Adam Rifkin

Adam Rifkin is a writer-director whose eclectic career ranges from family comedies to thought-provoking indies to cult classics. Notable titles include The Dark Backward, Detroit Rock City, Look, Giuseppe Makes a Movie, Mousehunt, Small Soldiers and The Last Movie Star. His latest film, the Western Last Train to Fortune, starring Malcolm McDowell, James Paxton, Mary Steenburgen and Bernadette Peters, is out now in theaters.
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The Little Train That Finally Came Home
The remarkable 40-year story of how Adam Rifkin finally brought to the screen his mother's Western, Last Train to Fortune, which is out now.
September 18, 2026
A Call to Revival: The Power of Film Compels You
Adam Rifkin looks back on the golden age of revival palaces, a time when he discovered the magic of cinema as a teenager in Chicago.
January 31, 2018

