A movie that focuses almost exclusively on stereotypical male hero-type characters and relies on a mix of violence, speed, machismo, and swagger to attract a young male audience, while minimizing, or even trivializing/victimizing, female characters. It is this latter, plus the stark failure of the Bechdel test*, which primarily differentiates a Richard flick from movies that target men, and employ many of these same action elements, yet contain significant and central roles for women, as well.
"Richard flick" is a tongue-in-cheek cultural response to "chick flick," a descriptive term for movies primarily targeting women and focused on romance with HEA ("happily ever after"), similar to the juxtaposition of chick lit/dick lit descriptors for books. The Richard terminology has related applications, such as "The 80s was a Richard decade in relation to its backlash against 70s feminism."
*Failure of the Bechdel test alone does not make a movie a Richard flick; for example: The Terminator (1984) had only one significant female role, but that character was central to the plot, as prominently featured as the primary male role, and commanded the viewer's respect throughout.
"Richard flick" is a tongue-in-cheek cultural response to "chick flick," a descriptive term for movies primarily targeting women and focused on romance with HEA ("happily ever after"), similar to the juxtaposition of chick lit/dick lit descriptors for books. The Richard terminology has related applications, such as "The 80s was a Richard decade in relation to its backlash against 70s feminism."
*Failure of the Bechdel test alone does not make a movie a Richard flick; for example: The Terminator (1984) had only one significant female role, but that character was central to the plot, as prominently featured as the primary male role, and commanded the viewer's respect throughout.
Dick: This movie surrounds the idea of women. Women, women, women. Is it a chick flick?
Bob: And what would that make “Deliverance” —a Richard flick?
Bob: And what would that make “Deliverance” —a Richard flick?
by yazquan November 7, 2021
Get the Richard flickmug. by kaeluh February 2, 2010
Get the Flick a fewmug. The opposite of a chick flick. Movies that include raunchy humor, an abundance of sex jokes, and/or people doing dumb, pointless things that appeal to a wide range of the male audience.
Teresa: Hey Jenny, let's go see Step Brothers. I hear it's really funny.
Jenny: No way, girl. That's a total dick flick.
Jenny: No way, girl. That's a total dick flick.
by cobalt-symphony May 9, 2010
Get the dick flickmug. A movie that has more violence, explosions and/ or cleavage than it does a plot. This is the opposite of a 'chick flick' which has more fluffy, emotional content than plot.
by fake leather shoes February 24, 2010
Get the dick flickmug. by The man with a huge gun November 10, 2010
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Get the titty flickmug.