Adam Shankman

Directing

Adam Shankman

Born 1964-11-27 · Los Angeles, California, USA

Adam Michael Shankman (born November 27, 1964) is an American film director, producer, writer, dancer, author, actor, and choreographer. He was a permanent judge on seasons 6–7 of  So You Think You Can Dance. He began his professional career in musical theatre. He was a dancer in music videos for Paula Abdul and Janet Jackson. Shankman has choreographed dozens of films and directed several feature-length films, including A Walk to Remember, Bringing Down the House, The Pacifier, and the musicals Hairspray, Rock of Ages and Disenchanted. His company, Offspring Entertainment (which he co-owns with his sister), produces films and television for various studios and networks. Shankman is also co-writing young adult novels for Simon & Schuster imprint Atheneum Books for Young Readers. The books, co-written with author Laura Lee Sullivan, follow the story of rags to riches Lucille O'Malley as she becomes Hollywood's "it girl", navigating a murder mystery and meeting her match, Frederick van der Waals. Description above from the Wikipedia article Adam Shankman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting credits

Scream 2 poster
6.5

Two years after the Woodsboro murders, Sidney Prescott acclimates to college life while someone donning the Ghostface costume begins a new string of killings.

Scream 2

1997

The Pacifier poster
6.1

Navy SEAL Shane Wolfe is handed a new assignment: Protect the five Plummer kids from enemies of their recently deceased father -- a government scientist whose top-secret experiment remains hidden in the kids' house.

The Pacifier

2005

A Walk to Remember poster
7.8

When the popular, restless Landon Carter is forced to participate in the school drama production, he falls in love with Jamie Sullivan, the daughter of the town's minister. Jamie has a "to-do" list for her life, as well as a very big secret she must keep from Landon.

A Walk to Remember

2002

Step Up poster
6.9

Delinquent Tyler Gage receives the opportunity of a lifetime after vandalizing a performing arts school, gaining him the chance to earn a scholarship and dance with up-and-coming dancer Nora.

Step Up

2006

Disenchanted poster
6.7

Disillusioned with life in the city, feeling out of place in suburbia, and frustrated that her happily ever after hasn’t been so easy to find, Giselle turns to the magic of Andalasia for help. Accidentally transforming the entire town into a real-life fairy tale and placing her family’s future happiness in jeopardy, she must race against time to reverse the spell and determine what happily ever after truly means to her and her family.

Disenchanted

2022

Cheaper by the Dozen 2 poster
6.2

The Baker family, while on vacation, find themselves in competition with a rival family of eight children.

Cheaper by the Dozen 2

2005

Hairspray poster
6.7

Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad auditions to be on Baltimore's most popular dance show - The Corny Collins Show - and lands a prime spot. Through her newfound fame, she becomes determined to help her friends and end the racial segregation that has been a staple of the show.

Hairspray

2007

Stuck on You poster
5.4

In Martha's Vineyard, Mass., conjoined twins Walt and Bob Tenor make the best of their handicap by being the fastest grill cooks in town. While outgoing Walt hopes to one day become a famous actor, shy Bob prefers to stay out of the spotlight. When a fading Hollywood actress, Cher, decides to get her show "Honey and the Beaze" cancelled, she hires Walt -- and his brotherly appendage -- as her costars. But their addition surprisingly achieves the opposite.

Stuck on You

2003

Monster Mash: The Movie poster
4.9

Young couple Scott and Mary are on their way to a Halloween party when their car breaks down, and they encounter a creepy castle where Dr. Frankenstein seeks to put Scott's brain in his monstrous creation. As for Mary, Count Dracula wants her for his mistress.

Monster Mash: The Movie

1995

The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag poster
5.1

A Southern librarian puts excitement in her life with a found murder weapon and a false confession.

The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag

1992

You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray" poster
6.0

Documentary tracing the history of Hairspray from screen to stage and back to the screen again.

You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray"

2007

It's 'Hairspray'! poster
NR

Featurette about the star-studded Hairspray presentation at the annual ShoWest convention in Las Vegas.

It's 'Hairspray'!

2007

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History poster
8.0

The history of Hollywood musical movies, from the very beginning until the 21st century, hosted by Shirley Jones.

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History

2008

'Hairspray' Extentions poster
NR

Six extended musical pods incorporating every facet of production including dance and vocal rehearsals, recording sessions, shooting and final mixing. Produced for the “Hairspray” DVD.

'Hairspray' Extentions

2007

The Red Shoes poster
9.0

The story of a little girl name Karen who was very poor and was given a pair of red shoes made of cloth to keep her feet warm in the winter. When her mother dies, she's adopted by a rich older woman who burns the shoes, saying they're ugly. Karen grows up pretty and happy with the old woman, but one day she sees a princess wearing beautiful red shoes and wants a pair just like them. When it comes time for Karen to be confirmed, she's to have a new pair of shoes. The pair she wants are red leather shoes that were maid for a count's daughter, but were too small. Karen buys them without the old woman knowing and wears them to her confirmation and gets in trouble for it. When the old woman falls ill, instead of taking care of her Karen goes to a ball and dances, but finds she can't stop dancing.

The Red Shoes

1983

Portrait of a Choreographer poster
NR

Documentary about choreographer/director Bob Fosse, and his influence on dance.

Portrait of a Choreographer

2007

17 Again: Zac Goes Back poster
NR

Featurette produced for the “17 Again” DVD.

17 Again: Zac Goes Back

2009

Singin' in the Rain: Raining on a New Generation poster
7.0

Today's top musical stars—including Paula Abdul, Usher and Glee's Matthew Morrison—reveal why this iconic musical continues to influence and inspire musical performers around the world.

Singin' in the Rain: Raining on a New Generation

2012

Hairspray: Inside the Recording Booth poster
NR

Behind the scenes as John Travolta, Queen Latifah, Michelle Pfeiffer, James Marsden, Amanda Bynes, Nikki Blonsky, and more recording songs for the film. Produced for the “Hairspray” DVD.

Hairspray: Inside the Recording Booth

2007

Midnight Cabaret poster
4.0

A Broadway producer puts on a play with a Devil character in it. Soon the actors begin having nightmares, and events that are mentioned in the play really start happening.

Midnight Cabaret

1990

Rockula poster
4.9

Ralph is a sexually frustrated vampire who suffers from a peculiar curse. He's condemned for eternity to watch his one true love, Mona, be murdered by a pirate wielding a ham bone. But now? Now it's 1990, and Ralph is determined to break Mona's cycle of reincarnation. His first order of business is winning her affections, which he does by starting Rockula: a rock band that's sure to stake a claim on her heart.

Rockula

1990

17 Again: Zac's Dance Flashback poster
NR

Featurette produced for the “17 Again” DVD.

17 Again: Zac's Dance Flashback

2009

Hairspray: Transforming Travolta to Turnblad poster
NR

A look at the transformation of John Travolta into Edna Turnblad. Produced for the “Hairspray” DVD.

Hairspray: Transforming Travolta to Turnblad

2007

Hairspray: The Search for Tracy Turnblad poster
NR

Casting the central role of Hairspray, featuring open casting audition footage and screen tests. Produced for the “Hairspray” DVD.

Hairspray: The Search for Tracy Turnblad

2007

Behind the camera

Stop! That! Train! poster
5.2

Best friends and train stewardesses Tess and DeeDee trade their dreary shifts on the Stank Rail for the glitzy Glamazonian Express. However, when a catastrophic Stormaganza threatens to crash the high-speed train into Celebration, Florida, the duo in coach must join forces with the snobby first-class attendants, a hot but dimwitted co-conductor, and fabulous US President Judy Gagwell to save the day.

Stop! That! Train!

2026

Stop! That! Train! poster
5.2

Best friends and train stewardesses Tess and DeeDee trade their dreary shifts on the Stank Rail for the glitzy Glamazonian Express. However, when a catastrophic Stormaganza threatens to crash the high-speed train into Celebration, Florida, the duo in coach must join forces with the snobby first-class attendants, a hot but dimwitted co-conductor, and fabulous US President Judy Gagwell to save the day.

Stop! That! Train!

2026

The Pacifier poster
6.1

Navy SEAL Shane Wolfe is handed a new assignment: Protect the five Plummer kids from enemies of their recently deceased father -- a government scientist whose top-secret experiment remains hidden in the kids' house.

The Pacifier

2005

17 Again poster
6.3

On the brink of a midlife crisis, 30-something Mike O'Donnell wishes he could have a "do-over." And that's exactly what he gets when he wakes up one morning to find he's 17 years old again. With his adult mind stuck inside the body of a teenager, Mike actually has the chance to reverse some decisions he wishes he'd never made. But maybe they weren't so bad after all.

17 Again

2009

Rock of Ages poster
6.2

A small town girl and a city boy meet on the Sunset Strip, while pursuing their Hollywood dreams.

Rock of Ages

2012

A Walk to Remember poster
7.8

When the popular, restless Landon Carter is forced to participate in the school drama production, he falls in love with Jamie Sullivan, the daughter of the town's minister. Jamie has a "to-do" list for her life, as well as a very big secret she must keep from Landon.

A Walk to Remember

2002

What Men Want poster
6.2

Magically able to hear what men are thinking, a sports agent uses her newfound ability to turn the tables on her overbearing male colleagues.

What Men Want

2019

Bedtime Stories poster
6.2

Skeeter Bronson is a down-on-his-luck guy who's always telling bedtime stories to his niece and nephew. But his life is turned upside down when the fantastical stories he makes up for entertainment inexplicably turn into reality. Can a bewildered Skeeter manage his own unruly fantasies now that the outrageous characters and situations from his mind have morphed into actual people and events?

Bedtime Stories

2008

Step Up poster
6.9

Delinquent Tyler Gage receives the opportunity of a lifetime after vandalizing a performing arts school, gaining him the chance to earn a scholarship and dance with up-and-coming dancer Nora.

Step Up

2006

Step Up 3D poster
6.8

A tight-knit group of New York City street dancers, including Luke and Natalie, team up with NYU freshman Moose, and find themselves pitted against the world's best hip-hop dancers in a high-stakes showdown that will change their lives forever.

Step Up 3D

2010

Disenchanted poster
6.7

Disillusioned with life in the city, feeling out of place in suburbia, and frustrated that her happily ever after hasn’t been so easy to find, Giselle turns to the magic of Andalasia for help. Accidentally transforming the entire town into a real-life fairy tale and placing her family’s future happiness in jeopardy, she must race against time to reverse the spell and determine what happily ever after truly means to her and her family.

Disenchanted

2022

Bringing Down the House poster
6.0

Uptight lawyer Peter Sanderson wants to dive back into dating after his divorce and has a hard time meeting the right women. He tries online dating and lucks out when he starts chatting with a fellow lawyer. The two agree to meet in the flesh, but the woman he meets — an escaped African-American convict named Charlene — is not what he expected. Peter is freaked out, but Charlene tries to convince him to take her case and prove her innocence. Along the way, she wreaks havoc on his middle-class life as he gets a lesson in learning to lighten up.

Bringing Down the House

2003

Step Up 2: The Streets poster
6.7

When rebellious street dancer Andie West lands at the elite Maryland School of the Arts, she finds herself fighting to fit in while also trying to hold onto her old life. When she joins forces with the school's hottest dancer, Chase Collins, to form a crew of fellow outcasts to compete in Baltimore's underground dance battle The Streets.

Step Up 2: The Streets

2008

Cheaper by the Dozen 2 poster
6.2

The Baker family, while on vacation, find themselves in competition with a rival family of eight children.

Cheaper by the Dozen 2

2005

The Wedding Planner poster
5.9

San Francisco's premiere wedding planner, Mary Fiore is rescued from an accident by the man of her dreams, pediatrician Steve Edison, only to find he is the fiancé of her latest client. As Mary continues making their wedding arrangements, she and Steve are put into a string of uncomfortable situations that force them to face their mutual attraction.

The Wedding Planner

2001

Premonition poster
6.3

A depressed housewife who learns her husband was killed in a car accident the day previously awakens the next morning to find him alive and well at home, and then awakens the day after to a world in which he is still dead.

Premonition

2007

Hairspray poster
6.7

Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad auditions to be on Baltimore's most popular dance show - The Corny Collins Show - and lands a prime spot. Through her newfound fame, she becomes determined to help her friends and end the racial segregation that has been a staple of the show.

Hairspray

2007

Step Up All In poster
6.8

All-stars from previous installments convene in glittering Las Vegas, battling for a victory that could define their dreams and their careers.

Step Up All In

2014

Step Up Revolution poster
6.9

Emily arrives in Miami with aspirations to become a professional dancer. She sparks with Sean, the leader of a dance crew whose neighborhood is threatened by Emily's father's development plans.

Step Up Revolution

2012

Going the Distance poster
6.1

Erin and Garrett are very much in love. When Erin moves to San Francisco to finish her journalism degree and Garrett stays behind in New York to work in the music industry, they gamely keep the romance alive with webcams and frequent-flyer miles. But just when it seems the lovers will soon be reunited, they each score a big break that could separate them for good.

Going the Distance

2010

The Last Song poster
7.2

A drama centered on a rebellious girl who is sent to a Southern beach town for the summer to stay with her father. Through their mutual love of music, the estranged duo learn to reconnect.

The Last Song

2010

Status Update poster
7.3

After being uprooted by his parents' separation and unable to fit into his new hometown, a teenager stumbles upon a magical app that causes his social media updates to come true.

Status Update

2018

Step Up: Year of the Dance poster
6.1

Two young people from different social classes put aside their differences and come together to form a dance group and win a championship in China.

Step Up: Year of the Dance

2019

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NR

After Santa’s magic bag is stolen, he turns to his naughty list to find Vance, a thief, to help him get it back. Along with his daughter, Santa, and a group of misfits, Vance will have to pull off the greatest heist of his life to save Christmas.

The Man with the Bag

2026