Lou Adler

Career Overview

Lou Adler has 40 screen credits in a career dating back to 1968. Their work spans 3 cinematic universes — most prominently The Rocky Horror Picture Show Collection with 2 titles. Signature works include The Rocky Horror Picture Show, American Me, The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Production

Gender

male

Known Credits

40

Birth Date

1933-12-13

Birth Place

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Known For

• 

  The Rocky Horror Picture Show
• 

  American Me
• 

  The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
• 

  Up in Smoke
• 

  Shock Treatment
• 

  Brewster McCloud

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 3 universes

• The Rocky Horror Picture Show Collection (2 titles)
• Cheech and Chong (1 titles)
• Cheech & Chong Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Tim Curry (2 collaborations)
• Richard O'Brien (2 collaborations)
• Patricia Quinn (2 collaborations)
• Nell Campbell (2 collaborations)
• Charles Gray (2 collaborations)
• Jeremy Newson (2 collaborations)
• Pierre Bedenes (2 collaborations)
• Gaye Brown (2 collaborations)
• Ishaq Bux (2 collaborations)
• Imogen Claire (2 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (24 credits)

  • Darlene Love: I Know Where I've Been

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Sane Inside Insanity

    Self – Producer

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • Cheech & Chong's Last Movie

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • Adam Sandler: Love You

    Booth Technician

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • Immediate Family

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Music, Money, Madness… Jimi Hendrix Live In Maui

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • Herb Alpert Is...

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • Echo in the Canyon

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • Carole King: Natural Woman

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • Kareem: Minority of One

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell

    Self - Producer, The Rocky Horror Show

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • The Last Impresario

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • You've Got A Friend: The Carole King Story

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin'

    Self - Music Producer

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • 20 Feet from Stardom

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • The Wrecking Crew

    Self - Producer

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • AKA Tommy Chong

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • California Dreamin': The Songs of The Mamas & The Papas

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Sam Cooke: Legend

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Jan & Dean: The Other Beach Boys

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • The Making of Ladies and Gentlemen, Fabulous Stains

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1995

• production (11 credits)

  • Corduroy Plants

    producer

    production
    2026
  • Carole King: Home Again - Live in Central Park

    producer

    production
    2023
  • The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again

    executive producer

    production
    2016
  • Cheech & Chong's Animated Movie!

    producer

    production
    2013
  • American Me

    executive producer

    production
    1992
  • Shock Treatment

    executive producer

    production
    1981
  • Up in Smoke

    producer

    production
    1978
  • The Rocky Horror Picture Show

    executive producer

    production
    1975
  • Basketball Jones

    producer

    production
    1974
  • Brewster McCloud

    producer

    production
    1971
  • Monterey Pop

    producer

    production
    1968

• sound (1 credits)

  • Cheech & Chong's Animated Movie!

    music supervisor

    sound
    2013

• crew (2 credits)

  • I'm Still Here

    thanks

    crew
    2010
  • The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show

    thanks

    crew
    1995

• directing (2 credits)

  • Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains

    director

    directing
    1982
  • Up in Smoke

    director

    directing
    1978