A musician who gave up everything for her dream of rock-and-roll stardom returns home, looking to make things right with her family.Director:
Jonathan DemmeWriter:
Diablo CodyStars:
Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Mamie GummerStoryline
Three-time Academy Award® winner Meryl Streep goes electric and takes on a whole new gig - a hard-rocking singer/guitarist - for Oscar®-winning director Jonathan Demme and Academy Award®-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody in the uplifting comedy Ricki and the Flash. In a film loaded with music and live performance, Streep stars as Ricki, a guitar heroine who gave up everything for her dream of rock-and-roll stardom, but is now returning home to make things right with her family. Streep stars opposite her real-life daughter Mamie Gummer, who plays her fictional daughter; Rick Springfield, who takes on the role of a Flash member in love with Ricki; and Kevin Kline, who portrays Ricki's long-suffering ex-husband. Written by Sony Pictures Entertainment
Details
Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
7 August 2015 (USA)Also Known As:
Dove eravamo rimastiFilming Locations:
600 Tuckahoe Rd, Yonkers, New York, USA
Box Office
Budget:
$18,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$6,610,961 (USA) (7 August 2015)Gross:
$10,085,717 (USA) (13 August 2015)User Reviews
Loved the empowered Meryl Streep
As a woman of the same age as Meryl Streep I loved the command Ms. Streep had of the movie and its agenda. She portrayed a character that owned the camera and the audience. The relationship between character Ricki (Linda) and Maureen, Ricki's former husband's current wife, was also a positive dimension. It was a rare yet powerful example of women supporting each other. I found myself fascinated with the on-stage segments of the movie where Ms. Street performed as long-standing rocker Ricki. The band members were perfectly cast, making for the ideal look of stage grizzle resulting from way too many nights of performing. Secondary characters were somewhat cliché to me, but they worked in well with the primary plot of contrasting Ricki with the life she fled from in order to pursue the low-level rock and roll grind. The scenes in the gated home of Ricki's former husband reminded me of Something's Gotta Give, and contributed to some of the movie's pans. At the end of the movie, I was glad to have seen it and especially to experience Meryl Streep's take on Ricki. Magnificent actor - thanks Meryl Streep!!
