Ruby Sparks
“She's Out Of His Mind.”
Director
Valerie Faris
Screenplay
Zoe Kazan
From the directors of 'Little Miss Sunshine', 'Ruby Sparks' is a clever, melancholy romantic fantasy written by and starring Zoe Kazan. A blocked young novelist, played by Paul Dano, writes a girlfriend into existence, only to find the living Ruby appear in his apartment, controllable through his typewriter. What begins as wish fulfillment darkens into a sharp critique of the manic-pixie fantasy and male control in relationships. Smart and unsettling beneath its whimsy, it's a rare romance that interrogates its own genre.
Release
Jul 25, 2012
Budget
$8M
Country
United States of America
Revenue
$9M
Cast
Paul Dano
Calvin
Zoe Kazan
Ruby
Chris Messina
Harry
Annette Bening
Gertrude
Antonio Banderas
Mort
Alia Shawkat
Mabel
Deborah Ann Woll
Lila
Steve Coogan
Langdon Tharp
Elliott Gould
Dr. Rosenthal
Aasif Mandvi
Cyrus Modi
Toni Trucks
Susie
Eleanor Seigler
Mandi
John F. Beach
Adam
Jane Anne Thomas
Saskia
Wallace Langham
Warren
Mary Jo Deschanel
Female Professor
Rightor Doyle
Party Goer 1 - Hammer
Eden Brolin
Party Goer 2 - Hammer
Kai Lennox
Sort of Weird Guy
China Shavers
Party Goer 1 - Book Release
Michael Berry Jr.
Silverlake Passerby
Lindsay Fishkin
Box Office Teller
Claudia Bestor
Lecture Curator
Mark Roman
Literary Fan (uncredited)
Tatiana Sarasty
Book Club Member (uncredited)
Reviews
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7.1/10
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