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Being the Ricardos

Follows Lucy and Desi as they face a crisis that could end their careers and another that could end their marriage.

Director

Aaron Sorkin

Year

Genre

biography, drama

Box Office

N/A

Production

Amazon Studios,Big Indie Pictures,Escape Artists

Awards

Nominated for 3 Oscars. 11 wins & 59 nominations total

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Lucille Ball

Desi Arnaz

William Frawley

Vivian Vance

Jess Oppenheimer

Madelyn Pugh

Bob Carroll

Older Madelyn Pugh

Older Bob Carroll

Older Jess Oppenheimer

John Rubinstein

Howard Wenke

Joe Strickland

Nelson Franklin

Roger Otter

Tip Tribby

Donald Glass

Christopher Denham

Charles Koerner

Macy

Mary Pat

1st AD

P.A. Bill

Miss Rosen

David Levy

David Hart

Italian Woman

Announcer

Chorus Girl Angie

Chorus Girl Daisy

Caroline Anderson

Chorus Girl Patty

Dresser

Irwin Gotlieb

Italian Bellman

Guido Cocomello

J. Edgar Hoover

Koerner's Secretary

Musician Outside Ciro's

Radio Show Katy

Stephanie Lesh-Farrell

Radio Show Man

Radio Show Woman

Pamela Mitchell

Sam Stein

Lawrence Novikoff

Security Guard Bobby

Vittorio

Woman Outside Ciro's

Tommy Wardrobe

Lucy Radio Show Announcer

John F. Carpenter

Ann Miller

Melinda Sullivan

Camera A Focus Puller

Christian Roberts

Camera B Focus Puller

Camera C Focus Puller

Allan Wayne Anderson

Boom Operator

Ciro's Dancer

Val Chmerkovskiy

Ciro's Dancer

Ciro's Dancer

Ciro's Dancer

Ciro's Dancer

Ciro's Dancer

Ciro's Dancer

Ciro's Dancer

Ciro's Dancer

Ciro's Dancer

Eddie Torres Jr.

Man 1

James Patrick Duffy

Woman 1

Woman 2

Stagehand

Waitress

Studio Staffer

Sandy Gunter

Flower Girl Dancer

Radio Band Pianist

Benedikt Brydern

Rhumba Dancer

I Love Lucy Audience

Dancer

Edgar J. Hoover

Ian James Corlett

Announcer

Costume Designer

Louis Delavenne

I Love Lucy Show Audience

Amanda J. Dobos

Too Many Girls Dancer

Dancer

Kate Ellie Fitzgerald

Club Guest

Studio Usher

Too Many Girls Dancer

Audience Member

Dancer

Desilu Rep

Dancer

Cuban Dancer

Reporter

Vincent Lionetti

Richard Denning

Too Many Girls AD

Ciro's Audience Member

Heywood McGuffee

Dancer

Dancer

Rumba Dancer

Jazz Club Waiter

Audience Member

Jeremiah Ripley

Camera Man

Bruce M. Stockert

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Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz Charles Koerner William Frawley Jess Oppenheimer Bob Carroll Madelyn Pugh J. Edgar Hoover

-Let that be my problem.
-Oh, I wish I could, Des, - Being the Ricardos

-Let that be my problem. -Oh, I wish I could, Des,

So instead of talking about
goddamn grapes, why don't… - Being the Ricardos

So instead of talking about goddamn grapes, why don't…...

-We don't know…
-Jess, they're free to take us off the air - Being the Ricardos

-We don't know… -Jess, they're free to take us off...

Instead, I think Broadcast Standards
and Practices will give you - Being the Ricardos

Instead, I think Broadcast Standards and Practices will give...

I don't care what your first thoughts
out of the gate were, - Being the Ricardos

I don't care what your first thoughts out of the gate w...

And following your advice,
maybe every once in a while, - Being the Ricardos

And following your advice, maybe every once in a while,

“When do we eat?” - Being the Ricardos

“When do we eat?”

-Because we need to…
-LUCILLE: So you can see the table, - Being the Ricardos

-Because we need to… -LUCILLE: So you can see the table,

Well, Fred, I took the liberty of asking
a young lady to be your dinner companion. - Being the Ricardos

Well, Fred, I took the liberty of asking a young lady to be ...

LUCILLE:
When I say, “I took the liberty of asking - Being the Ricardos

LUCILLE: When I say, “I took the liberty of asking

…Ricky should take a sip from a glass of
water on the table to keep from laughing. - Being the Ricardos

…Ricky should take a sip from a glass of water on the table ...

The very idea that Ethel's
a cute young chick should make Desi choke. - Being the Ricardos

The very idea that Ethel's a cute young chick should ma...

And when can we expect you to be funny - Being the Ricardos

And when can we expect you to be funny

-(door closes)
-“Exactly what makes a husband leave home - Being the Ricardos

-(door closes) -“Exactly what makes a husband leave home

“For an outstanding example, let's take
one of the nation's most famous husbands.” - Being the Ricardos

“For an outstanding example, let's take one of the nati...

-Yes, it's a tabloid.
-“With a curvy, red-haired tidbit - Being the Ricardos

-Yes, it's a tabloid. -“With a curvy, red-haired tidbit...

-20 million readers want to know.
-Lucy… - Being the Ricardos

-20 million readers want to know. -Lucy…

(scoffs) - Being the Ricardos

-Which one of them you think squealed?
-They made it up from nothing? - Being the Ricardos

-Which one of them you think squealed? -They made it up from...

No. That gets you out of the woods,
but it puts you into other woods. - Being the Ricardos

No. That gets you out of the woods, but it puts you into oth...

I asked, “Did you know
you don't come home anymore?” - Being the Ricardos

I asked, “Did you know you don't come home anymore?”...

We drink, it goes late,
it's easier to sleep on the boat. - Being the Ricardos

We drink, it goes late, it's easier to sleep on the boa...

She talked about having a home. - Being the Ricardos

She talked about having a home.

Lucy owned three houses,
but sometimes, when she fell into a funk, - Being the Ricardos

Lucy owned three houses, but sometimes, when she fell into a...

They were deeply in love
and deliriously happy. - Being the Ricardos

They were deeply in love and deliriously happy.

What you got to understand is
they weren't very happy. - Being the Ricardos

What you got to understand is they weren't very happy.

Desi and his orchestra
were booked at Ciro's. - Being the Ricardos

Desi and his orchestra were booked at Ciro's.

Desi would be done with work
around 4:00 a.m. - Being the Ricardos

Desi would be done with work around 4:00 a.m.

(band playing “Babalú”) - Being the Ricardos

(band playing “Babalú”)

(horns stop, drumming continues) - Being the Ricardos

(horns stop, drumming continues)

-(song ends)
-(audience cheering) - Being the Ricardos

-(song ends) -(audience cheering)

My friend and I saw the midnight show
and the 2:00 a.m. - Being the Ricardos

My friend and I saw the midnight show and the 2:00 a.m.

Well, learn to play the trombone,
and I'll give you his job. - Being the Ricardos

Well, learn to play the trombone, and I'll give you his...

Ay, maybe it'd be better
if we didn't spend the little time we have - Being the Ricardos

Ay, maybe it'd be better if we didn't spend the li...

Don't make me feel like a bitch
because I want to see my husband. - Being the Ricardos

Don't make me feel like a bitch because I want to see m...

-Hey.
-(sighs) - Being the Ricardos

I mean, that'd really complete the picture
Americans have of Cuban men. - Being the Ricardos

I mean, that'd really complete the picture Americans ha...

Or you could quit the film business
and just be my wife. - Being the Ricardos

Or you could quit the film business and just be my wife.

(band playing “Cuban Pete”) - Being the Ricardos

(band playing “Cuban Pete”)

(excited chatter) - Being the Ricardos

(excited chatter)

She's a threat to writers,
camera operators and Desi, - Being the Ricardos

She's a threat to writers, camera operators and Desi,

No, but we work in Hollywood,
and something tells me - Being the Ricardos

No, but we work in Hollywood, and something tells me

(chuckles softly) - Being the Ricardos

(chuckles softly)

They told me you didn't have any, but… - Being the Ricardos

They told me you didn't have any, but…

I think… - Being the Ricardos

They're uncovering something new, - Being the Ricardos

They're uncovering something new,

ROGER:
How… - Being the Ricardos

He means how far,
as a percentage of nine months– - Being the Ricardos

He means how far, as a percentage of nine months–

-Whoa, whoa, whoa! -No, no, no.
-(overlapping chatter) - Being the Ricardos

-Whoa, whoa, whoa! -No, no, no. -(overlapping chatter)

I won't say names,
but it's been dealt with. - Being the Ricardos

I won't say names, but it's been dealt with.

No, you carry a basket of laundry, - Being the Ricardos

No, you carry a basket of laundry,

Those are great ideas,
especially having Lucy - Being the Ricardos

Those are great ideas, especially having Lucy

Where in the Ricardo's living room
are the giant chairs you're talking about? - Being the Ricardos

Where in the Ricardo's living room are the giant chairs...

They'd have to be California redwoods, - Being the Ricardos

They'd have to be California redwoods,

(laughter) - Being the Ricardos

Lucy Ricardo will be pregnant on the show. - Being the Ricardos

Lucy Ricardo will be pregnant on the show.

An eight-episode arc starting with
Lucy telling Ricky the happy news - Being the Ricardos

An eight-episode arc starting with Lucy telling Ricky the ha...

If Lucy Ricardo's pregnant,
the audience's mind immediately goes - Being the Ricardos

If Lucy Ricardo's pregnant, the audience's mind im...

(groans) - Being the Ricardos

-My secretary.
-(footsteps approaching) - Being the Ricardos

-My secretary. -(footsteps approaching)

“You are the man
who's paying the money for this show, - Being the Ricardos

“You are the man who's paying the money for this show,...

“There's only one thing I want
to make certain that you understand.” - Being the Ricardos

“There's only one thing I want to make certain that you...

They are now telling us that Lucy
and Ricky can't have a baby on the show.” - Being the Ricardos

They are now telling us that Lucy and Ricky can't have ...

“All I ask from you,
if you agree with them, - Being the Ricardos

“All I ask from you, if you agree with them,

Oh, come on, Ethel. Tell him you're sorry. - Being the Ricardos

Oh, come on, Ethel. Tell him you're sorry.

Well… - Being the Ricardos

-Were those the best?
-(gasps) - Being the Ricardos

-Were those the best? -(gasps)

Well, he should… - Being the Ricardos

Well, he should…

I think, given the time,
we should move on. - Being the Ricardos

I think, given the time, we should move on.

(sighs heavily) - Being the Ricardos

(sighs heavily)

-Let's all do our individual jobs.
-(sighs) - Being the Ricardos

-Let's all do our individual jobs. -(sighs)

DONALD: From, “You're right,
he's not going to do me out of dinner.” - Being the Ricardos

DONALD: From, “You're right, he's not going to do ...

It's not that I'm not confident
that you can't work out… - Being the Ricardos

It's not that I'm not confident that you can'...

(humming) - Being the Ricardos

Then I cut the others,
but now they're too short and… - Being the Ricardos

Then I cut the others, but now they're too short and…

Right there are
the building blocks of drama. - Being the Ricardos

Right there are the building blocks of drama.

Well… (chuckles) - Being the Ricardos

Well… (chuckles)

You do 37 of anything,
one of them's gonna be your 37th best. - Being the Ricardos

You do 37 of anything, one of them's gonna be your 37th...

They're not gonna base their findings
based on how this week's sh… - Being the Ricardos

They're not gonna base their findings based on how this...

And unless you count his wardrobe,
Donald Glass doesn't understand - Being the Ricardos

And unless you count his wardrobe, Donald Glass doesn't...

(sighs) - Being the Ricardos

French toast, bacon and potatoes. - Being the Ricardos

French toast, bacon and potatoes.

She said that someone noticed
I hadn't had breakfast. - Being the Ricardos

She said that someone noticed I hadn't had breakfast.

It sounds like she was… - Being the Ricardos

It sounds like she was…

You told her to bring me breakfast
and remark on my weight loss. - Being the Ricardos

You told her to bring me breakfast and remark on my weight l...

You sent it over
with Madelyn and a message - Being the Ricardos

You sent it over with Madelyn and a message

Everyone here stands shoulder to shoulder
with you and no one feels funny - Being the Ricardos

Everyone here stands shoulder to shoulder with you and no on...

Goddamn it, Viv,
most American women look like you, not me. - Being the Ricardos

Goddamn it, Viv, most American women look like you, not me.

(door opens) - Being the Ricardos

I'd love to hear more of that
Moss Hart wit on the show. - Being the Ricardos

I'd love to hear more of that Moss Hart wit on the show...

Being the Ricardos poster

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Follows Lucy and Desi as they face a crisis that could end their careers and another that could end their marriage.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Aaron Sorkin

Writer: Aaron Sorkin

Production: Amazon Studios,Big Indie Pictures,Escape Artists

Genre: biography, drama

Year: 2021

MetaScore: 60/100

ImdbRating: 6.5

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 21 Dec 2021

Awards: Nominated for 3 Oscars. 11 wins & 59 nominations total

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Also watch: The Lost Daughter, The Lost Leonardo, Dirty Little Secret, Run for the Sun, The Waltons' Homecoming, The Last Movie Star, CODA, The Eyes of Tammy Faye, Lansky, Cemetery Junction