Allan Arkush

Directing

Allan Arkush

Born April 30, 1948 · Jersey City, New Jersey, USA (age 78)

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

Thunder and LightningThunder and Lightning · 1977
Thunder and Lightning
5.11977
MovieActionComedy
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.
Prince CharmingPrince Charming · 2001
Prince Charming
6.92001
MovieAdventureFantasy
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 maiden to kiss and then marry him.
Caddyshack IICaddyshack II · 1988
Caddyshack II
4.21988
MovieComedy
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 tacky amusement park.
CannonballCannonball · 1976
Cannonball
5.61976
MovieActionComedy
Coy "Cannonball" Buckman and his blazing red Pontiac enter the Trans-America Grand Prix, an underground road race spanning the continent in which there are no rules, no speed limits and no heed for the law. En route, Buckman jockeys with an international ensemble of racers for a $100,000 purse. But there are none more important than Cade Redman, his direct competition for a guaranteed spot on the elite Modern Motors racing team.
Get CrazyGet Crazy · 1983
Get Crazy
6.11983
MovieComedyMusic
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 Loman find romance while trying to save the drugs, violence, and rock and roll from Beverly's schemes.
Hollywood BoulevardHollywood Boulevard · 1976
Hollywood Boulevard
5.61976
MovieComedyThriller
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 in low budget B-movie fare, which starts being plagued by strange, deadly accidents.
Rock 'n' Roll High SchoolRock 'n' Roll High School · 1979
Rock 'n' Roll High School
6.31979
MovieComedyMusic
A group of rock-music-loving students, with the help of the Ramones, take over their school to combat its newly installed oppressive administration.
Grand Theft AutoGrand Theft Auto · 1977
Grand Theft Auto
5.31977
MovieComedyAction
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 reward seekers are determined to stop her.

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L.A. LawL.A. Law · 1986
L.A. Law
7.11986
SeriesDramaWar & Politics
L.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC from September 15, 1986, to May 19, 1994. Created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher, it contained many of Bochco's trademark features including a large number of parallel storylines, social drama and off-the-wall humor. It reflected the social and cultural ideologies of the 1980s and early 1990s, and many of the cases featured on the show dealt with hot-topic issues such as abortion, racism, gay rights, homophobia, sexual harassment, AIDS, and domestic violence. The series often also reflected social tensions between the wealthy senior lawyer protagonists and their less well-paid junior staff. The show was popular with audiences and critics, and won 15 Emmy Awards throughout its run, four of which were for Outstanding Drama Series.

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FameFame · 1982
Fame
6.81982
SeriesDrama
An American television series originally produced between 1982 and 1987. The show is based on the 1980 motion picture of the same name. With a mixture of drama and music, it followed the lives of the students and faculty at the New York City High School for the Performing Arts. Although fictional, it was based heavily on the actual Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in New York. Most interior scenes were filmed in Hollywood, California, and in all seasons but the third, several exterior scenes were shot on location in New York City. The popularity of the series, particularly in the UK, led to several hit records and live concert tours by the cast. Despite its success, very few of the actors maintained high-profile careers after the series was cancelled. A number of the cast members were seen again briefly in Bring Back...Fame, a reunion special made for British television in 2008.

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