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Lucy and Desi

This film will explore the rise of comedian icon Lucille Ball, her relationship with Desi Arnaz, and how their groundbreaking sitcom I Love Lucy forever changed Hollywood, cementing her legacy long after her death in 1989.

Director

Amy Poehler

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Genre

documentary, biography, comedy

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N/A

Production

Paper Kite Productions,Imagine Documentaries,White Horse Pictures,Diamond Docs,Amazon Studios,Imagine Entertainment

Awards

Won 2 Primetime Emmys. 3 wins & 8 nominations total

Homepage

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09QG6H8D9

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Gregg Oppenheimer

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Barbara Billingsley

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Bob Carroll Jr.

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Sammy Davis Jr.

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Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Walter Winchell

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BETTY: Did the accident with the,
the trial and everything - Lucy and Desi

BETTY: Did the accident with the, the trial and everything

LUCY: Yes probably. I was too young then
to step out and take care of them. - Lucy and Desi

LUCY: Yes probably. I was too young then to step out and tak...

I always, as their fortunes waned
during those years - Lucy and Desi

I always, as their fortunes waned during those years

And that's how I ended up
in the United States of America. - Lucy and Desi

And that's how I ended up in the United States of Ameri...

Cugat discovered a lot
of excellent talented people, - Lucy and Desi

Cugat discovered a lot of excellent talented people,

I met Desi because I knew Xavier Cugat. - Lucy and Desi

I met Desi because I knew Xavier Cugat.

So they were, like they say in America,
two peas in a pod. - Lucy and Desi

So they were, like they say in America, two peas in a pod.

Cugat the maestro, and the student Desi. - Lucy and Desi

Cugat the maestro, and the student Desi.

When you have that rhythm so heavy, - Lucy and Desi

When you have that rhythm so heavy,

BETTY: You felt right from the beginning - Lucy and Desi

BETTY: You felt right from the beginning

BETTY: Did she come out to Hollywood
as soon as you two moved out here? - Lucy and Desi

BETTY: Did she come out to Hollywood as soon as you two move...

In those days remember they were called
the B pictures. Smaller budgets. - Lucy and Desi

In those days remember they were called the B pictures. Smal...

No not at all. But I couldn't
stay out here and just, don't do anything. - Lucy and Desi

No not at all. But I couldn't stay out here and just, d...

BETTY: Do you think being in vaudeville - Lucy and Desi

BETTY: Do you think being in vaudeville

LUCY: I don't know. - Lucy and Desi

LUCY: I don't know.

DESI: In 48 hours we lost
everything we had. Everything. - Lucy and Desi

DESI: In 48 hours we lost everything we had. Everything.

They put all the congressmen in jail.
All the mayors. All the governors. - Lucy and Desi

They put all the congressmen in jail. All the mayors. All th...

BETTY: And what happened
after you sold the reruns for 5 million? - Lucy and Desi

BETTY: And what happened after you sold the reruns for 5 mil...

Like Hope says, he gets bored fishing - Lucy and Desi

Like Hope says, he gets bored fishing

That's... I'm not judging. - Lucy and Desi

That's... I'm not judging.

I happen to like other things,
besides being in front of an audience. - Lucy and Desi

I happen to like other things, besides being in front of an ...

But I had only two choices.
Either quit or get bigger. - Lucy and Desi

But I had only two choices. Either quit or get bigger.

DESI: I was at that place
at 8 o'clock in the morning, - Lucy and Desi

DESI: I was at that place at 8 o'clock in the morning,

She was willing to go the extra mile for him - Lucy and Desi

She was willing to go the extra mile for him

The biggest fault in my life is that
I never learned moderation. - Lucy and Desi

The biggest fault in my life is that I never learned moderat...

I either work too hard or I play too hard. - Lucy and Desi

I either work too hard or I play too hard.

I don't know. One of the greatest virtues
in the world is moderation. - Lucy and Desi

I don't know. One of the greatest virtues in the world ...

That's the one I could never learn. - Lucy and Desi

That's the one I could never learn.

Did you feel like you got
anything out of it yourself? - Lucy and Desi

Did you feel like you got anything out of it yourself?

And I laid the plan for months
ahead of time so it would work. - Lucy and Desi

And I laid the plan for months ahead of time so it would wor...

I just made up my mind
I couldn't live anymore, that way. - Lucy and Desi

I just made up my mind I couldn't live anymore, that wa...

You probably thought there would
never by any more didn't you? - Lucy and Desi

You probably thought there would never by any more didn'...

DESI: Oh goddamn! We're giving
the minorities a break this week huh? - Lucy and Desi

DESI: Oh goddamn! We're giving the minorities a break t...

Aren't you the only woman who's the head
of a corporation as big as Desilu? - Lucy and Desi

Aren't you the only woman who's the head of a corp...

And there is no- - Lucy and Desi

And there is no-

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This film will explore the rise of comedian icon Lucille Ball, her relationship with Desi Arnaz, and how their groundbreaking sitcom I Love Lucy forever changed Hollywood, cementing her legacy long after her death in 1989.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Amy Poehler

Writer: Mark Monroe

Production: Paper Kite Productions,Imagine Documentaries,White Horse Pictures,Diamond Docs,Amazon Studios,Imagine Entertainment

Genre: documentary, biography, comedy

Year: 2022

MetaScore: 73/100

ImdbRating: 7.8

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 04 Mar 2022

Awards: Won 2 Primetime Emmys. 3 wins & 8 nominations total

Homepage: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09QG6H8D9

Also watch: I, Robot, Interstellar, Joker, Get Out, Snowpiercer, The Fly, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Pulp Fiction, 500 Days of Summer, Parasite, The Thing, Forrest Gump, Kill Bill: Vol 1, A Fistful of Dollars, The Revenant, Alien, The Pianist