Ricki and the Flash
Get Ready for Ricki.
Country
Production
Budget
$18 000 000
Revenue
$41 325 328
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Marc Platt, Gary Goetzman, Diablo Cody, Mason Novick, Ronald M. Bozman, Ben Waisbren, Adam Siegel, Lorene Scafaria
Operator
Declan Quinn
Composer
Artist
Stuart Wurtzel
Audition
Bernard Telsey, Tiffany Little Canfield
Editing
Wyatt Smith
All team (34)
All team (34)
Short description
Meryl 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.
What's left behind the scenes
- Meryl Streep and Mamee Gummer played mother and daughter in this film, as they are in real life.
- The film's plot is partly based on the real stepmother of Diablo Cody, who sang rock and roll songs for many years.
- The film is dedicated to the memory of Rick Rosas, who passed away shortly after filming due to a lung illness.
- When Linda and Greg arrive in Indianapolis for Josh's wedding, they check into a "Best Western" hotel, which is actually located in Nyack, New York.
- When Ricky and her daughter return home after visiting the beauty salon, Ricky unzips her black leather jacket twice in the kitchen.
- When Ricky gets out of a taxi in Indianapolis, the word "Indi" is visible on the side of the cab. The correct abbreviation for Indianapolis is "Indy."
- Meryl Streep and Kevin Kline previously starred together in “Sophie’s Choice” (1982), when Streep was pregnant with her daughter – Mamie Gummer, who played Streep’s daughter in this film.
- Meryl Streep plays a professional singer in this film. Interestingly, although Streep has some vocal training, Audra McDonald, who played Pete's second wife, is a far greater professional in this area, having won two Grammy Awards and a record six Tony Awards.
- Greg's guitar in the film is a guitar that belonged to Rick Springfield.
- The apartment complex where Linda (Meryl Streep) lived was also used in the film "The Karate Kid" (2010).
- Screenwriter Diablo Cody appears in a cameo role – she can be seen on the dance floor when Ricky and Flash play "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For."
- Meryl Streep and Mamie Gummer played mother and daughter in this film, as they are in real life.
- Meryl Streep and Kevin Kline previously starred together in the film 'Sophie's Choice' (1982); at the time, Streep was pregnant with her daughter, Mamie Gummer, who played Streep's daughter in that movie.
- The plot of the film is partially based on the real-life stepmother of Diablo Cody, who sang rock and roll songs for many years.
- Meryl Streep plays a professional singer in this film. Interestingly, while Streep has some vocal training, a far greater professional in this field is the woman who played Pete's second wife, Audra McDonald, who has won two Grammy Awards and a record six Tony Awards.
- Greg's guitar in the movie is a guitar belonging to Rick Springfield.
- The residential complex where Linda (Meryl Streep) lived was also used in the movie 'The Karate Kid' (2010).
- Screenwriter Diablo Cody appeared in a cameo role—she can be seen on the dance floor when Ricky and Flash play 'I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For.'
- The film is dedicated to the memory of Rick Rosas, who passed away from lung disease shortly after filming.
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