Being the Ricardos

Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz face a crisis that could end their careers and another that could end their marriage.

Genre : DramaHistory

Runtime : 132 mins

Release Date : 2021-12-10

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I vaguely recall watching "I Love Lucy" - or perhaps I just recall that memorable theme tune, but I have to say I knew nothing at all about the "Desilu" couple before watching this. As ever, it has Sorkin's trademark dialogue - quickly paced, pithy at times; but somehow the performances just didn't...

There are two lines of dialogue in Being the Ricardos that really caught my attention. One is “I literally said that 30 seconds ago,” and the other is “It takes fewer words to say that than the truth.” This film feels like a lot of the former when it should be more of the latter. Why does a movi...

Cast

Nicole Kidman

Nicole Kidman

(Lucille Ball)

Javier Bardem

Javier Bardem

(Desi Arnaz)

J.K. Simmons

J.K. Simmons

(William Frawley)

Nina Arianda

Nina Arianda

(Vivian Vance)

Tony Hale

Tony Hale

(Jess Oppenheimer)

Alia Shawkat

Alia Shawkat

(Madelyn Pugh)

Jake Lacy

Jake Lacy

(Bob Carroll Jr.)

Linda Lavin

Linda Lavin

(Older Madelyn Pugh)

Ronny Cox

Ronny Cox

(Older Bob Carroll)

John Rubinstein

John Rubinstein

(Older Jess Oppenheimer)

Clark Gregg

Clark Gregg

(Howard Wenke)

Nelson Franklin

Nelson Franklin

(Joe Strickland)

Jeff Holman

Jeff Holman

(Roger Otter)

Jonah Platt

Jonah Platt

(Tip Tribby)

Christopher Denham

Christopher Denham

(Donald Glass)

Brian Howe

Brian Howe

(Charles Koerner)

Ron Perkins

Ron Perkins

(Macy)

Baize Buzan

Baize Buzan

(Mary Pat)

Matt Cook

Matt Cook

(1st AD)

Joshua Bednarsky

(PA Bill)

Dana Lyn Baron

(Miss Rosen)

Dan Sachoff

Dan Sachoff

(David Levy)

Max Silvestri

Max Silvestri

(David Hart)

Renee Pezzotta

Renee Pezzotta

(Italian Woman)

Breanna Wing

Breanna Wing

(Chorus Girl Angie)

Caroline Anderson

(Chorus Girl Daisy)

Jamie Miller

Jamie Miller

(Chorus Girl Patty)

Gail Rastorfer

Gail Rastorfer

(Dresser)

Russ Burd

(Irwin Gotlieb)

Guido Cocomello

(Italian Bellman)

John Funk

John Funk

(J. Edgar Hoover (voice))

Angela Leib

(Koerner's Secretary)

David Saenz

(Musician Outside CIro's)

Stephanie Lesh-Farrell

Stephanie Lesh-Farrell

(Radio Show Katy)

Ron Ostrow

Ron Ostrow

(Radio Show Man)

Pamela Bell Mitchell

Pamela Bell Mitchell

(Radio Show Woman)

Lawrence Novikoff

(Sam Stein)

Jack Benza

Jack Benza

(Security Guard Bobby)

Peter Onorati

Peter Onorati

(Vittorio)

Evie Nicholson

Evie Nicholson

(Woman Outside Ciro's)

Rick Batalla

(Tommy Wardrobe)

John F. Carpenter

John F. Carpenter

(Radio Show Announcer)

Melinda Sullivan

Melinda Sullivan

(Ann Miller)

Gus Lynch

(Camera B Focus Puller)

Allan Wayne Anderson

Allan Wayne Anderson

(Camera C Focus Puller)

David Jonathan Fine

(Boom Operator)

Val Chmerkovskiy

Val Chmerkovskiy

(Ciro's Dancer)

Asiel Hardison

Asiel Hardison

(Ciro's Dancer)

Reina Hidalgo

Reina Hidalgo

(Ciro's Dancer)

Will Loftis

(Ciro's Dancer)

Noelle Marsh

(Ciro's Dancer)

Leo Moctezuma

Leo Moctezuma

(Ciro's Dancer)

Nayara Núñez

(Ciro's Dancer)

Britt Stewart

Britt Stewart

(Ciro's Dancer)

Eddie Torres Jr.

(Ciro's Dancer)

Jenna Johnson

(Ciro's Dancer)

James Patrick Duffy

(Man #1)

Emily Marsh

Emily Marsh

(Woman #1)

Cece Camps

(Woman #2)

Daniel Armella

(Stagehand)

Molly Meyer

(Waitress)

Shiree Nelson

(Studio Staffer)

Christian Roberts

(Camera A Focus Puller)

Chris Wolfe

Chris Wolfe

(Announcer)

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