Rubin & Ed

Rubin & Ed
Rubin & Ed
	VHS cover
Directed by	Trent Harris
Written by	Trent Harris
Produced by	Paul Webster
Starring	Crispin Glover; Howard Hesseman;
Edited by	Brent A. Schoenfeld
Music by	Fred Myrow
Production; company	Working Title Films
Distributed by	IRS Media (1992) (U.S.)
Release dates	1 August 1991 (WFF); 15 May 1992;
Running time	82 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Box office	$15,675

Rubin & Ed is a 1991 independent buddy comedy film written and directed by Trent Harris. It stars Crispin Glover and Howard Hesseman.

Plot[]

An eccentric, unsociable young man is forced by his mother to make some friends before she will 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.

Cast[]

Howard Hesseman as Ed Tuttle
Crispin Glover as Rubin Farr
Karen Black as Rula
Michael Greene as Mr. Busta
Brittney Lewis as Poster Girl
Anna Louise Daniels as Rubin's Mom
Ray Gordon as Barking Man
Dorene Nielsen as Ed's Mom

Production[]

Rubin & Ed was filmed in Utah in Salt Lake City, Hanksville, Factory Butte and Goblin Valley State Park.^[2]

Glover's appearance on Late Night[]

Crispin Glover appeared on Late Night with David Letterman in 1987 to promote the film River's Edge. During the interview, Glover wore platform shoes and a wig, behaved erratically, and nearly kicked David Letterman in the face, causing Letterman to walk off the set.^[3]^[4] After Rubin & Ed premiered four years later, some speculated that Glover appeared on the show in-character as Rubin Farr.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

References[]

^ "Rubin and Ed". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
^ D'Arc, James V. (2010). When Hollywood Came to Town: A History of Moviemaking in Utah (1st ed.). Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith. ISBN 978-1423605874.
^ ^a ^b "Crispin Glover Goes Back to the Crazy – Top 10 Disastrous Letterman Interviews". Time. 13 February 2009. Archived from the original on 13 April 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
^ ^a ^b Reed, Ryan (20 May 2021). "David Letterman's Most Memorable Late-Night Moments". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
^ Smith, Lory (1999). Party in a Box: The Story of the Sundance Film Festival. Gibbs Smith. p. 3. ISBN 978-0879058616. The movie starred Crispin Glover as Rubin - he was actually in the Rubin character the infamous night he nearly karate-kicked off David Letterman's nose.
^ Yamato, Jen (20 January 2015). "Bill Hader To Narrate Cult Film Documentary 'Beaver Trilogy Part IV' – Sundance". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 29 May 2021.

External links[]

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[1] "Rubin and Ed". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 11 December 2014.

[2] D'Arc, James V. (2010). When Hollywood Came to Town: A History of Moviemaking in Utah (1st ed.). Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith. ISBN 978-1423605874.

[TIME_2009-3] "Crispin Glover Goes Back to the Crazy – Top 10 Disastrous Letterman Interviews". Time. 13 February 2009. Archived from the original on 13 April 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2021.

[Reed_2021-4] Reed, Ryan (20 May 2021). "David Letterman's Most Memorable Late-Night Moments". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 29 May 2021.

[5] Smith, Lory (1999). Party in a Box: The Story of the Sundance Film Festival. Gibbs Smith. p. 3. ISBN 978-0879058616. The movie starred Crispin Glover as Rubin - he was actually in the Rubin character the infamous night he nearly karate-kicked off David Letterman's nose.

[6] Yamato, Jen (20 January 2015). "Bill Hader To Narrate Cult Film Documentary 'Beaver Trilogy Part IV' – Sundance". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 29 May 2021.

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