'Ricki and the Flash' trivia and fun facts

Rick Springfield, who plays Greg, is a popular singer and when he was offered the role in the movie he decided to cancel his first tour in Australia, his native country, in twenty years. He also stated that if Jonathan Demme and Meryl Streep asked him to clean their cars he would bring the bucket of water and he would cancel his gig.

The guitar that Greg pawns is owned in the real life by the actor and singer who plays that part, Rick Springfield, and he composed his famous hit 'Jessie's Girl' with it.

Meryl Streep and Mamie Gummer are also mother and daughter in real life.

The apartment complex where Linda (Meryl Streep) lived was the same apartment complex used in the first Karate Kid movie.

Meryl Streep and Kevin Kline had worked together in 'Sophie's Choice' and during that shooting she was pregnant with Mamie Gummer, who plays the daughter of both of them in 'Ricki'.

The scene with Linda (Ricki), and Greg arrive in "Indianapolis" for Josh's wedding and they are at a Best Western is actually a Best Western in Nyack, NY.

'Ricki' is the third collaboration in the big screen between Meryl Streep and Mamie Gummer, who are mother and daughter. We've seen them before in 'Heartburn', Gummer's debut, and 'Evening'.