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27 March 1992 (USA)
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Tagline:
The incredible story of the man who shot Lee Harvey Oswald See more »
Plot:
An exploration of certain conspiracy theories surrounding the JFK assassination from Jack Ruby's perspective...
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Conspiracy
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Jack Ruby
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Mafia
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U.S. President
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Blonde
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A messy disappointment
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Cast
(in credits order) (verified as complete) | Danny Aiello | ... | Jack Ruby |
 | Sherilyn Fenn | ... | Sheryl Ann DuJean / Candy Cane |
 | Tobin Bell | ... | David Ferrie |
 | Joe Cortese | ... | Louie Vitali |
 | David Duchovny | ... | Officer Tippit |
 | Richard C. Sarafian | ... | Proby (as Richard Sarafian) |
| Leonard Termo | ... | Tony Ana |
 | Arliss Howard | ... | Maxwell |
| Carmine Caridi | ... | Sam Giancana |
 | Marc Lawrence | ... | Santos Alicante |
| John Roselius | ... | Detective Smalls |
 | Joe Viterelli | ... | Joseph Valachi |
| Frank Orsatti | ... | Action Jackson |
 | Jeffrey Nordling | ... | Hank |
| Veronica Hart | ... | Telephone Trixie (as Jane Hamilton) |
 | Maurice Benard | ... | Diego |
| Robert S. Telford | ... | Senator |
| Louis Eppolito | ... | Detective Taylor |
 | J. Marvin Campbell | ... | Bus Counter Tender |
| Tony Conforti | ... | Mickey the Shoe |
| Joe Pecoraro | ... | Jinx |
| Joey DePinto | ... | Carmine |
| Steven Elkins | ... | Hotel Clerk |
| Richard Emanuelle | ... | Bellhop |
| Gérard David | ... | John F. Kennedy - Las Vegas (as Gerard David) |
| Patrick Jude | ... | Tony Montana |
 | Willie Garson | ... | Lee Harvey Oswald |
| John Solari | ... | Lenny Doyle |
 | Scott Lawrence | ... | Dillon |
| Cody Glenn | ... | Guard |
| Mike Lundy | ... | Dallas T.V. Announcer |
| Jim Ryan | ... | Dallas T.V. Announcer |
 | Bill Seward | ... | Dallas T.V. Announcer |
 | Kevin Wiggins | ... | John F. Kennedy - Dallas |
 | Mary Chris Wall | ... | Jackie Kennedy |
| Sean McGraw | ... | Governor Connally |
 | Terri Zee | ... | Mrs. Connally (as Terri Zagrodnick) |
 | David Steen | ... | Sheriff's Deputy |
| Ron De Roxtra | ... | Press |
 | Alan Ackles | ... | Press |
| Bob Hess | ... | Press |
| Jay Dowd | ... | Press |
| Tina Rucker | ... | Press |
 | Rodger Boyce | ... | Police Chief |
| James Healy Jr. | ... | Uniformed Policeman (as James Healy) |
 | Brad Leland | ... | Patrolman |
| Jim Brewer | ... | Detective |
| Wirt Cain | ... | Detective |
| Ritch Brinkley | ... | Attorney Howard |
 | Tim Green | ... | Judge |
| Norman Bennett | ... | Driver |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | Alicia Arden | ... | Extra (uncredited) |
 | Robert F. Cawley | ... | Reporter (uncredited) |
| John Connally | ... | Himself - in Presidential Limousine (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Nellie Connally | ... | Herself - in Presidential Limousine (archive footage) (uncredited) |
 | John Kennedy Jr. | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) |
 | Caroline Kennedy | ... | Herself (archive footage) (uncredited) |
 | Jacqueline Kennedy | ... | Herself - in Dallas with JFK (archive footage) (uncredited) |
 | John F. Kennedy | ... | Himself - Speech in Forth Worth (archive footage) (uncredited) |
 | Vernon Reeves | ... | Reporter (uncredited) |
 | Joel Rogers | ... | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| John Mackenzie | |||
Writing credits(WGA) | ||
| Stephen Davis | (play "Love Field") | |
| Stephen Davis | (screenplay) | |
Original Music by | |||
| John Scott | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Phil Meheux | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Richard Trevor | |||
Casting by | |||
| Johanna Ray | |||
Production Design by | |||
| David Brisbin | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Kenneth Hardy | (as Kenneth A. Hardy) | ||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Lauri Gaffin | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Susie DeSanto | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Fríða Aradóttir | .... | hair stylist | |
| Barbra Benningfield | .... | assistant hair stylist: Dallas | |
| Gina Coker | .... | makeup assistant: Dallas unit | |
| Sandra Crites | .... | assistant hair stylist: Dallas | |
| Dori Green | .... | makeup assistant: Dallas unit | |
| Kimberly Greene | .... | makeup assistant: Dallas unit | |
| Peggy Hannaman | .... | assistant hair stylist | |
| Peggy Hannaman | .... | assistant makeup artist | |
| Debbie L. Key | .... | assistant hair stylist: Dallas | |
| Candice Laurie | .... | assistant hair stylist: Dallas | |
| Mel McKinney | .... | assistant hair stylist: Dallas | |
| Vicky Ogden | .... | makeup artist (as Vicky Ogden-Sutherland) | |
| Mary Prenatt | .... | assistant makeup artist | |
| Regina Rutherford | .... | assistant hair stylist: Dallas | |
| Debbie Zoller | .... | hair stylist: Danny Aiello | |
| Debbie Zoller | .... | makeup artist: Danny Aiello | |
Production Management | |||
| Tim Clawson | .... | executive in charge of production | |
| Ron Fury | .... | unit production manager | |
| Ellen Gordon | .... | location production supervisor | |
| Diana Seel | .... | post-production supervisor | |
Sound Department | |||
| Lynn Bopeley | .... | boom operator | |
| David Brownlow | .... | production sound | |
| Greg Curda | .... | foley mixer | |
| Ken Dufva | .... | foley artist | |
| Eric Gotthelf | .... | foley mixer | |
| Susan Kurtz | .... | sound effects editor | |
| Ron Meredith | .... | assistant sound editor | |
| Kurt St. Amant | .... | playback operator | |
| Mike Szakmeister | .... | dialogue editor | |
| Robert Ulrich | .... | adr editor | |
| Samuel C. Crutcher | .... | sound editor/design (uncredited) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Ken Estes | .... | special effects coordinator (as Kenny Estes) | |
| John M. Wells | .... | special effects | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Robert J. Groden | .... | special optical enhancement of motorcade footage (as Robert Groden) | |
Stunts | |||
| Danny Aiello III | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| Danny Aiello III | .... | stunts | |
| John M. Colwell | .... | stunts | |
| Shane Dixon | .... | stunts | |
| Chris Durand | .... | stunts | |
| Cindy Folkerson | .... | stunts | |
| Jeff Jensen | .... | stunts | |
| Patrick Jude | .... | stunts | |
| Ben Loggins | .... | stunts (as Ben E. Loggins) | |
| John Joseph Macchia | .... | stunts | |
| Brendon O'Brien | .... | stunts | |
| Steve Picerni | .... | stunts | |
| John Robotham | .... | stunts | |
| Russell Towery | .... | stunts | |
Casting Department | |||
| Barbara Blanchette | .... | extras casting: Dallas | |
| Elaine J. Huzzar | .... | casting associate | |
| Enrique 'Kike' Rosario | .... | casting assistant | |
| Daryl Sancton | .... | extras assistant casting: Dallas | |
| Shannon Ward | .... | casting assistant (as Shannon M. Ward) | |
| Dixie Webster | .... | extras casting | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Kathryn V. Davis | .... | wardrobe supervisor | |
| Gail Just | .... | key costumer | |
| Susan Kistler | .... | assistant costume designer | |
| Dina Laquaglia | .... | set costumer | |
| Janet Lucas Lawler | .... | costumer: Dallas | |
| Melissa Merwin | .... | set costumer | |
| Meredith Motley | .... | wardrobe assistant: Dallas | |
| Janet Powell | .... | wardrobe assistant: Dallas (as Janet L. Powell) | |
| Eva Prappas | .... | set costumer (as Eva L. Prappas) | |
| Lynda Pyka | .... | wardrobe assistant: Dallas | |
| Wendy Range Rao | .... | wardrobe assistant (as Wendy Range) | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Christiaan Blok | .... | apprentice editor | |
| Scott Carleton | .... | assistant post-production supervisor | |
| Elizabeth Fox | .... | post-production coordinator | |
| Pernilla Hulten | .... | apprentice editor | |
| Dawn Michelle King | .... | second assistant editor | |
| Leticia Roldan | .... | post-production assistant | |
| Martha Rubin | .... | assistant editor | |
| Stephen Spacek | .... | post-production assistant | |
| Stas Tagios | .... | post-production assistant | |
| Hazel Trevor | .... | first assistant editor | |
| Merrick Wolfe | .... | assistant post-production coordinator | |
Music Department | |||
| Paul Broucek | .... | music supervisor | |
| Evyen Klean | .... | music supervisor | |
| Tim Simonec | .... | music supervisor | |
| Stan Kenton and His Orchestra | .... | orchestra: "A Little Minor Booze" | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Joe D. Anderson | .... | transportation captain: Dallas | |
| William R. Bain | .... | driver | |
| Ed Barrera | .... | picture cars: Dallas (as Eduardo Barrera) | |
| David Beard | .... | driver | |
| Marcelle 'Kitty' Dutton | .... | driver | |
| Bruce Leone | .... | transportation coordinator | |
| Mitchell J. Martin | .... | transportation assistant | |
| Larry McCray | .... | driver | |
| Walt Miller | .... | transportation captain | |
| Michael W. Preciado | .... | driver | |
| Tony Sackmann | .... | driver | |
| Jon Thorgusen | .... | transportation captain (as Jon Thorguson) | |
| Gene Vasconcellos | .... | driver | |
Thanks | |||
| David Fincher | .... | thanks | |
| Bob Jenkis | .... | thanks | |
| Ted MacKinney | .... | thanks | |
| Miles Mogulescu | .... | thanks | |
| Malcolm Ritchie | .... | thanks | |
| Jill Tandy | .... | thanks | |
| Neal Thompson | .... | thanks | |
| Alex Wengert | .... | thanks | |
| Kurt Woolner | .... | thanks | |
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Rated R for language
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110 min
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Trivia:
Bob Hoskins was originally signed to play Jack Ruby but filming delays meant that he had to report for duty on the set of Hook (1991).See more »
Quotes:
Sheryl Ann DuJean:[to Ruby] I'm Candy Cane, fresh out of nowhere. An hour ago you billed me as Las Vegas hot sauce. Tomorrow you headline me as a virgin schoolgirl from Carolina. I'm whatever you say.See more »
Soundtrack:
A LITTLE MINOR BOOZESee more »
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When Oliver Stone decided to make his controversial "JFK" he knew his film would be debated since he was presenting countless challenges on facts concerning the assassination of President Kennedy. What Oliver couldn't predict was the appearance of films that followed his conspiracy theories on the same subject, although none of these films, including "Ruby", caused impact on anything. More than that, none of these films had the same material quality "JFK" had, a film with so much to handle in terms of characters and situations that never gets boring or complicated.
Now, John Mackenzie's "Ruby" is a wildly confusing film focused on Jack Ruby, the mysterious nightclub owner who murdered Lee Harvey Oswald, the man who (some say) shot Kennedy in Dallas, in 1963. Ruby, played with some good effort by Danny Aiello, is presented as someone similar like Oswald, a ingenuous patsy who joined the wrong people (the Mafia) for one cause and for reasons unknown was betrayed by his so-called friends who opted for killing the president. The movie gets even deeper by showing that Ruby was some sort of a informant for the government pretending to be part of the Mafia, meeting guys like Gambini and other powerful mobsters, who were plotting to kill Fidel Castro but for some reason they changed planes and decided to take Kennedy out of the picture. To make things worst, the movie chooses to include a fictional character, the stripper Candy Cane (Sherilyn Fenn) who works for Ruby, and in terms of script she's a composition between Marilyn Monroe, Ruby's girlfriend and a woman who had affairs with mobsters and even Kennedy. We hardly know who is she in the picture and how important she is besides being the wildest thing on Jack's club. What about the mysterious Maxwell (played by Arliss Howard, very good here)? Who was that guy? Part of CIA? Mafia? He always bothers Ruby but never reveals himself except the original planning about dealing with Castro. The connections between characters and situations might have worked in real life but in the film it fails at horrible levels, to the point of unbelievable.
Compared with "JFK" this film is easy to follow but it never achieves greatness; it doesn't shine a light to new facts on Kennedy's and Oswald's murders; it can only confuses with more and more things. Structurally speaking, the whole film is a mess, slow at the beginning and very rushed towards the ending and that combination ruined the suspense and made a boring drama who had some good moments. The lamest of contradictions presented was the fact of Ruby being a patriotic man, who deals with the Mafia, a bad job for his country and at the same time cries out loud when he finally realizes his own people will kill the President. It's okay to do illegal things, not pay taxes and the government but you can't kill this nation's leader.
It's quite watchable but when you analyzes the material the director had in the hands you know he could have done better than this. 5/10