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* LipstickMark: Lucy accuses Desi of cheating after finding Desi's handkerchief smeared with lipstick. Desi reminds Lucy that she smeared his hankie herself [[spoiler:but no, that was a different handkerchief with a different shade of lipstick, which she's already found.]]
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During one critical production week of their groundbreaking sitcom ''Series/ILoveLucy'', Creator/LucilleBall (Creator/NicoleKidman) and Creator/DesiArnaz (Creator/JavierBardem) are threatened by shocking personal accusations, a political smear and cultural taboos. The film explores the couple's complex romantic and professional relationship at the time. "Ricardo" refers to the family name of the main characters of ''I Love Lucy''.

The cast also includes Creator/JakeLacy, Creator/AliaShawkat, Creator/JKSimmons, Creator/TonyHale, Creator/ClarkGregg, Creator/NinaArianda and Creator/RonnyCox. The film was released in theaters on December 10, 2021 and on Creator/PrimeVideo on December 21.

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During one critical production week of their groundbreaking sitcom ''Series/ILoveLucy'', Creator/LucilleBall (Creator/NicoleKidman) and Creator/DesiArnaz (Creator/JavierBardem) are threatened by shocking personal accusations, a political smear smear, and cultural taboos.taboos surrounding the depiction of her real life pregnancy on screen. The film explores the couple's complex romantic and professional relationship at the time. "Ricardo" refers to the family name of the main characters of ''I Love Lucy''.

The cast also includes Creator/JakeLacy, Creator/AliaShawkat, Creator/JKSimmons, Creator/TonyHale, Creator/ClarkGregg, Creator/NinaArianda Creator/NinaArianda, and Creator/RonnyCox. The film was released in theaters on December 10, 2021 and on Creator/PrimeVideo on December 21.
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* DeliberatelyMonochrome: The teaser features a comedic moment of the ''I Love Lucy'' episode "Lucy's Italian Movie" (reenacted by Nicole Kidman) in black and white, since the RealLife show was filmed in black and white.
* HeroicBSOD: In the trailer, while filming an episode of ''I Love Lucy'', Lucille suddenly stays motionless with a blank stare (which was not part of the script) when Desi enters the scene. Then she acts as if it was AllPartOfTheShow.

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* DeliberatelyMonochrome: The teaser features a comedic moment of the Scenes from ''I Love Lucy'' episode "Lucy's Italian Movie" (reenacted by Nicole Kidman) episodes (usually framed as in an ImagineSpot) are shot in black and white, since white like the RealLife show was filmed in black and white.show.
* HeroicBSOD: In the trailer, while While filming an episode of ''I Love Lucy'', Lucille suddenly stays goes motionless with a blank stare (which was not part of the script) when Desi enters the scene. Then she acts as if it was AllPartOfTheShow.



* ItWillNeverCatchOn: In the teaser, Lucille says she had no idea that ''I Love Lucy'' was going to become a hit.
* LuridTalesOfDoom: In the trailer, there are tabloids covers and articles speculating heavily on the Lucille-Desi couple and characters discussing them.

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* ItWillNeverCatchOn: In the teaser, Lucille says she had no idea that ''I Love Lucy'' was going to become a hit.
* LuridTalesOfDoom: In the trailer, there are The tabloids covers and articles speculating newspapers speculate heavily on the Lucille-Desi couple and characters discussing them.



* RedScare: In the trailer, a newspaper accuses Lucille of being a communist. She was investigated by the HUAC at the time.

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* RedScare: In One of the trailer, many things adding to Lucy's stress is media speculation that she is a newspaper accuses Lucille of being a communist. She was investigated by the HUAC at the time.Communist after receiving some scrutiny from HUAC, something that did happen in RealLife.
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The cast also includes Creator/JakeLacy, Creator/AliaShawkat, Creator/JKSimmons, Creator/TonyHale, Creator/ClarkGregg, Creator/NinaArianda and Creator/RonnyCox. The film was released in theaters on December 10, 2021 and will premiere on Creator/PrimeVideo on December 21.

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The cast also includes Creator/JakeLacy, Creator/AliaShawkat, Creator/JKSimmons, Creator/TonyHale, Creator/ClarkGregg, Creator/NinaArianda and Creator/RonnyCox. The film was released in theaters on December 10, 2021 and will premiere on Creator/PrimeVideo on December 21.
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** At one point, Lucille yells “Don’t gaslight me!” at Desi. Although ''Film/{{Gaslight}}'', the film that originated the term, came out in 1944, use of “[[{{Gaslighting}} gaslighting]]” as a term was not recorded until the 60’s and 70’s, and even then only by academics. It would not enter wider public use until the 80’s and 90’s.
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* OneSteveLimit: Averted; the two CBS executives who approach Lucille about doing a TV show with her are both named David, and Lucille, of course, can't resist commenting on that.
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** While Lucille did testify in front of the House of Un-American Activities (see RedScare below) and was accused of being a Communist, that happened a year after she announced to the network she was pregnant, not in the same week.

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** While Lucille did testify in front of the House of Un-American Activities (see RedScare below) and was accused of being a Communist, that happened in 1953, a year after she announced to the network she was pregnant, not in the same week.
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** There is no such director named Donald Glass; the real director of "Fred and Ethel Fight" was Marc Daniels. And despite the movie painting this Donald Glass as a guest director who hadn't been with the show for a while, Marc Daniels had been directing the show from the beginning but left at the very start of 1953.
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* CutHisHeartOutWithASpoon: When Lucille asks Jess to give Desi an executive producer credit, Joss instead tries to tell Desi how important he is to the show by reminding him he's the "I" in ''I Love Lucy''. Desi laughs at this, but pulls Jess aside, and [[StepfordSmiler. while smiling]], tells Jess if he ever patronizes him again, Desi will reach into his throat and pull his lungs out.

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* CutHisHeartOutWithASpoon: When Lucille asks Jess to give Desi an executive producer credit, Joss instead tries to tell Desi how important he is to the show by reminding him he's the "I" in ''I Love Lucy''. Desi laughs at this, but pulls Jess aside, and [[StepfordSmiler. while smiling]], tells Jess if he ever patronizes him again, Desi will reach into his throat and pull his lungs out.
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* CutHisHeartOutWithASpoon: When Lucille asks Jess to give Desi an executive producer credit, Joss instead tries to tell Desi how important he is to the show by reminding him he's the "I" in ''I Love Lucy''. Desi laughs at this, but pulls Jess aside, and [[StepfordSmiler. while smiling, tells Jess if he ever patronizes him again, Desi will reach into his throat and pull his lungs out]].

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* CutHisHeartOutWithASpoon: When Lucille asks Jess to give Desi an executive producer credit, Joss instead tries to tell Desi how important he is to the show by reminding him he's the "I" in ''I Love Lucy''. Desi laughs at this, but pulls Jess aside, and [[StepfordSmiler. while smiling, smiling]], tells Jess if he ever patronizes him again, Desi will reach into his throat and pull his lungs out]].out.
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* CutHisHeartOutWithASpoon: When Lucille asks Jess to give Desi an executive producer credit, Joss instead tries to tell Desi how important he is to the show by reminding him he's the "I" in ''I Love Lucy''. Desi laughs at this, but pulls Jess aside, and [[StepfordSmiler]]. while smiling, tells Jess if he ever patronizes him again, Desi will reach into his throat and pull his lungs out.

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* CutHisHeartOutWithASpoon: When Lucille asks Jess to give Desi an executive producer credit, Joss instead tries to tell Desi how important he is to the show by reminding him he's the "I" in ''I Love Lucy''. Desi laughs at this, but pulls Jess aside, and [[StepfordSmiler]]. [[StepfordSmiler. while smiling, tells Jess if he ever patronizes him again, Desi will reach into his throat and pull his lungs out.out]].
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** While Lucille did testify in front of the House of Un-American Activities (see RedScare below) and was accused of being a Communist, that happened a year after she announced to the network she was pregnant, not in the same week.


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* CutHisHeartOutWithASpoon: When Lucille asks Jess to give Desi an executive producer credit, Joss instead tries to tell Desi how important he is to the show by reminding him he's the "I" in ''I Love Lucy''. Desi laughs at this, but pulls Jess aside, and [[StepfordSmiler]]. while smiling, tells Jess if he ever patronizes him again, Desi will reach into his throat and pull his lungs out.


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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: After running them through endless rehearsals, when getting ready to do the live taping of the show, Lucille says this to co-stars William Frawley and Vivian Vance:
-->'''Lucille''': When all is said and done...you're both great actors.\\
'''William''': Okay, you're scaring the shit out of me.\\
'''Vivian''': I was gonna say.


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* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: Desi does this twice. First, when CBS objects to the pregnancy storyline, he has his assistant send a telegram to the head of William Morris (the show's sponsor), and they send a telegram back saying he should be allowed to do what he wants. Second, after Lucille is accused of being a Communist in the newspapers, even though she was cleared by the House of Un-American Activities, Desi has his assistant make a call, after which he forgoes the usual introduction to the live taping of the show, instead taking a call from [[spoiler:J. Edgar Hoover]], whom he has announce to the studio audience that Lucille is not a Communist.
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** "Fred and Ethel Fight", the episode they're filming during the movie, took place in Lucy and Ricky's old apartment, but in the movie it takes place in their new apartment. Also, the episode that they were filming in real life during this week was "The Girls Go Into Business" instead.
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* ArtisticLicenseHistory: When Lucille is in the waiting room of the [[Creator/RKOPictures RKO executive]] who would tell her she's being dropped from the studio, there are movie posters on the wall, one of them for ''Film/{{Stromboli}}''. ''Film/{{Stromboli}}'' came out in 1950, while Lucille was dropped from her RKO contract in 1942. Also, the studio executive compares her to Creator/JudyHolliday, who wouldn't become known until 1950 thanks to ''Film/BornYesterday''.

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* ArtisticLicenseHistory: When Lucille is in the waiting room of the [[Creator/RKOPictures RKO executive]] who would tell her she's being dropped from the studio, there are movie posters on the wall, one of them for ''Film/{{Stromboli}}''. ''Film/{{Stromboli}}'' came out in 1950, while Lucille was dropped from her RKO contract in 1942. Also, the studio executive compares her to Creator/JudyHolliday, who wouldn't become known until 1950 thanks to ''Film/BornYesterday''.''Theatre/BornYesterday''.
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* AnachronicOrder: The film is told in {{Flashback}} by the older versions of executive producer Jess Oppenheimer and writers Madeline Pugh and Bob Carroll, and during the week of the show that's being discussed, we also see flashbacks to how Lucille and Desi met, their careers to that point, and the creation of ''I Love Lucy''.
* ArtisticLicenseHistory: When Lucille is in the waiting room of the [[Creator/RKOPictures RKO executive]] who would tell her she's being dropped from the studio, there are movie posters on the wall, one of them for ''Film/{{Stromboli}}''. ''Film/{{Stromboli}}'' came out in 1950, while Lucille was dropped from her RKO contract in 1942. Also, the studio executive compares her to Creator/JudyHolliday, who wouldn't become known until 1950 thanks to ''Film/BornYesterday''.


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* HideYourPregnancy: InUniverse - one of the stories here involves when Lucille reveals to CBS, the show's staff, and the sponsors that she's pregnant, and she and Desi want that to be a story on the show, while also acknowledging up till they make that revelation, they'll put her behind chairs, counters, and so on.
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Lucille is vindicated of any involvement with the communist party, and the studio audience greets her with a glowing reception. However, she later gets confirmation from Desi that he cheated on her, and the ending text states that Lucille filed for divorce the morning after her final show with Desi.]]

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The cast also includes Creator/JakeLacy, Creator/AliaShawkat, Creator/JKSimmons, Creator/TonyHale, Creator/ClarkGregg, Creator/NinaArianda and Creator/RonnyCox. The film is was released in theaters on December 10, 2021 and will premiere on Creator/PrimeVideo on December 21.

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The cast also includes Creator/JakeLacy, Creator/AliaShawkat, Creator/JKSimmons, Creator/TonyHale, Creator/ClarkGregg, Creator/NinaArianda and Creator/RonnyCox. The film is was released in theaters on December 10, 2021 and will premiere on Creator/PrimeVideo on December 21.
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The cast also includes Creator/JakeLacy, Creator/AliaShawkat, Creator/JKSimmons, Creator/TonyHale, Creator/ClarkGregg, Creator/NinaArianda and Creator/RonnyCox. The film is due to release in theaters on December 10, 2021 and on Creator/PrimeVideo on December 21.

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The cast also includes Creator/JakeLacy, Creator/AliaShawkat, Creator/JKSimmons, Creator/TonyHale, Creator/ClarkGregg, Creator/NinaArianda and Creator/RonnyCox. The film is due to release was released in theaters on December 10, 2021 and will premiere on Creator/PrimeVideo on December 21.
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* TheFifties: ''I Love Lucy'' is mentioned in the trailer. That {{sitcom}} was made in the '50s.
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During one critical production week of their groundbreaking sitcom ''Series/ILoveLucy'', Creator/LucilleBall (Creator/NicoleKidman) and Desi Arnaz (Creator/JavierBardem) are threatened by shocking personal accusations, a political smear and cultural taboos. The film explores the couple's complex romantic and professional relationship at the time. "Ricardo" refers to the family name of the main characters of ''I Love Lucy''.

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During one critical production week of their groundbreaking sitcom ''Series/ILoveLucy'', Creator/LucilleBall (Creator/NicoleKidman) and Desi Arnaz Creator/DesiArnaz (Creator/JavierBardem) are threatened by shocking personal accusations, a political smear and cultural taboos. The film explores the couple's complex romantic and professional relationship at the time. "Ricardo" refers to the family name of the main characters of ''I Love Lucy''.
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* DeliberatelyMonochrome: The teaser features a comedic moment of ''I Love Lucy'' (reenacted by Nicole Kidman) in black and white, since the RealLife show was filmed in black and white.

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* DeliberatelyMonochrome: The teaser features a comedic moment of the ''I Love Lucy'' episode "Lucy's Italian Movie" (reenacted by Nicole Kidman) in black and white, since the RealLife show was filmed in black and white.
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* ItWillNeverCatchOn: In the teaser, Lucille says she had no idea that ''I Love Lucy'' was going to become a hit.
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* DeliberatelyMonochrome: The teaser features a comedic moment of ''I Love Lucy'' (reenacted by Nicole Kidman) in black and white, since the RealLife show was filmed in black and white.
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* TheFifties: ''I Love Lucy'' is mentioned in the trailer. That {{sitcom}} was made in the '50s.
* HeroicBSOD: In the trailer, while filming an episode of ''I Love Lucy'', Lucille suddenly stays motionless with a blank stare (which was not part of the script) when Desi enters the scene. Then she acts as if it was AllPartOfTheShow.
* LuridTalesOfDoom: In the trailer, there are tabloids covers and articles speculating heavily on the Lucille-Desi couple and characters discussing them.
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During one critical production week of their groundbreaking sitcom ''Series/ILoveLucy'', Creator/LucilleBall (Creator/NicoleKidman) and Desi Arnaz (Creator/JavierBardem) are threatened by shocking personal accusations, a political smear and cultural taboos. The film explores the couple's complex romantic and professional relationship at the time.

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During one critical production week of their groundbreaking sitcom ''Series/ILoveLucy'', Creator/LucilleBall (Creator/NicoleKidman) and Desi Arnaz (Creator/JavierBardem) are threatened by shocking personal accusations, a political smear and cultural taboos. The film explores the couple's complex romantic and professional relationship at the time.
time. "Ricardo" refers to the family name of the main characters of ''I Love Lucy''.
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The film is due to release in theaters on December 10, 2021 and on Creator/PrimeVideo on December 21.

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The cast also includes Creator/JakeLacy, Creator/AliaShawkat, Creator/JKSimmons, Creator/TonyHale, Creator/ClarkGregg, Creator/NinaArianda and Creator/RonnyCox. The film is due to release in theaters on December 10, 2021 and on Creator/PrimeVideo on December 21.
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* RedScare: In the trailer, a newspaper accuses Lucille of being a communist. She was investigated by the HUAC at the time of [[UsefulNotes/JosephMcCarthy McCarthyism]].

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* RedScare: In the trailer, a newspaper accuses Lucille of being a communist. She was investigated by the HUAC at the time of [[UsefulNotes/JosephMcCarthy McCarthyism]].
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''Being the Ricardos'' is a 2021 {{biopic}} film directed and written by Creator/AaronSorkin.

During one critical production week of their groundbreaking sitcom ''Series/ILoveLucy'', Creator/LucilleBall (Creator/NicoleKidman) and Desi Arnaz (Creator/JavierBardem) are threatened by shocking personal accusations, a political smear and cultural taboos. The film explores the couple's complex romantic and professional relationship at the time.

The film is due to release in theaters on December 10, 2021 and on Creator/PrimeVideo on December 21.
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