Rubin and Ed

Rubin and Ed
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Directed by	Trent Harris
Produced by	Paul Webster
Written by	Trent Harris
Starring	Crispin Glover Howard Hesseman Karen Black Michael Greene Anna Louise Daniels
Music by	Fred Myrow
Edited by	Brent A. Schoenfeld
Production company	Working Title Films
Distributed by	IRS Media (1992) (USA)
Release dates	1991
Running time	82 minutes
Language	English
Box office	$15,675

Rubin and Ed is an American independent comedy-buddy film written and directed by Trent Harris and released in 1991. It is about an eccentric, unsociable young man who is forced by his mother to make some friends before she'll return his stereo to him. He is joined on a trip through a desert by a pyramid scheme salesman, to assist in finding a location to bury a frozen cat.

Crispin Glover appeared on Late Night with David Letterman in 1987 appearing in-character as Rubin Farr. This caused much confusion to David Letterman as he, after almost being kicked in the face by Glover, walked off his own set while still on the air. It has never been confirmed by Glover whether or not this was a performance.

Production

Rubin and Ed was filmed in Utah in Salt Lake City, Hanksville, and Goblin Valley State Park.

Cast

Actor	Role
Howard Hesseman	Ed Tuttle
Crispin Glover	Rubin Farr
Karen Black	Rula
Michael Greene	Mr. Busta
Brittney Lewis	Poster Girl
Anna Louise Daniels	Rubin's Mom
Ray Gordon	Barking Man
Dorene Nielsen	Ed's Mom
Frank Magner	Bob
Aaron Tranberg	Desk Sergeant
Patrick Michael Collins	Lacky
Jonathan Chapin	Brat
Jane Mendenhall	Woman By Pool
James Nielsen	Ed's Dad
Diane St. Cyr	Bonnie
Michael Scott	Jimbo

External links

• Official site
• Rubin and Ed at IMDb
• Rubin and Ed at AllMovie