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 Demme
Writer: Diablo Cody
Stars: Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Mamie Gummer |
Director: Jonathan Demme
Writer: Diablo Cody
Stars: Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Mamie Gummer |
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.
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.
Details
Official Sites: Official site
Country: USA
Language: English
Release Date: 7 August 2015 (USA) See more »
Also Known As: Dove eravamo rimasti See more »
Filming Locations: 600 Tuckahoe Rd, Yonkers, New York, USA
Official Sites: Official site
Country: USA
Language: English
Release Date: 7 August 2015 (USA) See more »
Also Known As: Dove eravamo rimasti See more »
Filming Locations: 600 Tuckahoe Rd, Yonkers, New York, USA
Movies Reviews
Meryl Streep continues to amaze with the range of her talent. Rick Springfield is a revelation. They bring the requisite world-weariness of choices made in the past that weigh down their souls. But their love of rock n roll gives them and everyone who hears them play, joy. This is a complicated emotional journey - being there for your child when you've been absent for most of their lives. Making amends and eating humble pie is never easy. Mamie Gummer brilliantly plays the daughter in crisis. Wonderful contrasts in the lifestyles - turning the idea of the vast success of rock musicians and ordinary people on its head. Somehow, there is no spark. The film is a bit flat and predictable and never really catches fire.
