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. Gay beyond belief at home and in the car work shop. Some times tom and Richard hide in the pit and touch each other
by Riddle diddle September 9, 2015
Get the tom/richardmug. After taxes are taken out, my paycheck is really Richard dicking these bills.
The nail didn't puncture the tire. It just Richard dicked it.
The nail didn't puncture the tire. It just Richard dicked it.
by RichardsMom September 11, 2022
Get the Richard dickingmug. Shitting in a ziplock bag, freezing it, then putting it in the pocket of someone that’s passed out at a party. They wake up and it’s nice and squishy.
Oh man Baker put a cold Richard in Scott’s pocket, and the shit had thawed so much that it was all over hand when he went to get his car keys.
by Baker 1719 January 27, 2018
Get the cold richardmug. The thicccccccest in the land. He's a cat who's so shitting thiccccccc, he's all 7 C's of thicccccc, like, yo mama ain't even that thiccccccc. When his thiccccccc body moves, furries within a twenty mile radius loose their virginity and nine animal shelters reopen. He's just that fucking thiccccccc.
Thot 1: Look at, I'm so thick!
Thot 2: Bullshit! You'll never be thicker than Richard the Thicccccccie!
Thot 2: Bullshit! You'll never be thicker than Richard the Thicccccccie!
by DEADMEMEGOAT May 12, 2018
Get the Richard the Thiccccccciemug. James- did you see richard taylor he's a jizzed faced cock licking bastard
Sol-yes i know his shiny prick like head gave me an epileptic seizure
Sol-yes i know his shiny prick like head gave me an epileptic seizure
by Chinkybriz January 6, 2020
Get the Richard Taylormug. by imboredsoiuseurbandictionary February 14, 2019
Get the sir richardmug.