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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Adam mentions that part of the reason why he isn't married as being because not all gay men could get married in the US, something that was no longer the case by June of 2015.

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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Adam mentions that part of the reason why he isn't married as being because not all gay men could get married in the US, something that was no longer the case by June of 2015.----
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* RealLifeRelative: Meryl Streep (Ricki) and Mamie Gummer (Julie) are mother and daughter in real life.

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* RealLifeRelative: Meryl Streep (Ricki) and Mamie Gummer Creator/MamieGummer (Julie) are mother and daughter in real life.
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* RealitySubtext: Mamie Gummer's character Julie has just gotten divorced from her husband. Gummer and her husband married and divorced quickly while they were both young.

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* RealitySubtext: Mamie Gummer's character Julie has just gotten divorced from her husband. Gummer and her husband married and divorced quickly while they were both young.young.
* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Adam mentions that part of the reason why he isn't married as being because not all gay men could get married in the US, something that was no longer the case by June of 2015.

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* IronyAsSheIsCast: A movie about a musician stars Broadway powerhouse Audra [=McDonald=] and she does not sing at all.

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* HeyItsThatPlace: The apartment complex where Ricki lives is the same one from ''Film/TheKarateKid''.
* IronyAsSheIsCast: A movie about a musician stars Broadway powerhouse Audra [=McDonald=] and she does not sing at all. Likewise, Kevin Kline has had a singing career, and he doesn't sing either.



** Meryl Streep as an ageing rock musician, whose also a CoolOldLady deconstruction.

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** Meryl Streep as an ageing rock musician, whose who's also a CoolOldLady deconstruction.
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* EnforcedMethodActing: The director ordered Meryl Streep and Mamie Gummer to stay apart from each other throughout filming to better translate their characters' estranged relationship.
* IronyAsSheIsCast: A movie about a musician stars Broadway powerhouse Audra [=McDonald=] and she does not sing at all.
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* CaliforniaDoubling: New York doubles for Indiana in some places.
* CastTheExpert: Rick Springfield as a lead guitarist. The guitar he plays in the film is his own too.
* CreatorCameo: Diablo Cody the screenwriter is dancing on the floor while Ricki and the Flash perform "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For."
* DevelopmentHell: A shorter example than most. Shooting was delayed because Meryl Streep wished to learn how to play guitar for the role.
* PlayingAgainstType:
** Meryl Streep as an ageing rock musician, whose also a CoolOldLady deconstruction.
** Sebastian Stan plays a straight-up NiceGuy as opposed to his darker characters.
** Kevin Kline as the OnlySaneMan.
* ProductionPosse: The third film that Meryl Streep has done with Kevin Kline and Mamie Gummer.
* RealLifeRelative: Meryl Streep (Ricki) and Mamie Gummer (Julie) are mother and daughter in real life.
* RealitySubtext: Mamie Gummer's character Julie has just gotten divorced from her husband. Gummer and her husband married and divorced quickly while they were both young.

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