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Ruby and Rata (1990)
111 min | Comedy, Drama

Ruby and Rata (1990)

111 min | Comedy, Drama

Elderly Ruby fears an excuse to put her in a retirement home and arranges for her nephew to find a suitable tenant for her flat. However her tenant is a welfare-defrauding, aspiring rock singer with an eight-year-old delinquent son.

Director

Gaylene Preston

Writers

Gaylene Preston (screenplay) | Graeme Tetley (written by)

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Updated Jul 14, 1990

Release date

Jul 14, 1990 (New Zealand)

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4 wins

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30 cast members

Name	Known for
Yvonne Lawley Ruby Ruby See fewer	The Tommyknockers (1993)
Vanessa Rare Rata Rata See fewer	Mataku (2002)
Lee Metekingi Willie (as Lee Mete-Kingi) Willie (as Lee Mete-Kingi) See fewer	The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985)
Simon Barnett Buckle Buckle See fewer	The Holy Roller (2010)
Deben Bhattacharya Ramesh Ramesh See fewer	Abir (1987)
Russell Gowers Sike Sike See fewer	Ruby and Rata (1990)
Russell Smith Social Worker Social Worker See fewer	Shark in the Park (1989)
Ngaire Horton Nanny Stickle Nanny Stickle See fewer	Sylvia (I) (1985)
Alma Woods Nanny Shearer Nanny Shearer See fewer	Strange Behavior (1981)
Vicky Burrett NannySpindle NannySpindle See fewer	Alex (1992)
Iain Rea Traffic Officer Traffic Officer See fewer	The World's Fastest Indian (2005)
Simon White The Apocalypse The Apocalypse See fewer	Ruby and Rata (1990)
Dave Clark The Apocalypse The Apocalypse See fewer	Ruby and Rata (1990)
Peter van Bergen The Apocalypse The Apocalypse See fewer	Ruby and Rata (1990)
Tony Gallagher The Apocalypse The Apocalypse See fewer	Desperate Remedies (1992)
Gary McCormick Manhattan Mac Manhattan Mac See fewer	Starlight Hotel (1987)
Steve La Hood Morgan Cohen Morgan Cohen See fewer	Country GP (1984)
Dor Barrington Welfare clerk Welfare clerk See fewer	Ruby and Rata (1990)
Glynis Paraha Cleaning Supervisor Cleaning Supervisor See fewer	The Piano (1993)
Andrew Robertt Salesman (as Andrew Binns) Salesman (as Andrew Binns) See fewer	Slow West (2015)
Jeff Gane Repo Man #1 Repo Man #1 See fewer	Fear Abides, Nightly Glistens (2022)
Stephen Hall Repo Man #2 Repo Man #2 See fewer	King Kong (2005)
Des Culling Partygoer Partygoer See fewer	Dark of the Night (1984)
Heather Bolton Nurse Nurse See fewer	Dark of the Night (1984)
Matt Palmer New Tenant New Tenant See fewer	Never Say Die (1988)
Pratima Soma Ramesh's wife Ramesh's wife See fewer	Ruby and Rata (1990)
Sam Ford Magician Magician See fewer	Ruby and Rata (1990)
Trudi Green Rabbit Rabbit See fewer	Ruby and Rata (1990)
Peter Sharp Father Christmas Father Christmas See fewer	Erebus: The Aftermath (1988)
John Paul Schwakker (voice) Schwakker (voice) See fewer	Ruby and Rata (1990)

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