text: Arkoff's 1992 autobiography was titled Flying Through Hollywood by the Seat of my Pants: From the Man who Brought You I was a Teenage Werewolf and Muscle Beach Party.
  In 2000, Arkoff was featured alongside former collaborators including Roger Corman, Dick Miller and Peter Bogdanovich in the documentary SCHLOCK! The Secret History of American Movies, a film about the rise and fall of American exploitation cinema.
  Personal life and death
  He was married to Hilda Rusoff. They had two children: Louis "Lou" Arkoff, who was also his producing partner; and Donna Roth, who is a movie producer married to the former chairman of Walt Disney Studios Joe Roth. He also had five grandchildren and a great-grandson.
  Arkoff died in 2001 at age 83, within weeks of his wife's death.
  The "ARKOFF Formula"
  During a 1980s television talk show appearance, Arkoff shared with viewers his "ARKOFF Formula" for making successful, memorable films. The formula—or, more accurately, the checklist—forms an acronym of his surname, and it identifies the content elements that should be considered and included in a movie, especially in a low-budget production:
  Action (exciting, entertaining drama)
  Revolution (novel or controversial themes and ideas)
  Killing (a modicum of violence)
  Oratory (notable dialogue and speeches)
  Fantasy (acted-out fantasies common to the audience)
  Fornication (sex appeal, for young adults)