% 44% Slaughter Executive Producer - 1972
59% 57% Dr. Phibes Rises Again Executive Producer - 1972
46% 44% Blacula Executive Producer - 1972
88% 75% The Abominable Dr. Phibes Executive Producer - 1971
No Score Yet 36% Bunny O'Hare Executive Producer - 1971
No Score Yet 55% The Secret of Dorian Gray Executive Producer - 1970
No Score Yet No Score Yet Gezora, Ganime, Kameba: Kessen! Nankai no daikaijû Producer - 1970
64% 62% Wuthering Heights Producer - 1970
13% 41% Bloody Mama Executive Producer - 1970
29% 29% The Dunwich Horror Producer - 1970
10% 24% De Sade Producer - 1969
No Score Yet 43% The Savage Seven Executive Producer - 1968
67% 47% Wild in the Streets Producer - 1968
No Score Yet 25% Devil's Angels Executive Producer - 1967
No Score Yet 25% Thunder Alley Executive Producer - 1967
No Score Yet 48% The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini Producer - 1966
No Score Yet 14% Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs Executive Producer - 1966
No Score Yet 35% Fireball 500 Producer - 1966
63% 45% The Wild Angels Executive Producer - 1966
No Score Yet 53% Frankenstein Conquers the World Executive Producer,
Producer 		- 1966
No Score Yet 67% The Big T.N.T. Show Executive Producer - 1966
No Score Yet 0% Sergeant Deadhead Producer - 1965
No Score Yet 40% Ski Party Executive Producer - 1965
78% 39% Die, Monster, Die! Executive Producer - 1965
29% 43% Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine Producer - 1965
No Score Yet 33% How to Stuff a Wild Bikini Producer - 1965
70% 52% Beach Blanket Bingo Producer - 1965
No Score Yet 40% Terror in the Crypt Executive Producer - 1964
No Score Yet 38% Muscle Beach Party Executive Producer - 1964
89% 69% The Comedy of Terrors Producer - 1964
79% 68% The Last Man on Earth Executive Producer - 1964
33% 33% Pajama Party Producer - 1964
40% 41% Bikini Beach Producer - 1964
No Score Yet No Score Yet Operation Bikini Executive Producer - 1963
33% 68% Summer Holiday Executive Producer - 1963
75% 66% The Haunted Palace Executive Producer - 1963
50% 41% Beach Party Executive Producer - 1963
88% 66% The Man With the X-Ray Eyes Executive Producer - 1963
88% 66% Burn, Witch, Burn! Producer - 1962
70% 62% Panic in Year Zero Executive Producer - 1962
25% 24% Reptilicus Producer - 1962
No Score Yet 21% Master of the World Executive Producer - 1961
No Score Yet 47% Alakazam the Great Producer - 1961
No Score Yet 43% Circus of Horrors Producer - 1960
No Score Yet 6% Assignment: Outer Space Executive Producer - 1960
No Score Yet No Score Yet Tank Commandos Producer - 1959
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Bonnie Parker Story Producer - 1958
No Score Yet 20% Submarine Seahawk Executive Producer - 1958
No Score Yet 45% Machine Gun Kelly Executive Producer - 1958
No Score Yet 30% Earth vs. the Spider Executive Producer - 1958
No Score Yet 29% Attack of the Puppet People Executive Producer - 1958
No Score Yet 13% War of the Colossal Beast Executive Producer - 1958
No Score Yet No Score Yet Suicide Battalion Executive Producer - 1958
No Score Yet 20% Reform School Girl Producer - 1957
No Score Yet 0% Voodoo Woman Executive Producer - 1957
No Score Yet 20% Motorcycle Gang Executive Producer - 1957
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dragstrip Girl Executive Producer - 1957
38% 22% The Amazing Colossal Man Executive Producer - 1957
No Score Yet No Score Yet Runaway Daughters Executive Producer - 1956
No Score Yet 25% Female Jungle Executive Producer - 1956
No Score Yet No Score Yet Girls in Prison Executive Producer - 1956
No Score Yet 12% The She Creature Executive Producer - 1956