Person

Bruce Joel Rubin

Specialty: Writing
Birth: March 10, 1943 · 83 years
Origin: Detroit, Michigan, USA

Technical Alias

Derek Saunders

Professional Trajectory

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.

Registered Filmography

On the Rungs of Jacob's Ladder
10.0
On the Rungs of Jacob's Ladder
2025·Self
4.2
Only in Theaters
2022·Self
6.6
Tales from the Script
2009·Self
Ghost Stories: The Making of a Classic
2007·Self
The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter Bruce Joel Rubin
2007·Himself
6.0
Ghost: Remembering the Magic
2001·Self
4.5
Building 'Jacob's Ladder'
1990·Self

Bruce Joel Rubin

Professional Trajectory

Registered Filmography

On the Rungs of Jacob's Ladder

Only in Theaters

Tales from the Script

Ghost Stories: The Making of a Classic

The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter Bruce Joel Rubin

Ghost: Remembering the Magic

Building 'Jacob's Ladder'