Plot
A musician who gave up everything for her dream of rock-and-roll stardom returns home, looking to make things right with her family.
Release Year: 2015
Critic's Score: 54/100
Director: Jonathan Demme
Stars: Mamie Gummer, Meryl Streep, Sebastian Stan
Storyline
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.
Cast: Mamie Gummer -
Julie
Meryl Streep -
Ricki
Sebastian Stan -
Joshua
Rick Springfield -
Greg
Kevin Kline -
Pete Brummel
Ben Platt -
Daniel
Carmen Carrera -
Lead hairstylist
Audra McDonald -
Maureen
Charlotte Rae -
Oma
Maria Di Angelis -
Herself
Lisa Joyce -
Liz Celeste -
Dinner Guest
Melanie Marie -
Grocery Shopper
(as Melanie Foster)
Hailey Gates -
Emily
Katherine Crockett -
Woman at Table /
Principal Dancer
Taglines:
Get Ready for Ricki
Country: USA
Language: English
Release Date: 7 August 2015
Filming Locations: 600 Tuckahoe Rd, Yonkers, New York, USA
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Did You Know?
Trivia: Meryl Streep and Mamie Gummer are mother and daughter in real life. See more »
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