Richard P. Rubinstein

Richard P. Rubinstein is an American film and television producer who has worked mainly in the science fiction and horror genres. In the 1970s and 1980s he collaborated frequently with horror director George A. Romero, including on the seminal zombie films Dawn of the Dead (1978) and Day of the Dead (1985). He also produced the 1984–1988 anthology horror television series Tales from the Darkside. In the 1980s and 1990s, Rubinstein produced a substantial number of projects based on the writings of horror novelist Stephen King. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard P. Rubinstein, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Works

Creepshow

Five grisly tales from a 1950s-style comic, including a murdered father rising from beyond, a bizarre meteor, a vengeful husband, a mysterious crate's occupant, and a plague of cockroaches.

Release Date1982-11-10

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Charactersd Bearded Party Guest (segment "The Crate")

Vote Count1111

Knightriders

A medieval reenactment troupe struggles to maintain its family-like dynamic amid pressure from local authorities, interest from talent agents, and their so-called king's delusions of grandeur.

Release Date1981-04-10

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Charactersd Crowd Member Holding Baby on His Shoulders (uncredited)

Vote Count118

Document of the Dead

A documentary about George A. Romero's films, with a behind scenes look at Dawn of the Dead.

Release Date1981-01-19

Charactersd Himself

Vote Count28

Martin

A young man, convinced he's a vampire, goes to live with his elderly and hostile cousin in a small Pennsylvanian town, where he tries to suppress his bloodlust.

Release Date1978-05-10

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Charactersd Richard

Vote Count303

Just Desserts: The Making of 'Creepshow'

Details the making of Stephen King & George A. Romero's 1982 horror anthology classic, from conception through to completion.

Release Date2007-10-22

Charactersd Self

Vote Count15

Dune: Part Two

Follow the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a path of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, Paul endeavors to prevent a terrible future only he can foresee.

Release Date2024-02-27

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Vote Count7304

Dune

Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet's exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence-a commodity capable of unlocking humanity's greatest potential-only those who can conquer their fear will survive.

Release Date2021-09-15

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Vote Count14217

The Stand

After a deadly plague kills most of the world’s population, the remaining survivors split into two groups - one led by a benevolent elder and the other by a maleficent being - to face each other in a final battle between good and evil.

Release Date1994-05-08

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Episode Count4

Vote Count502

Dune: Part Three

The third and final installment in Villeneuve's Dune trilogy. Based on Frank Herbert's novel Dune Messiah.

Release Date2026-12-17

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Dawn of the Dead

During an ever-growing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter, and his television-executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall.

Release Date1978-09-02

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Vote Count2224

Precious Victims

Paula and Robert Sims are desperate: their 12 days old baby has been kidnapped! Since there's no trace of the kidnappers, they address the public for help. Shortly after their daughter is found dead. When the same happens three years later to their second daughter, Sheriff Yocom becomes suspicious.

Release Date1993-09-27

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Vote Count2

The Stand

In a world mostly wiped out by the plague and embroiled in an elemental struggle between good and evil, the fate of mankind rests on the frail shoulders of the 108-year-old Mother Abagail and a handful of survivors. Their worst nightmares are embodied in a man with a lethal smile and unspeakable powers: Randall Flagg, the Dark Man.

Release Date2020-12-17

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Episode Count9

Vote Count695

Dawn of the Dead

A group of survivors take refuge in a shopping mall after the world is taken over by aggressive, flesh-eating zombies.

Release Date2004-03-19

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Vote Count4303

Pet Sematary

After the Creed family's cat is accidentally killed, a friendly neighbor advises its burial in a mysterious nearby cemetery.

Release Date1989-04-21

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Vote Count2309

Thinner

An obese lawyer finds himself growing "Thinner" when an old Romani man places a hex on him. Now the lawyer must call upon his friends in organized crime to help him persuade the old man to lift the curse. Time is running out for the desperate lawyer as he draws closer to his own death, and grows ever thinner.

Release Date1996-10-25

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Vote Count661

The Night Flier

For cynical tabloid journo Richard Dees, facts are always stranger than fiction. Every headline is a dead-line. Serial killers, UFO abductions, tales of molestation, mayhem and murder. To some the tales are mere sleazy fantasy – but his faithful readers believe. And now there's a new story: The Night Flier. What is it that travels by night in a dark-winged Cessna, lands at secluded airfields and murders local residents? Dees begins to track the unknown killer in a Cessna of his own, uncovering clues that reveal a pilot more terrifying than he could have ever imagined.

Release Date1997-04-30

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Vote Count263

The Langoliers

A jet leaves on a red-eye flight from Los Angeles to Boston. But early in the flight, ten passengers awaken to a startling realization: All of the other passengers have vanished.

Release Date1995-05-14

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Episode Count2

Vote Count591

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie

A young boy tells three stories of horror to distract a witch who plans to eat him.

Release Date1990-05-03

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Vote Count409

Monsters

Monsters is a syndicated horror anthology series which originally ran from 1988 to 1991 and reran on the Sci-Fi Channel during the 1990s. As of 2011, Monsters airs on NBC Universal's horror/suspense-themed cable channel Chiller in sporadic weekday marathons. In a similar vein to Tales from the Darkside, Monsters shared the same producer, and in some ways succeeded the show. It differed in some respects nonetheless. While Tales sometimes dabbled in stories of science fiction and fantasy, this series was more strictly horror. As the name implies, each episode of Monsters featured a different monster which the story concerned, from the animatronic puppet of a fictional children's television program to mutated, weapon-wielding lab rats. Similar to Tales, however, the stories in Monsters were rarely very straightforward action plots and often contained some ironic twist in which a character's conceit or greed would do him in, often with gruesome results. Adding to this was a sense of comedy often lost on horror productions which might in some instances lighten the audience's mood but in many cases added to the overall eeriness of the production.

Release Date1988-10-22

DepartmentCreator

JobCreator

Vote Count23

Frank Herbert's Dune

Frank Herbert's Dune is a three-part miniseries written and directed by John Harrison and based on Frank Herbert's 1965 novel Dune.

Release Date2000-12-03

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Episode Count3

Vote Count357

Tales from the Darkside

A compilation of episodes from the classic '80s horror anthology TV series "Tales From The Darkside" for the VHS market.

Release Date1990-11-29

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Vote Count7

The Yattering And Jack

A three-foot tall demon is sent to corrupt a virtuous, happy go-lucky salesman named Jack Polo during Christmas, but if he touches him then he falls under the man's control.

Release Date1987-11-08

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Stephen King's Golden Tales

A collection of horror stories taking the viewer into the dark world of Stephen King, featuring vampires, strange objects and sinister humor. The five 20-minutes tales were all taken from the Tales from the Darkside TV series and strung together as a video feature.

Release Date1993-02-08

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Vote Count12

Day of the Dead

As the world is overrun by zombies, scientists and military personnel in an underground Florida bunker must decide on how they should deal with the undead.

Release Date1985-07-03

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Vote Count1337

Creepshow 2

Three macabre tales from the latest issue of a boy's favorite comic book, dealing with a vengeful wooden Native American, a monstrous blob in a lake, and an undying hitchhiker.

Release Date1987-05-01

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Vote Count630

A Season in Purgatory

True story about a kid from rich family with political ties who covers up a suspicious death of a young woman. This comes back to haunt him later.

Release Date1996-05-05

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Episode Count2

The Amusement Park

An elderly gentleman goes for what he assumes will be an ordinary day at the amusement park, only to find himself in the midst of a hellish nightmare.

Release Date2021-06-02

DepartmentProduction

JobAssociate Producer

Vote Count116

A Season in Purgatory

True story about a kid from rich family with political ties who covers up a suspicious death of a young woman. This comes back to haunt him later.

Release Date1996-05-05

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Vote Count1

O.J. Simpson: Juice on the Loose

An independently produced sports documentary on the career of O.J. Simpson, (#32) the upcoming running back for the Buffalo Bills football team.

Release Date1974-12-28

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Vote Count5

Zombies and Bikers

Documentary released with Second Sight Films' Dawn of the Dead restoration featuring John Amplas, Roy Frumkes, Tom Savini, Christine Forrest, Tom Dubensky, Tony Buba, Taso Stavrakis and a whole host of zombies and bikers.

Release Date2020-11-16

Vote Count1