The man, the myth, the...lie. Meet Ricky Stanicky on March 7, 2024.br br To get themselves out of trouble after their childhood best buddies conduct a prank gone wrong, the three create the fictional Ricky Stanicky! Dean, JT, and Wes (Zac Efron, Andrew Santino, and Jermaine Fowler) continue to exploit the imaginary Ricky as a convenient justification for their juvenile behavior twenty years after they made this "friend." The guilty three decide to bring the legendary Mr. Stanicky to life by hiring washed-up actor and raunchy celebrity lookalike "Rock Hard" Rod (John Cena) after their spouses and partners grow suspicious and demand to finally meet him. However, as Rod overplays the part of a lifetime, they start to regret creating Ricky in the first place. from Peter Farrelly, the director, and with additional actors William H.