A musician who gave up everything for her dream of rock-and-roll stardom returns home, looking to make things right with her family.A musician who gave up everything for her dream of rock-and-roll stardom returns home, looking to make things right with her family.A musician who gave up everything for her dream of rock-and-roll stardom returns home, looking to make things right with her family.
- Awards
- 4 nominations
Jim Wheeler
- Elvis Guy
- (as Big Jim Wheeler)
Aaron Moten
- Troy
- (as Aaron Clifton Moten)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe guitar that Greg pawns is really owned by Rick Springfield. This was the same guitar he wrote "Jessie's Girl" on.
- GoofsRicki flies to and from Indianapolis via JetBlue, which does not fly to and from Indianapolis.
- Crazy creditsThe ending credits are accompanied by a clip of Ricki and the Flash singing "Cold One" at the wedding reception.
Featured review
Cheesy, Pedestrian Story Saved only by Meryl Streep
As hard as I've tried, I just can't get on the Diablo Cody bandwagon. Yes, I saw Juno and Young Adult, both movies that I thought had great concepts and stories hindered by clunky screenplays. Cody's writing hints at much of what people complain about millennials: narcissistic, overly snarky, and the thought that being a special snowflake makes up for being a miserable, unlikable human being. Ricki and the Flash follows this formula once again.
Sorry, but if you're a mother and you just ditch your family to selfishly "follow your dream", the family shouldn't just accept you back like it's no big deal. I just couldn't get past that. The story felt more like a Disney Channel Movie than anything else.
I like Meryl Streep and it was kind of funny seeing her as a rockstar, but that was about the only good thing going for it. Her performance alone made up for an otherwise weak screenplay and generic story.
Hollywood badly needs more female writers and directors, but Cody's flaws as a writer keep showing up movie after movie. She needs a co- writer or script doctor to help polish up the unrealistic dialogue, characters that appear more like cartoon characters than human beings, and humor that is more eye rolling than gut busting.
I think I'll skip her next film, like I should have skipped this one.
Sorry, but if you're a mother and you just ditch your family to selfishly "follow your dream", the family shouldn't just accept you back like it's no big deal. I just couldn't get past that. The story felt more like a Disney Channel Movie than anything else.
I like Meryl Streep and it was kind of funny seeing her as a rockstar, but that was about the only good thing going for it. Her performance alone made up for an otherwise weak screenplay and generic story.
Hollywood badly needs more female writers and directors, but Cody's flaws as a writer keep showing up movie after movie. She needs a co- writer or script doctor to help polish up the unrealistic dialogue, characters that appear more like cartoon characters than human beings, and humor that is more eye rolling than gut busting.
I think I'll skip her next film, like I should have skipped this one.
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- Aug 18, 2015
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- Ricki & the Flash
- Filming locations
- 600 Tuckahoe Rd, Yonkers, New York, USA(Barney McNabs Bar)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $18,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $26,822,144
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $6,610,961
- Aug 9, 2015
- Gross worldwide
- $41,325,328
- Runtime1 hour 41 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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