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Bruce Joel Rubin

Bruce Joel Rubin

Born: 1943-03-10 • Detroit, Michigan, USA

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.

Filmography
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On the Rungs of Jacob's Ladder
2025 • Self
Only in Theaters poster
Only in Theaters
2022 • Self
Tales from the Script poster
Tales from the Script
2009 • Self
The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter Bruce Joel Rubin poster
The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter Bruce Joel Rubin
2007 • Himself
Ghost Stories: The Making of a Classic poster
Ghost Stories: The Making of a Classic
2007 • Self
Ghost: Remembering the Magic poster
Ghost: Remembering the Magic
2001 • Self
Building 'Jacob's Ladder' poster
Building 'Jacob's Ladder'
1990 • Self