Rubin and Ed


Rubin & Ed is an English-language independent comedy-buddy film written and directed by Trent Harris and released in 1991.

Plot

It is about an eccentric, unsociable young man who is forced by his mother to make some friends before she'll return his stereo to him. He is joined on a trip through a desert by a pyramid scheme salesman, to assist in finding a location to bury a frozen cat.

Production

Rubin and Ed was filmed in Utah in Salt Lake City, Hanksville, Factory Butte and Goblin Valley State Park.

Cast

In other media

Television

appeared on Late Night with David Letterman in 1987 in-character as Rubin Farr. While demonstrating his fighting moves, Glover nearly kicked David Letterman in the face, causing Letterman to walk off the set. It has never been confirmed by Glover whether or not this was a performance.