• Pop Culture
    • Movies
    • Television
    • Comic Books
    • Video Games
    • Toys & Collectibles
  • Features
    • News
    • Reviews
    • Articles and Opinions
    • Interviews
    • Exclusives
    • FMTV on YouTube
  • About
    • About Flickering Myth
    • Write for Flickering Myth
    • Advertise on Flickering Myth
  • Socials
    • Facebook
    • X
    • Instagram
    • Flipboard
    • Bluesky
    • Linktree
  • Terms
    • Terms of Use
    • Privacy Policy

Flickering Myth

Geek Culture | Movies, TV, Comic Books & Video Games

  • News
  • Reviews
  • Articles & Opinions
  • The Baby in the Basket
  • Death Among the Pines

John Cena is Zac Efron’s fake best friend in Ricky Stanicky trailer

January 28, 2024 by Amie Cranswick

Prime Video has released a trailer and poster for director Peter Farrelly’s R-rated comedy Ricky Stanicky.

Starring Zac Efron, Andrew Santino, and Jermaine Fowler, it follows a group of friends as they are forced to hire a washed up actor, ‘Rock Hard’ Rod (John Cena) to play the fictional friend they created two decades earlier – and still use – as an alibi to get them out of trouble with their wives but the trio soon regret it when he takes his role too far. Watch the trailer below…

 

When three childhood best friends pull a prank gone wrong, they invent the imaginary Ricky Stanicky to get them out of trouble! Twenty years after creating this ‘friend,’ Dean, JT, and Wes (Zac Efron, Andrew Santino, and Jermaine Fowler) still use the nonexistent Ricky as a handy alibi for their immature behavior. When their spouses and partners get suspicious and demand to finally meet the fabled Mr. Stanicky, the guilty trio decide to hire washed-up actor and raunchy celebrity impersonator “Rock Hard” Rod (John Cena) to bring him to life. But when Rod takes his role of a lifetime too far, they begin to wish they’d never invented Ricky in the first place.

Ricky Stanicky premieres on Prime Video on March 7th.

 

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Andrew Santino, Anja Savcic, Jeff Ross, Jermaine Fowler, John Cena, Lex Scott Davis, Peter Farrelly, Ricky Stanicky, William H. Macy, Zac Efron

About Amie Cranswick

Amie Cranswick has been part of Flickering Myth's editorial team for over a decade. She has a background in publishing and copyediting and has served as Executive Editor of FlickeringMyth.com since 2020.

WATCH OUR NEW FILM FOR FREE ON TUBI

FMTV – Watch Our Latest Video Here

YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE:

10 Essential Action Movies of 1996

The Rise of Paul Thomas Anderson: A Living Legend

Eight Great Prison Movies You Might Have Missed

The Essential Movies About Memory

The Gruesome Brilliance of 1980s Italian Horror Cinema

10 Alien Franchise Rip-Offs That Are Worth A Watch

The Silence of the Lambs at 35: The Story Behind the Unforgettable Psychological Horror

8 Great Recent Films You Really Need To See

A Better Tomorrow: Why Superman & Lois is among the best representations of the Man of Steel

1990s Summer Movie Flops That Deserved Better

Top Stories:

Clive Barker’s Hellraiser Universe: Ambition, Excess, and the Franchise That Could Have Been

10 Essential Holidays Gone Wrong Movies

TV Review – Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair

10 Horror Films Driven by Obsession

10 Terrifying Religious Horror Movies You May Have Missed

Movie Review – Thrash (2026)

Movie Review – Outcome (2026)

Movie Review – You, Me & Tuscany (2026)

10 Essential Road Movies of the 1990s

Movie Review – Hamlet (2025)

FLICKERING MYTH FILMS

 

FEATURED POSTS:

8 Must-See 90s Neo-Noir Movies You Might Have Missed

10 Essential Gross-Out Comedy Movies

Incredible TV Shows That Were Cancelled Too Soon

10 Great Horror Movies with Villainous Protagonists

  • Pop Culture
    • Movies
    • Television
    • Comic Books
    • Video Games
    • Toys & Collectibles
  • Features
    • News
    • Reviews
    • Articles and Opinions
    • Interviews
    • Exclusives
    • FMTV on YouTube
  • About
    • About Flickering Myth
    • Write for Flickering Myth
    • Advertise on Flickering Myth
  • Socials
    • Facebook
    • X
    • Instagram
    • Flipboard
    • Bluesky
    • Linktree
  • Terms
    • Terms of Use
    • Privacy Policy

© Flickering Myth Limited. All rights reserved. The reproduction, modification, distribution, or republication of the content without permission is strictly prohibited. Movie titles, images, etc. are registered trademarks / copyright their respective rights holders. Read our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. If you can read this, you don't need glasses.


 

Flickering MythLogo Header Menu
  • News
  • Reviews
  • Articles and Opinions
  • The Baby in the Basket
  • Death Among the Pines
  • About Flickering Myth
  • Write for Flickering Myth