Ricki and the Flash movie quotes tell the story of one mother who left her family to pursue rock and roll and years later has to come to terms with that decision. The comedy-drama was written by Diablo Cody and directed by Jonathan Demme. Ricki and the Flash opened in theaters in the United States on August 7, 2015.
In Ricki and the Flash, Ricki (Meryl Streep) left her husband Pete (Kevin Kline) and children, including Julie (Streep's real life daughter Mamie Gummer) and Josh (Sebastian Stan) many years ago to pursue her dream of music. So when Ricki, out on tour with her band (including Rick Springfield), receives a call from Pete saying that Julie's husband, Max (Gabriel Ebert) has left her, Ricki returns home for a rare visit.
Upon arriving, Ricki is faced to deal with the fact that her family moved on without her. Pete married Maureen (Audra McDonald), who filled the motherly role Ricki left, and son Josh got engaged but wasn't planning to invite Ricki to the wedding. Ricki struggles to deal with these issues, while still remaining strong to support Julie, two things that are not easy. In the end, she needs to find a way to move forward with the family and her life together, another seemingly impossible task.
Ricki and the Flash joins theaters already showing a bunch of other great films such as Fantastic Four, Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation, Vacation, and Southpaw.
Ricki and the Flash Movie Quotes,
What Happened?
Ricki: What happened?
Julie: Max came home and told me that he was in love with a girl named Nicole.
Ricki tries her best to connect with daughter Julie after Julie's husband, Max, left her. It's been a while since the two have talked like this and it isn't easy for either of them.
Practically Eloping
Julie: Why aren't you wearing your engagement ring?
Ricki: You two are engaged?
Pete: Who wants some appetizers?
Josh: We're practically eloping, ma.
Julie: Why don't you be honest, Josh, and tell mom that you don't want her at the wedding?
Waiter: Did someone order a mudslide?
Daniel: Yeah, keep 'em coming.
A dinner with the family turns awkward real fast when Ricki learns that son Josh is planning a secret wedding. Thankfully for everyone, alcohol is involved.
Julie Hates You
Pete: Hey, why did you walk out on my daughter?
Ricki: Our daughter
Max: Julie hates you.
Ricki: That may be and I have to live with that every day of my life but now you have to live with the pain you caused.
When Pete and Ricki confront the man, Max, who left their daughter Julie, Max tries to point fingers back at Ricki. Ricki knows she wasn't the best mother but reminds Max that her faults don't make his actions right.
It's Your Job to Love Them
Greg: It really doesn't matter if the kids love you or not. It's not their job to love you. It's your job to love them.
Greg explains things to Ricki quite simply. Ricki cannot make her children love her, only love them as best she can.
Sometimes a Girl Just Needs Her Mother
Ricki: Call in sick, go to the old neighborhood... Sometimes a girl just needs her mother.
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Ricki: Lots of things are going to change in your life. Someday you're going to wake up and find a gray hair and I don't mean on your head.
Ricki and daughter Julie plan a girls' day out and head to the spa. The conversation, however, turns awkward real fast.
It's Julie, Our Daughter
Ricki: Hello
Pete: I've been trying to call you. It's Julie, our daughter. Max left her.
Ricki: What?
On tour, Ricki is surprised by a call from her ex-husband, Pete, who had been trying to reach her. Their daughter Julie needs family right now, leading Ricki to make an infrequent visit home.
Like the 80s All Over Again
Pete: You brought your guitar.
Ricki: Yeah, just the one.
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Julie: Whoa! Mom, you're here. It's like the 80s all over again.
Julie is surprised to see her mother, Ricki, there. According to Julie, this sort of thing hasn't happened for decades.
There Was a Hole in This Family
Ricki: I hope Maureen doesn't mind that I'm here.
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Maureen: We are really concerned about Julie.
Ricki: She's going to be all right. She's always been a fighter.
Maureen: Well, she's had to be.
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Ricki: I've missed so much.
Maureen: There was a hole in this family and I filled it.
When Ricki returns home, she's forced to confront the truth of her absence in the family. Maureen, who filled that hole Ricki left, does not skirt around the issue.
Because You Screwed Up Once
Ricki: They're all grown up now.
Greg: You think that because you screwed up once, you don't get a second chance?
Feeling defeated, Ricki phones Greg for some support. He explains that just because things happened doesn't mean that relationships are beyond repair.
I Was Never a Traditional Mom
Ricki: I was never a traditional mom but I am a musician and I'd like to give all I have to you.
In speaking at son Josh's wedding, it appears that Ricki has found her place in her children's lives. While she's no perfect mother, she can share what she is good at with them as much as she can.