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Samuel Zachary Arkoff holds an important place in the history of cinema as a leading creator and originator of exploitation, low-budget films. The son of a Russian-Jewish immigrant, Samuel Z. Arkoff was born on June 18, 1918, in Fort Dodge, Iowa, where he spent his youth.
Sep 16, 2001 · 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 ...
The American film producer Samuel Z. Arkoff (1918–2001) was long the primary creator of “B movies,” low-budget films that are rapidly created, with little attention directed to their production values or script. One of Arkoff's most famous titles was I Was a Teenage Werewolf, and many others trafficked in similar shock value.
Samuel Z. Arkoff — Producer. Samuel Zachary Arkoff (1918 – 2001) was an American producer of B movies. His films were mostly low-budget, with production completed in a few days, though nearly all of them became profitable. Arkoff is also credited with starting a few genres, such as the Beach Party and outlaw biker movies, and his company ...
Arkoff's most financially successful film was the 1979 adaptation of Jay Anson's book The Amityville Horror. Following the sale of AIP to Filmways in 1979 for $30 million, Arkoff was unhappy with the direction of the company and resigned in December 1979 to set up his own production company, Arkoff International Pictures., receiving a payout worth $1.4 million.
Feb 9, 2024 · Occupation. Producer. First work. The Hank McCune. Show (TV 1950-1953) Notable work. It Conquered the World (1956) Samuel Zachary Arkoff was an American film producer. The co-founder of American International Pictures, he produced numerous monster films throughout his six-decade career, including the UPA - Toho co-production Frankenstein vs ...
