Bruce Joel Rubin

AKA: Derek Saunders
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1943-03-10

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Biography

Bruce Joel Rubin (b. March 10, 1943, Detroit, Michigan) is a screenwriter best known for the supernatural romance, Ghost for which he won the 1991 Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. He also wrote the screenplay for the 1990 psychological thriller Jacob's Ladder.

Crew Roles

Jacob's Ladder
Producer
Jacob's Ladder
Writer
The Responsive Eye
Second Unit Director
The Last Mimzy
Screenplay
The Time Traveler's Wife
Screenplay
My Life
Director
Brainstorm
Story
My Life
Producer
Deadly Friend
Screenplay
My Life
Writer
Hi, Mom!
Assistant Director
Ghost
Associate Producer
Jacob's Ladder
Original Story
Jacob's Ladder
Associate Producer
Ghost
Writer
Deceived
Screenplay
Stuart Little 2
Story
Stuart Little 2
Screenplay
To Bridge This Gap
Editor
Dionysus in '69
Director
Ghost
Original Film Writer
Deep Impact
Writer
Jennifer
Writer
Dionysus in '69
Director of Photography
Cast RolesCast Roles Played = {7}

Self

2009-01-10 6.549

Tales from the Script

Shane Black ("Lethal Weapon"), John Carpenter ("Halloween"), Frank Darabont ("The Shawshank Redemption"), William Goldman ("The Princess Bride"), Paul Schrader ("Taxi Driver"), and dozens of other Hol ...
Genre :Documentary

Self

2022-11-18 5.7

Only in Theaters

ONLY IN THEATERS, a film by actor/director Raphael Sbarge, is an intimate and moving journey taken with the Laemmle family, spanning nearly three years of challenges, losses, and personal triumphs. L ...
Genre :Documentary

Self

2001-04-24 6

Ghost: Remembering the Magic

The Making of Ghost ...
Genre :Documentary

Self

2007-03-13 0

Ghost Stories: The Making of a Classic

The making of Ghost ...
Genre :Documentary

Himself

2007-04-10 0

The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter Bruce Joel Rubin

With over 23 years in the business, Bruce Joel Rubin has done it all. From his Oscar-winning screenplay for the romantic-comedy-drama Ghost, to the psychological thriller Jacob's Ladder, the family-fr ...
Genre :Documentary

Self

1990-12-01 2.7

Building 'Jacob's Ladder'

An overview of the making of the film Jacob's Ladder (1990). ...
Genre :Documentary

Self

2025-10-13 0

On the Rungs of Jacob's Ladder

A documentary about the movie Jacob's Ladder by Didier Allouch with Adrian Lyne, Tim Robbins, and Bruce Joel Rubin. Included on the 4K release of Jacob's Ladder. ...
Genre :Documentary