History Film / RubinAndEd

* ADateWithRosiePalms: Rubin's addiction to [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything squeezing his cat's squeaky toy]] while listening to Mahler is presented as a metaphor for this, egged on by his fantasies of a bikini-clad girl on a poster in his room.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Might end up like this when Trent Harris (the director) runs out of [=DVDs=] to sell off his site. The literal VHS tapes of the film, the only way ''Rubin & Ed'' ever saw a widespread release that wasn't order on demand, are already experiencing this, with tapes commanding prices ranging from $40 to $100 online.

''Fun Fact:'' Although the movie came out in 1991, Crispin Glover created the Rubin character years before. In his Andy Kaufman-esque stunt on Letterman's show in 1987, he appeared in-character as Rubin (well, we ''think'' it was a stunt; it's just as possible that Glover is just plain weird). He also mentions "Mr. Farr" in his 1989 song "Clowny Clown Clown" and makes a brief appearance in costume as Rubin in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rH6b_lSQst0 the video]] thereof.

'''Rubin and Ed''' is a 1991 Independent film starring Creator/CrispinGlover and Howard Hesseman, directed by Trent Harris. An offbeat and often-trippy comedy, it tells the story of self-imposed hermit Rubin Farr (Glover) and middle-aged pyramid scheme recruiter Ed Tuttle (Hesseman). Ed is desperate to find someone that he can drag to his group's upcoming seminar. Meanwhile, Rubin's mother is nagging him to make a friend and bring said friend over to dinner. While on their respecive missions, the two men meet. HilarityEnsues. Weirdness Ensues too. The plot winds up going in an unexpected direction, and our heroes spend most of the movie lost in an arid Utah desert.

'''Rubin and Ed''' is a 1991 Independent film starring Crispin Glover and Howard Hesseman, directed by Trent Harris. An offbeat and often-trippy comedy, it tells the story of self-imposed hermit Rubin Farr (Glover) and middle-aged pyramid scheme recruiter Ed Tuttle (Hesseman). Ed is desperate to find someone that he can drag to his group's upcoming seminar. Meanwhile, Rubin's mother is nagging him to make a friend and bring said friend over to dinner. While on their respecive missions, the two men meet. HilarityEnsues. Weirdness Ensues too. The plot winds up going in an unexpected direction, and our heroes spend most of the movie lost in an arid Utah desert.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Might end up like this when Trent Harris (the director) runs out of [=DVDs=] to sell off his site.

* ActorAllusion: Rubin graffitis "[[Creator/AndyWarhol ANDY WARHOL]] SUCKS A BIG ONE" on the window of a mobile home, claiming Warhol is a "fraud." Crispin Glover portrayed Andy Warhol in ''TheDoors'' biopic, also released in 1991.

* FatAndSkinny

''Fun Fact:'' Although the movie came out in 1991, Crispin Glover created the Rubin character years before. In his Andy Kaufman-esque stunt on Letterman's show, he appeared in-character as Rubin (well, we ''think'' it was a stunt; it's just as possible that Glover is just plain weird).

'''Rubin and Ed''' is a 1991 Independent film starring Crispin Glover and Howard Hesseman, directed by Trent Harris. An offbeat and often-trippy comedy, it tells the story of self-imposed hermit Rubin (Glover) and middle-aged pyramid scheme recruiter Ed (Hesseman). Ed is desperate to find someone that he can drag to his group's upcoming seminar. Meanwhile, Rubin's mother is nagging him to make a friend and bring said friend over to dinner. While on their respecive missions, the two men meet. HilarityEnsues. Weirdness Ensues too. The plot winds up going in an unexpected direction, and our heroes spend most of the movie lost in an arid Utah desert.

* AdultChild: Rubin