Ricky Stanicky is a laugh-out-loud R-rated comedy

Ricky Stanicky is a laugh-out-loud R-rated comedy about a childhood prank gone wrong and decades-long lie gone too far.

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Zac Efron, Andrew Santino and Jermaine Fowler lead the cast as childhood friends Dean, JT and Wes, who create the fictional character and best friend, Ricky Stanicky.

John Cena portrays celebrity impersonator ‘Rock Hard’ Rod, who is hired by the trio to impersonate their fictional friend Ricky Stanicky.

The film marks director Peter Farrelly’s highly anticipated return to the comedy genre after creating cult classics like There’s Something About Mary and Dumb And Dumber among others.

When three childhood friends pull a prank and it goes 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 behaviour. When their spouses and partners get suspicious and demand to finally meet the fabled 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 7.