Richard Elfman is the son of Novelist Claire Elfman and father of Actor Bodhi Elfman who is married to Jenna Elfman. Rick is the older brother of musical composer and leadsinger of Oingo Boingo, Danny Elfman. Rick is the founder of the musical group Oingo Boingo, originally called The Mystic Knights of Oingo Boingo. He featured them in his first film, "Forbidden Zone" (1980) along with his wife, Marie-Pasquelle and Hervé Villechaize. The film is about the sixth dimension also known as the Forbidden Zone and the adventures of Frenchie (Marie-Pasquelle) in the Sixth Dimension. Danny Elfman composed the score to this film, and if you haven't heard it, try and find it somewhere, it is great! :) Rick's second film is "Shrunken Heads". This film features his son Bodhi as one of the villains. This is a horror comedy about three boys that are gunned down by the neighborhood gang and come back as shrunken heads to exact revenge. Danny did the main title for this one as well as the next one. Rick's latest is "Modern Vampires" with Casper Van Dien and Natasha Wagner. This is a horror comedy about, well, Modern Vampires. It's cast is wonderful, and the story is like a breath of fresh air in the vampire world (no pun intended for you Buffy the Vampire Slayer fans). Rick has always been an interesting person, very creative and full of energy. This carries over into his films and makes them what they are. If you haven't at least seen Modern Vamps, then run to your local video store and rent it. I think you'll love it, I did.

Forbidden Zone (1980)

Streets of Rage (1994)

Shrunken Heads (1994)

Modern Vampires (1999)