Flying Down to Rio (1933)

◄ Flying Down to Rio (1933)

Referenced in

The Band Wagon (1953)

The Producers (1968)
title song played

The Subject Was Roses (1968)
John Cleary (Jack Albertson) dances around the room singing the title song from "that Astaire/Rogers picture"

The Waltons: The Bicycle (1973)
Mentioned by character Ann Harris as the first motion picture that Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers first appeared in together.

Cheech & Chong's Next Movie (1980)
poster appears in Cheech and Chong's house

Charade (1984)

The Next Best Thing (2000)

The Sopranos: The Knight in White Satin Armor (2000)
Tony mentions the title when referring to Richie's son's dancing talents.

Let's Dance (2009)
Hermes Pan did the choregraphy

Splice (2009)
One pair of research-specimens are named "Fred and Ginger"

Pan Am: The Genuine Article (2011)
In Ginny's crossword puzzle, one of the correct answers involves the title of the film "Flying Down to Rio"

Featured in

Hooray for Hollywood (1975)
excerpt from

Fred Astaire: Puttin' on His Top Hat (1980)
clip

AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Fred Astaire (1981)
Musical clip of Astaire

Blame It on Rio (1984)
About 9 minutes into the film, Michael Caine looks out the window of his airplane window and sees a clip from "Flying Down to Rio"

Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story (1987)
Scenes from this film are shown.

Tango Bar (1987)

Great Performances: The Fred Astaire Songbook (1991)

100 Years at the Movies (1994)

Marcello Mastroianni: I Remember (1997)

Dolores del Río - Princesa de México (1999)
Scenes used in this documentary.

The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema (2002)
clip shown

Complicated Women (2003)

I'm King Kong!: The Exploits of Merian C. Cooper (2005)
clips shown

Let's Dance (2009)
the documentary shows clips from this film

The Story of Film: An Odyssey: Episode #1.5 (2011)
Clips shown