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Bruce Joel Rubin

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  • Producer
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Bruce Joel Rubin in My Life (1993)
War stories and life lessons from the film industry's top writers.
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Tales from the Script (2009)
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Bruce Joel Rubin was born on 10 March 1943 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Ghost (1990), Deep Impact (1998) and Stuart Little 2 (2002). He has been married to Blanche Rubin since 29 January 1970. They have two children.
BornMarch 10, 1943
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BornMarch 10, 1943
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Bruce Joel Rubin

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Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze in Ghost (1990)
Ghost
7.1
  • Writer
  • 1990
Elijah Wood and Leelee Sobieski in Deep Impact (1998)
Deep Impact
6.2
  • Writer
  • 1998
Michael J. Fox in Stuart Little 2 (2002)
Stuart Little 2
5.5
  • Writer
  • 2002
Jacob's Ladder (1990)
Jacob's Ladder
7.4
  • Writer
  • 1990

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Writer

  • Michael Ealy in Jacob's Ladder (2019)
    Jacob's Ladder
  • Nanako Matsushima and Song Seung-heon in Gôsuto (2010)
    Gôsuto
  • The Time Traveler's Wife (2009)
    The Time Traveler's Wife
  • Rhiannon Leigh Wryn and Chris O'Neil in The Last Mimzy (2007)
    The Last Mimzy
  • Michael J. Fox in Stuart Little 2 (2002)
    Stuart Little 2
  • Elijah Wood and Leelee Sobieski in Deep Impact (1998)
    Deep Impact
  • Nicole Kidman and Michael Keaton in My Life (1993)
    My Life
  • Deceived (1991)
    Deceived
    • (as Derek Saunders)
  • Jacob's Ladder (1990)
    Jacob's Ladder
  • Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze in Ghost (1990)
    Ghost
  • Kristy Swanson in Deadly Friend (1986)
    Deadly Friend
  • Brainstorm (1983)
    Brainstorm
  • Tony Anthony, Rosemary Dexter, and Luciana Paluzzi in Come Together (1971)
    Come Together
    • (as Bruce Rubin)
  • Jennifer

Producer

  • Nicole Kidman and Michael Keaton in My Life (1993)
    My Life
  • Jacob's Ladder (1990)
    Jacob's Ladder
  • Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze in Ghost (1990)
    Ghost

Actor

  • Meditations on Story
  • The Talent Given Us (2004)
    The Talent Given Us
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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Tales from the Script
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Tales from the Script

Personal details

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    • March 10, 1943
    • Detroit, Michigan, USA
    • January 29, 1970 - present (2 children)
  • Stage play: Ghost the Musical, Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, Broadway, Manhattan, NY
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    • 1 Interview
    • 1 Article

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    Spent a year and a half travelling in India and Tibet, staying for awhile in a Nepalese monastery.
  • Quotes
    You need to get what I call "the lump of clay" on the table. You can't mold it until it's there. So if you get ten pages down and then start being judgmental and critical of your work, you'll never get that lump of clay on the table.

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