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Calvin (Paul Dano) is a young novelist who achieved phenomal 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 (Zoe Kazan), 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.
Original Release
07/25/2012
US Release
07/25/2012
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Paul Dano | Calvin Weir-Fields / Calvin |
Zoe Kazan | Ruby Sparks / Ruby |
Antonio Banderas | Mort |
Annette Bening | Gertrude |
Steve Coogan | Langdon Tharp |
Elliott Gould | Dr. Rosenthal |
Chris Messina | Harry |
Alia Shawkat | Mabel |
Deborah Ann Woll | Lila |
Aasif Mandvi | Cyrus Modi |
Directors
Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Paul Dano | Calvin Weir-Fields / Calvin |
Zoe Kazan | Ruby Sparks / Ruby |
Antonio Banderas | Mort |
Annette Bening | Gertrude |
Steve Coogan | Langdon Tharp |
Elliott Gould | Dr. Rosenthal |
Chris Messina | Harry |
Alia Shawkat | Mabel |
Deborah Ann Woll | Lila |
Aasif Mandvi | Cyrus Modi |
Toni Trucks | Susie |
Eleanor Seigler | Mandi |
John F. Beach | Adam |
Jane Anne Thomas | Saskia |
Wallace Langham | Warren |
Mary Jo Deschanel | Female Professor |
Rick L. Dean | Book Club Member |
Mark Roman | Literary Fan |
Marco Tazioli | Book Club Groupie |
Brittany Lasky | Literary Fan |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Zoe Kazan | Executive Producer |
Paul Dano | Executive Producer |
Robert Graf | Executive Producer |
Ron Yerxa | Producer |
Albert Berger | Producer |
T.K. Knowles | Producer |
Bart Lipton | Producer |
Chuck Ryant | Producer |
John O'Grady | Producer |
Editors
Clips

Ruby Sparks: Have We Met?

Ruby Sparks: Fluent French

Ruby Sparks: Organic Lunch

Ruby Sparks: Car Talk

Ruby Sparks: House Tour
Behind the Scenes

Ruby Sparks: Locations (Featurette)

Ruby Sparks: Be Careful What You Wish For (Featurette)

Ruby Sparks: Premiere (Featurette)

Ruby Sparks: Antonio Banderas On His Reaction When Reading The Script

Ruby Sparks: Jonathan Dayton And Valiera Faris On How Ruby Comes To Life

Ruby Sparks: Paul Dano On His Writing

Ruby Sparks: Chris Messina On On What Impressed Him About Zoe Kazan And The Script

Ruby Sparks: Steve Coogan On His Character

Ruby Sparks: Elliott Gould On How He Got Involved In This Film

Ruby Sparks: Couples (Featurette)