Filmography from Michael Ruben

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The Lodger, David Ondaatje, 2009
THE LODGER follows a grizzled detective on the trail of a ruthless killer intent on slaughtering prostitutes along West Hollywood's Sunset Strip. It appears that the murderer's grisly methods are identical to that of London's infamous 19th century psychopath Jack the Ripper - a relentless serial killer who was never caught by police. To make matters worse, the detective soon notices the parallels between the crimes committed by the West...

Basket Case 2, Frank Henenlotter, 1990
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Brain Damage, Frank Henenlotter, 1988
A normal, average guy who lives in New York City becomes dependent on an evil, disembodied brain. The brain feeds the guy a narcotic substance in exchange for his unwilling assistance in obtaining the brains of innocent victims for sustenance. This turns into a tour of circa-1980s underground NYC clubs, backlots, and other seedy locations. One scene features the band Swimming Pool Cues playing the song "Corruption."...

I Was a Teenage Zombie, John Elias Michalakis, 1987
Six high school buddies accidentally kill a drug pusher and dump his body in toxic waters. When the pusher returns as a zombie and goes on a killing spree, their only recourse is to dump the body of one of their own recently dead, and have him return as a "good" zombie to face off with the "bad" one. The producer's hook for the film was to feature music by groups the likes of The Fleshtones and Los Lobos....

The Sister in Law, Joseph Ruben, 1974
Robert and Edward are brothers involved in a web of adultry and deceit. They share Edward's wife and his mistress and a mission to deliver a package of jewels across the Canadian border, but the mission turns out to be deadly....

Jericho, Guy Norman Bee (4 episodes, 2006-2008), Sanford Bookstaver (4 episodes, 2006-2008), James Whitmore Jr (4 episodes, 2006-2008), Seith Mann (3 episodes, 2007-2008), Martha Mitchell (2 episodes, 2006), Jon Turteltaub (2 episodes, 2006), Matt Earl Beesley (2 episodes, 2007-2008), Steven DePaul (2 episodes, 2007-2008), Steve Gomer (2 episodes, 2007-2008), Christine Moore (2 episodes, 2007-2008), Helen Shaver (2 episodes, 2007-2008), Duane Clark (1 episode, 2006), Paul McCrane (1 episode, 2006), J Miller Tobin (1 episode, 2006), Kevin Dowling (1 episode, 2007), Steve Boyum (1 episode, 2008), Christopher Leitch (1 episode, 2008), John Peters (1 episode, 2008), Scott Peters (1 episode, 2008), 0
A small town in Kansas is literally left in the dark after seeing a mushroom cloud over near-by Denver, Colorado. The townspeople struggle to find answers about the blast and solutions on how to survive....