Dicks: The Musical is a 2023 American musical comedy film directed by Larry Charles, based on the off-Broadway musical Fucking Identical Twins by Josh Sharp and Aaron Jackson. The film stars Sharp and Jackson as a pair of identical twins who plot to reunite their divorced parents.
Dicks: The Musical had its world premiere at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2023. On October 6, a month later, it was released in the United States by A24, as the studio's first musical film.
Synopsis[]
Two business adversaries who realize they're identical twin brothers decide to switch places to reunite their divorced parents so they all can become an actual family again.
Cast[]
- Josh Sharp as Craig
- Aaron Jackson as Trevor
- Nathan Lane as Harris
- Megan Mullally as Evelyn
- Bowen Yang as God
- Megan Thee Stallion as Gloria
- Tom Kenny as Backpack
- Frank Todaro as Whisper
- Sonya Eddy as Sonya the old lady
- Danielle Perez as Danielle the Stooper
- Nick Offerman as Steve Chaney
- D'Arcy Carden as a neighbor
Production[]
Development[]
In June 2016, 20th Century Fox was set to produce a film adaptation of Josh Sharp and Aaron Jackson's two-man musical Fucking Identical Twins, with Sharp and Jackson returning to write the screenplay and Peter Chernin's production company for Fox. In February 2022, A24 acquired the film after Fox merged with Disney, with Chernin Entertainment still attached to produce and co-finance the film, and Larry Charles was set to direct.
Casting[]
On February 17, 2022, Sharp and Jackson were set to reprise their roles and Megan Thee Stallion, Nathan Lane, Megan Mullally, and Bowen Yang joined the cast.
Music[]
In February 2022, Sharp, Jackson and Karl Saint Lucy wrote new songs for the film. Marius de Vries and Fiora Cutler were the film’s music producer and music supervisor, respectively. Most of the vocal performances for the musical numbers were recorded live on set instead of the traditional method of lip-syncing to pre-recorded tracks.
Release[]
Dicks: The Musical had its world premiere at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2023, where it won the People's Choice Award for Midnight Madness. It was released in the United States by A24 on October 6, 2023. It was previously scheduled to be released on September 29, 2023.
The soundtrack was announced on September 11, 2023, consisting a combination of 25 tracks: both the songs and the incidental underscore, set for release on October 6, the same day as the film. Alongside the album announcement, the song "All Love is Love" unveiled as a single through digital platforms. Nathan Lane's single "Gay Old Life" was released on September 22, while Megan Thee Stallion's song "Out Alpha the Alpha" released on October 4, and its music video unveiled the following day.
Reception[]
Dicks: The Musical received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, 69% of 94 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.9/10. The website's consensus reads: "From its eyebrow-raising title to its gleefully provocative humor, talented cast, and catchy songs, Dicks: The Musical is a cult movie in the making." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 57 out of 100, based on 29 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.
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