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Chica de Río (2001)
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Release Date:
29 June 2001 (Greece)
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When in doubt...Samba! more
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Discovering your wife is sleeping with your boss can make a man do strange things. For a Samba-obsessed London clerk, robbing a bank and boarding the first flight to Rio are just the beginning. full summary | add synopsis
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Bank
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Samba
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Bank Clerk
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Taxi Driver
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Christmas
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1 win
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Girl From Rio... and not A British Samba????
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Hugh Laurie | ... | Raymond | |
| Vanessa Nunes | ... | Orlinda | |
| Santiago Segura | ... | Paulo | |
| Patrick Barlow | ... | Strothers | |
| Lia Williams | ... | Cathy | |
| Nelson Xavier | ... | Bichero | |
| Hugh Lloyd | ... | Albert | |
| John Junkin | ... | Mr. Bigelow | |
| Julio Levi | ... | Copacabana Concierge | |
| Paul Jerrico | ... | Inspector (as Paul Jerricho) | |
| Kacey Ainsworth | ... | Sales Assistant | |
| Glynis Brooks | ... | Mrs. Grace | |
| Arthur Cox | ... | Bank Customer | |
| Ann Morrish | ... | Bank Customer | |
| Paul Mari | ... | Larry |
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Girl from Rio (UK)
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102 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Discuss this movie with other users on IMDb message board for Chica de Río (2001)| Recent Posts (updated daily) | User |
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| The soundtrack | entropia-1 |
| Cute movie! | nikandre03 |
| love this movie!!!! | andrewg6100 |
| Hugh Laurie dancing | mommyvo |
| What a load of tosh. | jonnythegreat |
| Why the Spanish title? | earlsinclair2001 |
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Literally a rating for a good story and it is true that Hugh Laurie's Raymond carried the movie. Without his talent and comedic additives this movie wouldn't have a cat's chance in hell of success.
The ending is brilliant and unpredictable. The English dialog amongst the non-English characters is ridiculous and typically bad. Last and least, I'll be happy never to see Santiago Segura in anything else ever again. He's fat, sloppy, ugly and how he ever landed a roll in any film (other than snuff) is beyond me.
The title makes no sense only because the movie has little to do with the girl... who happens to be from Rio. As my summary suggests something as corny as A British Samba would have actually worked considering what the movie is about.
This was actually a great "bad" movie. Definitely my style.