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. Richard Songs are that one hyper yet harmless weird kid. Since the development in his brain is slower, he can only communicate through a small pool of phrases. These phrases may include: I mean good, you?, and etc. However, none of these phrase actually originate from him. Richards simply mimic others. This causes other humans to view him as somewhat annoying.
"Are you talking about Richard Song? I hear he wants to beat up Alex!"
"Don't worry!" He's completely harmless."
"Don't worry!" He's completely harmless."
by THEsoldier76 May 9, 2019
Get the Richard Songmug. Verb
The act of placing ones face into the taint of another person with the balls against their chin and mimicking the Haroo sound from Futurama.
The act of placing ones face into the taint of another person with the balls against their chin and mimicking the Haroo sound from Futurama.
by TheLegendaryYeet July 11, 2022
Get the Richard Nixonmug. richard meyer- otherwise known as the only composer your shitty middle/highschool music teacher knows:) and everyone is sick and tired of playing his stupid songs
by mikehunt66666666 May 15, 2019
Get the Richard Meyermug. 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. by imboredsoiuseurbandictionary February 14, 2019
Get the sir richardmug.