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Blame It on Rio (1984)

R | | Comedy, Romance | 17 February 1984 (USA)
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Best friends and their daughters holiday in Rio only for one to fall for the other's daughter.

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Signora Botega
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Helaine
Ana Lucía Lima ...
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Maria Helena Velasco ...
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Zeni Pereira ...
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Eduardo Conde ...
Singer in the Dance Club
Betty von Wien ...
Isabella
Nelson Dantas ...
Doctor
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Storyline

Caine plays a man on holiday in Rio with his best friend. Both men have teenage daughters with them. When Caine falls for the amorous daughter (played by Michelle Johnson) of his best friend, they embark on a secret, if slightly one-sided relationship. Johnson's father is furious when he finds out about the 'older man' in his daughter's life, and sets out to hunt him down with the aid of Caine! Written by Rob Hartill

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You can blame the night, blame the wine, blame the moon in her eyes, but when all else fails . . . you'd better . . . Blame it on Rio! See more »

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Comedy | Romance

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Love, Rio  »

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$18,600,000 (USA)
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The film was made and released about seven years after its source French film, the comedy In a Wild Moment (1977) [One Wild Moment aka A Summer Affair], was first released in 1977. According to Randy Lofficier's 1998 article 'REMAKE... AMERICAN STYLE: American Writers Discuss the Writing and Crediting Process for Remakes of Foreign Films', this remake "does not identify the [source] French film and its writer, Claude Berri". See more »

Goofs

At the start, Michael Caine's character's hair would change from his natural wavy style to permed, particularly between the scene when his character dined just before going to the beach to arriving at the beach. See more »

Quotes

Matthew: You only live once, but it does help if you get to be young twice.
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Referenced in Frasier: The Ring Cycle (2002) See more »

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Amor Sem Sim
Music by Oscar Castro-Neves
Lyrics by Aldir Blanc
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1 October 2000 | by (Liverpool, England) – See all my reviews

This is a fun light-hearted comedy, with magnificent views of Brazil and subtle comic performances. It captures that early eighties feel well. And broaches the subject of a teenage temptress more honestly than the recent version of Lolita.

I can only think that this movie was out of time. probably from a gentler age, but it still hits the mark with me, even watching it now.
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