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Ruby (1992): Cast, Box Office & Plot

Ruby (1992) movie poster

Ruby is a 1992 drama thriller directed by John Mackenzie, starring Danny Aiello as Jack Ruby, Sherilyn Fenn and Mary Chris Wall. It runs 1 hour 50 minutes and earned $919,286 worldwide.

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Ruby (1992) movie poster
Released
Runtime
1h 50m (110 min)
Director
John Mackenzie
Genres
Drama , Action , Thriller , Crime
Original language
English
Studio
Polygram Entertainment
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is Ruby About?

The premise of Ruby without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

Blending real events with dramatized storytelling, the film follows Jack Ruby and a club dancer named Candy Cane as they become entangled in a shadowy plot surrounding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Fact and fiction intertwine, revealing the gritty underworld that draws the two into a conspiracy to kill the president.

Ruby Themes & Keywords

· 45 tags
  • year 1963
  • kennedy assassination conspiracy
  • character name as title
  • jack ruby character
  • lee harvey oswald character
  • jacqueline kennedy character
  • based on real person
  • assassination plot
  • hymn
  • celebrity lookalike
  • dress
  • president
+33 more
  • one word title
  • surname as title
  • john connally character
  • texas
  • 20th century
  • cover up
  • cia central intelligence agency
  • political cover up
  • conspiracy
  • mafia
  • looking at oneself in a mirror
  • government corruption
  • political corruption
  • corruption
  • political conspiracy
  • woman putting on makeup
  • mentor protege relationship
  • fictional character based on real life person
  • actress shares first name with character
  • stripper
  • small hometown
  • protege
  • political assassination
  • nightclub singer
  • mysterious man
  • mob
  • marital abuse
  • female singer
  • father figure
  • assassination of president
  • courtroom
  • based on play
  • independent film
Cast & crew

Ruby Cast & Characters

Danny Aiello leads the cast as Jack Ruby, with Sherilyn Fenn as Candy Cane and Mary Chris Wall as Jackie Kennedy. Directed by John Mackenzie; 51 actors are credited in all.

Also Starring in Ruby

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Plot

Ruby Plot Summary

What happens in Ruby from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 4-minute read.

Spoilers ahead

Jack Ruby, Danny Aiello stands at the center of a sprawling, troubled world as the film opens with him revisiting a past he can’t quite place as real or imagined—a dream that lingers in the air. A shockingly brutal image follows: a suited man tortured, hung on a meat hook, and drained of blood, a graphic warning that hints at the danger simmering beneath Dallas’s surface.

Full summary

The whole story of Ruby, scene by scene

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Box office

Ruby Box Office

Ruby grossed $919,286 worldwide.

1992 box office

Worldwide gross

$919.3K

US & Canada
$919.3K
Quiz

How Well Do You Know Ruby?

10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.

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Who is the proprietor of the Carousel Club at the start of the film?
Cars

Cars in Ruby

38 cars on screen, including the 1962 Ford Galaxie 500 XL and the 1958 Cadillac Fleetwood 75.

All 38 cars
  • 1962 Ford Galaxie 500 XL in Ruby 1962 Ford Galaxie 500 XL Important role
  • 1958 Cadillac Fleetwood 75 in Ruby 1958 Cadillac Fleetwood 75 Minor role
  • 1960 Cadillac Sedan DeVille in Ruby 1960 Cadillac Sedan DeVille Minor role
  • 1957 Ford Fairlane 500 in Ruby 1957 Ford Fairlane 500 Minor role
Details

Ruby Also Known As

12 alternative titles, including “Jack Ruby - Im Netz der Mafia” and “ジャック・ルビー”.

Also known as
  • Jack Ruby - Im Netz der Mafia
  • ジャック・ルビー
  • La conspiración de Dallas
  • Caso Kennedy, uma Conspiração
  • Ruby - A Kennedy-gyilkosság másik arca
  • Ruby - Il terzo uomo a Dallas
  • Ruby, a Conspiração do Silêncio
  • Conspiratia
  • Руби
  • Caso Kennedy - Uma Conspiração
  • La conspiración de Dallas (Ruby)
  • 多面鲁比

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FAQ

Ruby FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime

Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office and post-credit scenes of Ruby, each answered in a sentence.

How long is Ruby?

Ruby runs 1 hour 50 minutes (110 minutes).

When was Ruby released?

Ruby was released on March 27, 1992.

Who directed Ruby?

Ruby was directed by John Mackenzie.

More films by John Mackenzie

Who is in the cast of Ruby?

Ruby stars Danny Aiello as Jack Ruby, Sherilyn Fenn as Candy Cane and Mary Chris Wall as Jackie Kennedy, among 51 credited actors.

How much did Ruby make at the box office?

Ruby grossed $919,286 worldwide.

Does Ruby have a post-credit scene?

No. Ruby has no extra scene during or after the credits.

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