Personal Info
Known For
Writing
Born
March 10, 1943 (age 83)
Place of Birth
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Also Known As
Derek Saunders
Bruce Joel Rubin
Biography
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.
Known For
Film
Tales from the Script
Self
2009
Film
Ghost: Remembering the Magic
Self
2001
Film
Only in Theaters
Self
2022
Film
Building 'Jacob's Ladder'
Self
1990
Film
Ghost Stories: The Making of a Classic
Self
2007
Film
On the Rungs of Jacob's Ladder
Self
2025
Film
The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter Bruce Joel Rubin
Himself
2007
Filmography
2025FilmOn the Rungs of Jacob's Ladderas Self2022FilmOnly in Theatersas Self2009FilmTales from the Scriptas Self2007FilmThe Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter Bruce Joel Rubinas Himself2007FilmGhost Stories: The Making of a Classicas Self2001FilmGhost: Remembering the Magicas Self1990FilmBuilding 'Jacob's Ladder'as Self