According to his official biography, Pritikin inherited a love of film from his father, who had an extensive collection of 16mm prints.
The film starred Adrien Brody, Milla Jovovich, Illeana Douglas, Jared Harris, Vera Farmiga, Ron Leibman and Jessica Walter.
Surviving Eden, his third feature, is a satire about reality TV starring Michael Panes, Peter Dinklage, Cheri Oteri, Jane Lynch, Conchata Ferrell, Savannah Haske and John Landis.
Though he claims he never watched a music video in his life, Pritikin has directed several of them, including one for Willie Nelson.
[citation needed] He was awarded the Special Jury Prize at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival for Dummy and Best Screenplay for Surviving Eden at the Milan International Film Festival.