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Ruby

Year:

1977

Duration:

85 min | USA:96 min (TV version)

Genres:

Drama | Horror

IMDB rate:

5.1

Director:

Curtis Harrington

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1977-11-21

Cast

Actor

Character

Janit Baldwin

Piper Laurie

Ruby Claire

Stuart Whitman

Vince Kemper

Roger Davis

Dr. Paul Keller

Crystin Sinclaire

Lila June

Paul Kent

Louie

Len Lesser

Barney

Jack Perkins

Avery

Eddy Donno

Jess (as Edward Donno)

Sal Vecchio

Nicky Rocco

Fred Kohler Jr.

Jake Miller (as Fred Kohler)

Rory Stevens

Donny

Raymond Kark

First Man

Jan Burrell

First Woman

Kip Gillespie

Herbie

Tamar Cooper

Woman 'A'

Patricia Allison

Pick-up Man's Wife

Stu Olson

Man 'A'

Mary Margaret Robinson

Mae Belle (as Mary Robinson)

Michael Alldredge

Sheriff's Wife's Date

Allison Hayes

The Fifty-Foot Woman (archive footage)

Roy Gordon

Dr. Isaac Cushing (footage from 'Attack of the 50 Foot Woman') (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Trivia

The producer chose to change the ending, and both Curtis Harrington and Piper Laurie refused to be involved in the re-shoot. It was allegedly shot by Stephanie Rothman, who has neither confirmed nor denied her involvement. This ending, featured in the TV commercials at the time of the theatrical release, helped make it the box office success it was.

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The version broadcast on television contained a lot of footage not seen in the theatrical version. The footage was allegedly shot by Stephanie Rothman, new for the TV sale, not scenes deleted from the original version. This version was also available on VHS tape. The DVD release is the theatrical version.

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Includes a scene reworking the "spider-walk" sequence cut from the original version of The Exorcist (1973).

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Goofs

The story takes place in 1951, but Ruby's drive-in has a wide screen, two years before wide screens were being built.

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Set in 1951, the drive-in shows Attack of the 50 Foot Woman seven years too early.

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