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Ricki and the Flash
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Ricki and the Flash is a 2015 American drama and comedy film directed by Jonathan Demme and written by Diablo Cody. The movie stars Meryl Streep, Rick Springfield, Rick Rosas, and Ben Platt. Filming took place in New York City, and the production was handled by TriStar Pictures, Walden Media, LStar Capital, Clinica Estetico, and Marc Platt Productions. Mason Novick served as producer, with Declan Quinn as director of photography and Ann Roth as costume designer.
The film was distributed by TriStar Pictures, Netflix, and Fandango at Home via video on demand. It has a runtime of 100 to 101 minutes and is rated PG-13. The story involves themes of rock stars, homophobia, aging, family relationships, and divorce. The film received a Bechdel test assessment and earned four nominations for awards.
Critical reception included a 65% rating, a 6/10 score, and a 54/100 Metascore. IMDb lists a 6.0 rating from 25,839 votes, while Rotten Tomatoes shows a 64% rating. The production budget was $18,000,000, and the revenue reached $41,325,328. The tagline for the film is "Get Ready for Ricki."
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Film · TMDB
5.8Meryl Streep stars as Ricki Rendazzo, a guitar heroine who made a world of mistakes as she followed her dreams of rock-and-roll stardom. Returning home, Ricki gets a shot at redemption and a chance to make things right as she faces the music with her family.
Cast
- Meryl Streep as Ricki Rendazzo
- Kevin Kline as Pete Brummel
- Mamie Gummer as Julie Brummel
- Sebastian Stan as Joshua Brummel
- Audra McDonald as Maureen Brummel
- Ben Platt as Daniel
Themes
- rock star
- homophobia
- aging
- family relationships
- divorce
- estranged
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Ratings
IMDb
6/10
25,839 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
64%
Metacritic
54/100
- Year
- 2015
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Music
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 4 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Jonathan Demme
- Screenwriter
- Diablo Cody
- Cast member
- Diablo Cody
- Producer
- Mason Novick
- Production company
- Walden Media
- Cinematographer
- Declan Quinn
- Filming location
- New York City
- Duration
- 101
- FilmAffinity ID
- 585729
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.rickiandtheflashmovie.com
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- publication date
- 2015-09-10
- title
- Ricki and the Flash
- distributed by
- Fandango at Home
- costume designer
- Ann Roth
- social media followers
- 3032
- review score
- 54/100
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