Ruby Sparks (2012)
Overview
Calvin is a young novelist who achieved phenomenal success early in his career but is now struggling with his writing – as well as his romantic life. Finally, he makes a breakthrough and creates a character named Ruby who inspires him. When Calvin finds Ruby, in the flesh, sitting on his couch about a week later, he is completely flabbergasted that his words have turned into a living, breathing person.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $8,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $9,368,803.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 12.307 |
Directed By
Jonathan Dayton
Valerie Faris
Crew
Fredrik Bond
Irma Fitzgibbons
Sid Krofft
Don Molls
Samuel Vazquez
Paul Ripple
Timothy P. Ryan Jr.
Tom Roberts
Jonathan Dayton
Valerie Faris
Zoe Kazan
Ron Yerxa
Albert Berger
Nick Urata
Pamela Martin
Justine Arteta
Kim Davis-Wagner
Matthew Libatique
Judy Becker
Nancy Steiner
Alexander Wei
Matthew Flood Ferguson
Zoe Kazan
Paul Dano
Robert Graf
T.K. Knowles
John O'Grady
Chuck Ryant
Lyn Matsuda Norton
Cheryl Cravedi
Aaron Glascock
Byron Wilson
Skip Lievsay
Aaron Glascock
Edward Tise
Joshua Winget
Deborah Myles Davis
Freya Krasnow
Jeff Ferrero
Merrick Morton
Wade Allen
Pat Romano
Bart Lipton
Robert Graf
Torsten Witte
J. Elizabeth Ingram
Dan Wilcox
Aaron A. Goffman
J.M. Logan
Christopher Miller
David Sirianni
Curt Schulkey
David A. Arnold
Damiano Marchese
Kristin Wahl
Curran Crockett
Angel Radefeld
Michael Ward
J.E. Barrows
Jeb Barrows
Robert E. Kay
Thomas Patrick Smith
David Brace
Susannah Carradine
Dwayne Grady
Anne Hyvarinen
Cynthia Martinez
William Cawley
Johnna Chism
David Lee Fein
Albert Gasser
Hilda Hodges
David Jobe
Randall L. Johnson
Howard London
Thomas J. O'Connell
Jason Oliver
Sonny Pettijohn
Ryan Young
Arturo Dickey
Barron Gunter
Chris Nielsen
Allan Padelford
James Coffin
Tana Dubbe
Randy Dye
Colin Hudson
John Mang
Brian Mundell
Joey O'Donnell
Mickey Petersen
Nicolas Restrepo
Matt Stenerson
David Blue Thompson
Terry Zumalt
Vitalina Gauzylyuk
Marylou Lim
Jennifer Starzyk
Terel Gibson
Staci Pontius
Elias Benavidez
Gregg Brilliant
Maureen 'Mo' Crutchfield
Robert Cymbal
John Emmons
Ali Griffith
Gregory Levine
James Kaplan
TOP 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
Emma Jacobs
Party Goer at Langdon's
Rightor Doyle
Party Goer 1 - Hammer
Eden Brolin
Party Goer 2 - Hammer
Kai Lennox
Sort of Weird Guy
Ole Olofson
Older Dude
Jack Levinson
Party Goer 2 - Book Release
China Shavers
Party Goer 1 - Book Release
Casey Genton
Busboy
Michael Berry Jr.
Silverlake Passerby
Lindsay Fishkin
Box Office Teller
Claudia Bestor
Lecture Curator
Diana Parros
Book Club Member (uncredited)
Mark Roman
Literary Fan (uncredited)
Tatiana Sarasty
Book Club Member (uncredited)
Marco Tazioli
Book Club Groupie (uncredited)
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