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Being the Ricardos ()


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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.

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  • Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 13 wins & 57 nominations.
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Lucille Ball
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Desi Arnaz
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William Frawley
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Vivian Vance
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Jess Oppenheimer
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Madelyn Pugh
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Bob Carroll
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Older Madelyn Pugh
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Older Bob Carroll
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Older Jess Oppenheimer
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Howard Wenke
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Joe Strickland
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Roger Otter
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Tip Tribby
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Donald Glass
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Charles Koerner
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Macy
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Mary Pat
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1st AD
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P.A. Bill
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Miss Rosen
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David Levy
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David Hart
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Italian Woman
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Announcer
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Chorus Girl Angie
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Chorus Girl Daisy
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Chorus Girl Patty
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Dresser
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Irwin Gotlieb
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Italian Bellman
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J. Edgar Hoover
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Koerner's Secretary
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Musician Outside Ciro's
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Radio Show Katy
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Radio Show Man
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Radio Show Woman
Lawrence Novikoff ...
Sam Stein
Jack Benza ...
Security Guard Bobby
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Vittorio
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Woman Outside Ciro's
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Tommy Wardrobe
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Lucy Radio Show Announcer
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Ann Miller
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Camera A Focus Puller
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Camera B Focus Puller
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Camera C Focus Puller
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Boom Operator (as a different name)
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Ciro's Dancer
Asiel Hardison ...
Ciro's Dancer
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Ciro's Dancer
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Ciro's Dancer
Will Loftis ...
Ciro's Dancer
Noelle Marsh ...
Ciro's Dancer
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Ciro's Dancer
Nayara Núñez ...
Ciro's Dancer
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Ciro's Dancer
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Ciro's Dancer
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Man 1
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Woman 1
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Woman 2
Daniel Armella ...
Stagehand
Molly Meyer ...
Waitress
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Studio Staffer
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Sandy Gunter (uncredited)
Daniela Azuaje ...
Flower Girl Dancer / Audience Member (uncredited)
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Radio Band Pianist (uncredited)
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Rhumba Dancer (uncredited)
Audra Buras ...
I Love Lucy Audience (uncredited)
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Lucy's Friend (uncredited)
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Announcer (uncredited)
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Costume Designer (uncredited)
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I Love Lucy Show Audience (uncredited)
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Too Many Girls Dancer (uncredited)
Kate Ellie Fitzgerald ...
Dancer (uncredited)
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Club Guest (uncredited)
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Studio Usher (uncredited)
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Too Many Girls Dancer (uncredited)
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Dancer (uncredited)
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2nd Assistant Director (uncredited)
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Desilu Rep (uncredited)
James Hutson ...
Dancer (uncredited)
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Cuban Dancer (uncredited)
Laura Lim ...
Laughing audience woman (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
Fedor Lobov ...
Richard Denning (uncredited)
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Too Many Girls AD (uncredited)
Heywood McGuffee ...
Ciro's Audience Member (uncredited)
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Dancer (uncredited)
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Dancer (uncredited)
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I Love Lucy Set Decorator (uncredited)
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Rumba Dancer (uncredited)
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Jazz Club Waiter (uncredited)
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Audience Member (uncredited)
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Dancer (uncredited)
Bruce M. Stockert ...
Camera Man (uncredited)
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Audience Member (uncredited)
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Directed by

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Aaron Sorkin

Written by

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Aaron Sorkin ... (written by)

Produced by

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Desi Arnaz Jr. ... executive producer
Lucie Arnaz ... executive producer
Stuart M. Besser ... executive producer (as Stuart Besser)
Todd Black ... producer
Jenna Block ... executive producer
David J. Bloomfield ... executive producer (as David Bloomfield)
Jason Blumenthal ... producer
Alan Khamoui ... sr. studio executive
Lauren Lohman ... executive producer
Peter Oberth ... executive producer
Julie Rapaport ... production executive
Steve Tisch ... producer
David Williams ... co-executive producer

Music by

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Daniel Pemberton ... (music by)

Cinematography by

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Jeff Cronenweth ... director of photography

Editing by

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Alan Baumgarten ... (edited by)

Editorial Department

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Jason Barnoski ... additional editor
Matt Blackshear ... digital intermediate editor
Paulina Burmer ... post-production coordinator
Dylan S. Buser ... color assist
Pat Fitzgerald ... digital intermediate colorist (as Patrick Fitzgerald)
Abdullah Ghazal ... assistant colorist
Ryan Hayward ... marketing editor
Colin C. Hughes ... colorist: dailies
Chelsi Johnston ... assistant editor
Brian Laprocino ... digital intermediate coordinator
Ken Lebre ... dailies director
Dylan Merriman ... assistant editor
Amy Redfern ... digital intermediate producer
Christopher Riggs ... digital intermediate coordinator
Ian Vertovec ... supervising digital intermediate colorist

Casting By

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Kathy Driscoll
Francine Maisler

Production Design by

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Jon Hutman

Art Direction by

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Andres Cubillan

Set Decoration by

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Ellen Brill

Costume Design by

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Susan Lyall

Makeup Department

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Erica Adams ... additional hair stylist
Victor Del Castillo ... additional makeup artist
Yvonne Depatis-Kupka ... assistant hair department head (as Yvonne Depatis Kupka)
Melinda Dunn ... hair stylist (as Lindy Dunn)
Bonni Flowers ... makeup artist
David Forrest ... assistant makeup department head (as David Craig Forrest)
Kelcey Fry ... makeup artist: background
Kase Glenn ... hair stylist: background
Alyssa Goldberg ... makeup artist
Tina Harrelson ... makeup artist: background
Teressa Hill ... hair department head
Ana Lozano ... makeup department head
Lauren McKeever ... hair stylist
Patricia Messina ... additional makeup artist
Carol Mitchell ... hair background supervisor / hair stylist: background
Vickie Mynes ... hair stylist: background (as Vicki Mynes)
Michael Ornelaz ... makeup prosthetics: Ms. Kidman
Kyra Panchenko ... makeup artist: Ms. Kidman
Denise Paulson ... makeup artist
Cynthia P. Romo ... hair stylist
Kim Santantonio ... hair stylist: Ms. Kidman
Robert Vega ... makeup artist
Massimo Gattabrusi ... wig maker (uncredited)

Production Management

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Dave Bennett ... executive in charge of production
Stuart M. Besser ... unit production manager (as Stuart Besser)
Selena Carrillo ... production supervisor
Lindsey Cohen ... post production executive
Glenn S. Gainor ... head of physical production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Craig Comstock ... second assistant director
Eric Heffron ... first assistant director (as Eric N. Heffron)
Christopher T. Sadler ... second assistant director
Gregory Santoro ... second second assistant director
Elecia Avila ... additional second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Todd Baranowski ... greens foreman
Kevin Beebe ... Props Assist
Monica Martin Bell ... set dresser
Franck 'Frenchy' Brousse ... set dresser
Richard Brunton ... leadman
Raul Contreras ... swing
Alan Coombs ... utility
Stephanie Feinerman ... set decoration coordinator
Molly Hunter Flick ... art department coordinator
Trish Gallaher Glenn ... property master
Jake Kuchenbecker ... key art department assistant
Melanie S. Ladish ... set dresser (as Melanie Ladish)
Teri Lane ... property buyer
Chris Larsen ... set dresser
Merdyce McClaran ... on-set dresser
Marc Meisels ... Set Dressing Gang Boss
Travis Nunnally ... set dresser
Joe Ondrejko ... construction coordinator
Paul Penley ... set dresser
Sam Rashba ... assistant art director
Shari Ratliff ... set designer
Kristeen Reimnitz ... Set Decoration Department Paint Foreman
Justin Andrew Robinson ... set dresser
Katie Sanner ... props
Zack Shisslak ... set dresser
Paul Sonski ... set designer
Christine Staggs ... buyer
Jason Sweers ... lead graphic designer
David Venezky ... Gang Boss Set Decoration Dept
Ruggero Vittorini ... graphic designer
Trinh Vu ... set designer
Briana Winchell ... props
Adam Zerkel ... on-set dresser / set dresser

Sound Department

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Cris Aragón ... adr mixer
Michael Babcock ... re-recording mixer
Chelsea Body ... foley mixer
Jackson Cruz ... sound trainee (as Jay Cruz)
Jenna Dalla Riva ... foley recordist
Jhonnatan Freites ... adr engineer: Spain
Carmen Gil ... assistant to studio manager
Geraldo Gutierrez ... Re-recording Mix Technician
Michael Hertlein ... dialogue editor
Michael Kaleta ... boom operator
Jonathan Klein ... supervising foley editor
Andy Malcolm ... foley artist
Alessio Masi ... re-recording mixer
Bryan Mendoza ... sound utility
Steven Morrow ... production sound mixer (as Steven A. Morrow)
Jamison Rabbe ... adr mixer
John Romero ... adr assistant recording engineer
Jeff Sawyer ... sound effects editor
Julian Slater ... re-recording mixer
Renee Tondelli ... supervising sound editor
Javier Valdés ... a.d.r. studio manager
Linda Yeaney ... first assistant sound editor
Kenneth Young ... sound effects editor (as Ken Young)

Special Effects by

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Michael Duenas Jr. ... special effects technician
Quinton Farina ... special effects foreman
Jeff Miller ... special effects

Visual Effects by

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Caroline Adams ... visual effects producer: Future Associate
Lindsay Adams ... visual effects supervisor: Future Associate
Glenn Allen ... Visual Effects Producer: Brainstorm Digital
Ahmed Amari ... compositor: Future Associate
Alex Barnes ... visual effects coordinator: Future Associate
Alex Barnes ... visual effects coordinator: Future Associate
Casey Beauchamp ... visual effects coordinator
Manuel Bergamini ... compositor: 22dogs
Manthan Bhayani ... lead de-aging artist: Marz VFX
Francesco Bianco ... compositor: 22dogs
Stephen Bowman ... visual effects producer
Giulio Campiglia ... visual effects producer: 22dogs
Erik Caretta ... compositing supervisor: 22dogs
Jomaree Coronel ... compositor: Future Associate
Braxton Daley ... visual effects coordinator: Future Associate
Akshay Dandekar ... color technical director
Callum Elliss ... compositor: Future Associate
Timothy Emamooden ... compositor: Future Associate
Ryan Freer ... visual effects supervisor: marz
Richard Friedlander ... visual effects supervisor: Brainstorm Digital
Eric Galliani ... i/o manager: Monsters Aliens Robots Zombies
Prasad Gokinapalli ... visual effects production manager
Mark Harmon ... compositor: Future Associate
Shonda Hunt ... visual effects artist
Krishnan Jay ... visual effects producer
Rishabh Kapur ... visual effects coordinator
Andrea Marotti ... visual effects executive producer: 22dogs
Jenna Mateo ... de-aging artist
Kaitlin McCowin ... visual effects coordinator: Mr. Wolf
Trey McMenamin ... visual effects producer
Kristine Middlemiss ... head of technology: Monsters Aliens Robots Zombies
Fabio Montesel ... compositor: 22dogs
Reece Mulley ... compositor: Future Associate
Ken U. Ogbo ... lead de-aging artist: marz vfx
Jeffrey A. Okun ... visual effects supervisor
Max Pareschi ... visual effects supervisor: 22dogs
Luca Petrini ... visual effects coordinator: 22dogs
Paige Prokop ... visual effects coordinator: Amazon Studios
Michael S. Pryor ... visual effects executive producer: Mr. Wolf
Mattia Rossetto ... compositor: 22dogs
Jesse Speer ... lead compositor
Adriano Storaro ... compositor: 22dogs
Alessandro Tibiletti ... lead compositor: 22dogs
Carlo Tosi ... visual effects executive producer: 22dogs
Scott Winston ... visual effects
Vencent Xu ... compositor: Future Associate
Shyam V. Yadav ... visual effects lead data wrangler (as Shyam 'Toast' Yadav)
Juliette Yager ... visual effects executive: Amazon Studios
Kane Zhu ... compositor: Future Associate
Jenna Mateo ... digital artist (uncredited)
Austin Van Cardinal ... Visual effects editor: MARZ vfx (uncredited)

Stunts

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Duane Burkhart ... stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

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Tyler Andrews ... fixtures technician
Lucas Bielan ... camera operator
Scott Chase ... grip
Skylar Cronenweth ... digital utility
Marcin Czwalga ... crane technician
Eric Felland ... set lighting technician
Simon Firsht ... Behind the Scenes Director of Photography
Sam Foumberg ... lighting technician
Michael D. Gonzalez ... best boy rigging grip
Michael Herron ... video assist operator
Jason Hilmo ... lighting technician
Robert Ikeda ... grip
Nic Jones ... lighting console programmer
Michael E. Kuhn ... camera supporter
Greg Lopez ... rigging electric best boy
Alexander Macat ... digital loader
Greg Mayer ... Fixtures Foreperson
David Melhorn ... fixtures technician gang boss
Courtney Marie Miller ... loader
Luis Moreno ... rigging gaffer
Jordan Pellegrini ... second assistant camera: b camera
Simone Perusse ... lighting technician
Peter Rosenfeld ... camera operator
Evan Scheckwitz ... video assist utility
Harold Skinner ... camera operator / gaffer
Robert Smathers ... first assistant "b" camera
Juan Smith ... fixtures technician
James Sweet ... key grip
Paul Tilden ... Second assistant camera: "a" camera
Paul Toomey ... first assistant camera "c" camera
Michael Wahl ... dolly grip: '"a" camera
Matthew Waltz ... fixtures technician
David Warfield ... rigging set lighting technician
Martin Weeks ... rigging data technician
Bradley Everett Wilson ... camera supporter
Glen Wilson ... still photographer
Peter J. Yauri ... best boy grip (as Peter Yauri)

Casting Department

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Kaley Boerneke ... casting assistant
Rich King ... extras casting
Louis Verdi ... extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Charlene Amateau ... costume coordinator
Lori DeLapp ... costume supervisor
Emily Dominguez ... costumer
Kendall Errair ... costumer: Ms. Kidman
Alice Garland ... costumer
Gloria Guerrero ... Table Person: Draper
Jocelyn Kuan ... set costumer
Bob Moore Jr. ... set costumer
Kim Myer ... set costumer
Tyler Ramirez ... costume production assistant
Alexis Scott ... assistant costume designer
Elisa Sebra ... set costumer
Robert Velasquez ... costumer
Jennifer Wolf ... costumer

Location Management

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Lori A. Balton ... location scout (as Lori Balton)
Joe Bettencourt ... assistant location manager
Albert Chi ... assistant location manager
Scott Fitzgerald ... key assistant location manager
Kellam Brett Hamlett ... assistant location manager
Scott Kradolfer ... key assistant location manager
Alex Rodriguez ... assistant location manager
Jim Small ... key assistant location manager
Jacob M. Torres ... location manager
Lee Wall ... key assistant location manager
Boyd Wilson ... location manager
Kim Comeaux ... location site rep (uncredited)
Rick Schuler ... location manager (uncredited)

Music Department

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Michael Andrew ... music producer
Dan Boardman ... music preparation
Matt Dunkley ... score conductor
Alex Gruz ... Score preparation
Matt Jones ... score recordist
James Marangone ... assistant orchestra contractor
Fiona Grace McDougal ... vocal coach: Mr. Bardem (as Fiona McDougal)
John Parricelli ... guitar teacher
Camilla Pay ... Harp
Mary Ramos ... music supervisor
Jill Streater ... head of music preparation
Marcus Tamkin ... music coordinator
Daniel Waldman ... music editor
Tom Walley ... Musician: Double Bass
Benjamin Woodgates ... orchestrator
Wil Jones ... additional assistant engineer (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Rebecca Boyle ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Michael Allegro ... driver
Brandon Ayoub ... driver
William Ballard ... transportation coordinator
Allison Chic ... transportation dispatcher
Delwin Chin ... driver
Clay Dodder ... driver
Mary Fritts ... driver
Chris Gorden ... transportation captain
Patrick Goss ... driver
Jason Kelechi ... driver
William Lubin ... driver (as Will Lubin)
Arlene Ramirez ... dot coordinator
Jason Sidore ... driver
Craig Simeroth ... driver
Connor Woodward ... driver

Additional Crew

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Nate Atwood ... assistant: Mr. Black
Evan Barber ... health and safety zone monitor
Ryan Bartley ... adr voice actor
Jacob Berman ... office production assistant
JJ Berthelsen ... production legal counsel
Amanda Blumenthal ... intimacy coordinator
Taylor Bruyette ... production legal services
Shelly Cohen ... office production assistant
Jordan Dee Crabtree ... health & safety production secretary
Leah Crawford ... assistant: Ms. Arianda
Steve Darnall ... consultant: radio
Andrew Doucette ... main & end credits designed by
Kyle Drummer ... 2nd Assistant Accountant
Daniel Duque-Estrada ... dialect coach: Cuban
Alex Dynan ... covid pa
Stephen M. Gallagher ... production legal counsel
Sophie Glander ... production assistant
Zachary W Graves-Miller ... assistant
Ben Hall ... covid coordinator
Miranda Harcourt ... coach
Aaron Anthony Harper ... covid assistant
Harry Hibberd ... payroll clerk
Marina Hirschfeld ... assistant: Ms. Kidman
Cherise Honey ... production legal services
Arman Hovsepian ... clearance coordinator
Thom Jones ... dialect coach: for Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem
Mia Karr ... assistant: Ms. Block
Lars Keer ... production assistant
Nancy Kirhoffer ... post production supervisor
Oded Krashinsky ... security: Ms. Kidman
Verner Maldonado ... Health and Safety Supervising Zone Monitor
Ivan Mayor ... H&S Covid Assistant
D.T. McCullough ... technical advisor: film equipment
Sean Mears ... assistant covid testing coordinator
Mark Meloccaro ... clearance supervisor
Stacie Motobo ... 1st assistant accountant
Shiree Nelson ... Stand-In: Nina Arianda
Alex Newberry ... Layout Technician
Emeka Orjiakor ... legal & business affairs
Mike Revell ... production accountant
Walfredo Reyes Jr. ... teacher: conga
Chandler Roosevelt ... post accountant (as Chandler Sant)
Charles Saldana ... consultant: period television (as Charlie Saldana)
Regina Saldivar ... H&S Production Liaison
Olivia Sanez ... assistant: Mr. Bardem
Christopher Scott ... choreographer
Alec José Seagrave ... DI Account Executive (as Alec Seagrave)
Sofia Snyder ... assistant production coordinator
Marcin J. Sobczak ... international publicity & pr
Bekah Sturm ... assistant: Mr. Besser (as Rebekah Sturm)
Eddie Torres Jr. ... assistant choreographer
Derek Toth ... H&S assistant
Lindsay Webb ... production coordinator
Alex L. Worman ... unit publicist
Patrick Zapata ... set production assistant
Stephanie Ziegelaar ... assistant: Ms. Kidman
Ian James Corlett ... dubbed voice: J. Edgar Hoover (uncredited)
Sarah Finley ... adr loop group (uncredited)
Chris Perley ... location site representative (uncredited)

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Plot Summary

In 1939, Lucy Ball is contracted to RKO Pictures. She gets small parts in big studio productions, but featured mainly in low budget films. She meets one of the film's cast, charismatic 22-year-old Cuban singer Desi Arnaz, and the two fall for each other instantaneously. Months after filming, they marry and buy a house in Hollywood. Desi has a successful stint fronting the Desi Arnaz Orchestra that tours around the country, while Lucy continues her film career with little success. In 1948, she is cast in the radio show "My Favorite Husband", which becomes a success. The show draws interest from CBS and Philip Morris, but Ball only agrees if Desi plays her on-screen husband. By 1953, the show is renamed "I Love Lucy" and becomes a smash hit with nearly 60 million viewers each week. On the night of the live filming, a newspaper article deems Lucy a Communist. Lucy admits but Desi insists not to tell the truth. They are now facing a crisis that could end their careers--and their marriage. Written by Wiki

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Also Known As
  • Lucy and Desi (United States)
  • Lucy and Desi (India, English title)
  • Hollywood 1953 (France)
  • Ser los Ricardo (Spain)
  • 里卡多一家 (China, Mandarin title)
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  • 131 min
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Trivia Prior to filming, Lucie Arnaz (daughter of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz) had told writer/director Aaron Sorkin that it was okay to make Lucille stubborn and headstrong in the movie, as this was how she was in real life. After seeing the movie, Arnaz released a video on her YouTube Channel on 17 October 2021, in which she called the movie "freaking amazing." She complimented Sorkin for making a great movie that really captured the time period and had wonderful casting. She also said that Nicole Kidman "became my mother's soul." She also said that Javier Bardem didn't look like her dad but, "he has everything that dad had. He has his wit, his charms, his dimples, his musicality." See more »
Goofs The movie portrays Lucy's contract at RKO being dropped after her performance in The Big Street (1942) and has RKO's head of production state that at 39 years old she should try radio. In reality Lucy was only 31 when "The Big Street" was released in 1942. Her contract was not dropped by RKO, but rather bought out by MGM, who was impressed by her performance. While working for MGM, Lucy became a redhead. She remained under contract to them until 1946. Additionally, Lucy did not seek out radio until 1948 while concurrently working in movies as a freelance actress. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Javier Bardem/Gang of Youths (2021). See more »
Soundtracks She Could Shake the Maracas See more »
Quotes Lucille Ball: I am the biggest asset in the portfolio of the Columbia Broadcasting System. The biggest asset in the portfolio of Philip Morris Tobacco, Westinghouse. I get paid a fortune to do exactly what I love doing. I work side by side with my husband, who's genuinely impressed by me. And all I have to do to keep it is kill every week for thirty-six weeks in a row. And then do it again the next year.
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