Rubin & Ed

Rubin & Ed (1992)

As soon as Ed saves Rubin's life, he's gonna kill him.

Reclusive Rubin Farr teams up with vocal but unsuccessful multi-level salesman Ed Tuttle on a quest to bury Rubin's dead cat in the "perfect spot." Their trip takes them across Utah's desert where they have run-ins with Ed's ex-wife Rula and an elusive Andy Warhol critic.

Date of release
1992-05-15
TMDB
6.5 / 10 (31)
Runtime
1h 22m
Genres
Adventure, Drama, Comedy
Director
Trent Harris

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Utah

Rubin & Ed is a 1991 British independent buddy comedy film written and directed by Trent Harris. It stars Crispin Glover and Howard Hesseman as an unlikely pairing on a road trip through the Utah desert.

Production

Before Howard Hesseman was cast as Ed in the film, Peter Boyle was considered, but Boyle suffered a near-fatal stroke that left him completely speechless and immobile for nearly six months. Hesseman took the role after two weeks of filming..

The movie was filmed in Utah in Salt Lake City, Hanksville, Factory Butte and Goblin Valley State Park.

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