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Samuel Z. Arkoff

Date of Birth / Doğum Tarihi
12 June 1918, Fort Dodge, Iowa, USA

Date of Death / Ölüm Tarihi
16 September 2001, Burbank, California, USA. (natural causes)

Birth Name / Gerçek Adı
Samuel Zachary Arkoff

Mini Biography / Biyografi
A prime purveyor of exploitation pictures for over a third of a century, the Iowa-born Arkoff co-founded American International Pictures with his partner James H. Nicholson in 1954. Under the aegis of Nicholson and Arkoff, the company survived in a constricting industry by catering to the whims of the teenage trade. AIP's long (350-plus) roster of kitsch classics, running the gamut from horror to rock'n'roll, from juvenile delinquency to Italian musclemen, and from Edgar Allan Poe to Annette Funicello, have formed their own unique niche in film history. After Nicholson's 1972 resignation, Arkoff assumed full control of the company and remained in charge until the 1979 merger with Filmways prompted his own departure. He then became the head of Arkoff International Pictures. IMDb Mini Biography By: Tom Weaver

Trivia / Önemsiz Şeyler
Father of Lou Arkoff and Donna Roth.Father-in-law of Joe Roth.He was a lawyer. He graduated from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles in 1948.Hilda, his wife of 55 years, died in July 2001. Sam died less than two months later.Explained his ""ARKOFF Formula"" for making a successful movie, during a 1980s TV appearance: A good movie should include Action (excitement and drama), Revolution (controversial or revolutionary ideas), Killing (a degree of violence), Oratory (memorable speeches and dialogue), Fantasy (popular dreams and wishes acted out), and Fornication (sex appeal, to both sides).

Personal Quotes / Kişisel Alıntılar
In the morning Jim (Nicholson) would come in and say, ""what do you think of this title....'The Beast With a Million Eyes'?"" Ahhh, I could hear the money rolling in.Exhibitors would come up to me and say ""Sam, if we could just punch sprocket holes in the campaign and throw the film away....""Thou shalt not put too much money into one picture. And the money you do spend, put it on the screen; don't waste it on the egos of actors or on nonsense that might appeal to serve highbrow critics.