When three teens pull a prank and burn down a house in their neighborhood, they create a fake person to take the blame — Ricky Stanicky did it! Twenty years later we see that they have been using this alibi to get out of every uncomfortable situation in life. When their wives force them to set up a meeting with Stanicky, they hire an actor.
This movie contains 14 potentially triggering events.
The entire plot is the 3 main characters constantly using a fictional person named Ricky Stanicky as an excuse for things. They've tricked everyone in their lives into thinking he exists, and even hire someone that they met while on an impromptu vacation (where they claimed Ricky had cancer) to pretend to be Ricky and keep the lie going.
A character sees a picture of a gay character and his partner and says "gay!" pejoratively. The character explains that he is gay and the other character apologizes. All other interactions between them are positive, though there is mention of unseen characters who are not supportive.