Ruby Sparks

"She's Out Of His Mind."

2012 1h 44m EN

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7.1

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★7.1TMDB · 1,848

ComedyRomanceFantasyDrama

Synopsis

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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.

“She's Out Of His Mind.”

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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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Valerie Faris
Writers: Zoe Kazan
Languages: English, French
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Valerie Faris, shot by Matthew Libatique. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Nick Urata. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Pamela Martin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Paul Dano and Zoe Kazan and Chris Messina carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "She's Out Of His Mind.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1839492 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Valerie Faris directs. Matthew Libatique behind the camera. Nick Urata scores. Pamela Martin cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 14 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.
3Directed by Valerie Faris, shot by Matthew Libatique. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Nick Urata. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Pamela Martin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Paul Dano and Zoe Kazan and Chris Messina carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "She's Out Of His Mind.".
8IMDB entry: tt1839492 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 8 themes, including "dreams", "imaginary friend", "therapy", "novelist".

The technical file

Cinematography: Matthew Libatique
Original score: Nick Urata
Editing: Pamela Martin
Production design: Judy Becker
Costume design: Nancy Steiner
Makeup / hair: Torsten Witte
Sound: Aaron Glascock
Stunt coordinator: Wade Allen
Runtime: 104 min · 1h 44m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $8,000,000
Box office: $9,368,803
Return: 117% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Ruby Sparks (2012)

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Andres Gomez2015-05-02
★ 7/10
Interesting comedy from Zoe Kazan which will catch your attention. The cast is well chosen with a main character cat to the size of Dano. A good movie but nothing very special.

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