Rio (2011)

When Blu, a domesticated macaw from small-town Minnesota, meets the fiercely independent Jewel, he takes off on an adventure to Rio de Janeiro with the bird of his dreams.

Director:

Carlos Saldanha

Writers:

Carlos Saldanha (story), Earl Richey Jones (story)

Stars:

Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, George Lopez

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 3 wins & 30 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Karen Disher	...	Mother Bird (voice)
Jason Fricchione	...	Truck Driver (voice)
Sofia Scarpa Saldanha	...	Young Linda (voice)
Leslie Mann	...	Linda (voice)
Kelly Keaton	...	Bookstore Customer / Lady Tourist (voice)
Jesse Eisenberg	...	Blu (voice)
Wanda Sykes	...	Chloe (The Goose) (voice)
Jane Lynch	...	Alice (The Other Goose) (voice)
Rodrigo Santoro	...	Tulio / Soccer Announcer (voice)
Gracinha Leporace	...	Dr. Barbosa (voice)
Jamie Foxx	...	Nico (voice)
Will.i.am	...	Pedro (voice) (as will.i.am)
Phil Miler	...	Aviary Intern / Waiter (voice)
Anne Hathaway	...	Jewel (voice)
Bernardo De Paula	...	Sylvio / Kipo (voice) (as Bernardo de Paula)

Storyline

In Rio de Janeiro, baby macaw, Blu, is captured by dealers and smuggled to the USA. While driving through Moose Lake, Minnesota, the truck that is transporting Blu accidentally drops Blu's box on the road. A girl, Linda, finds the bird and raises him with love. Fifteen years later, Blu is a domesticated and intelligent bird that does not fly and lives a comfortable life with bookshop owner Linda. Out of the blue, clumsy Brazilian ornithologist, Tulio, visits Linda and explains that Blu is the last male of his species, and he has a female called Jewel in Rio de Janeiro. He invites Linda to bring Blu to Rio so that he and Jewel can save their species. Linda travels with Blu and Tulio to Rio de Janeiro and they leave Blu and Jewel in a large cage in the institute where Tulio works. While they are having dinner, smugglers break into the institute and steal Blu and Jewel to sell them. Linda and Tulio look everywhere for Blu, who is chained to Jewel and hidden in a slum. Meanwhile, Jewel ...

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Plot Keywords:

brazil | bird | macaw | ornithologist | minnesota | 

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Taglines:

He's going to the wildest, most magical place on earth ... home.

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Family | Musical

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Certificate:

G

Did You Know?

Trivia

The song that Rafael starts singing after he says he remembers what was playing when he first laid eyes on Eva is "The Girl from Ipanema".

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Goofs

Flight is instinctive to a macaw, and a macaw is going to take off in fear if it sees one of the commonplace predators of Minnesota, feline or canine, likely to make a meal of such a bird should one ever find its way into the bookstore.

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Quotes

Tulio: You know your macaw is a very special bird. In fact, as far as we know, Blu is the last male of his kind.
Linda: Really?
Tulio: Yes. And recently we've found a female and our hope is to bring the two of the them together to save their species.
Linda: Oh! Well, yeah! Sure! When can she come over?
Tulio: Oh, no, no! She's in Brazil. Blu must come to Rio de Janeiro.
Linda: [laughing] Rio. Brazil. Oh, no! No. No. No. No. No. No! I never let Blu out of my sight. He needs me.
Tulio: Oh, no! You... you misunderstand. It's all arranged. You will be ...

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Crazy Credits

The initial set of credits is accompanied by a reprise of "Real in Rio" from the main cast. It is then followed by a scene of a featherless Nigel being photographed by Mauro.

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Alternate Versions

Also released in a 3D version.

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Connections

Referenced in AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: Remembering Stephen Hillenburg (2018)

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Soundtracks

Real in Rio (New Home)
Music by Sergio Mendes, Carlinhos Brown, Mikael Mutti and John Powell
Lyrics by Siedah Garrett
Performed by Jesse Eisenberg, Jamie Foxx, Anne Hathaway, George Lopez, Will.i.am and The Rio Singers
Produced by Sergio Mendes, John Powell, Carlinhos Brown and Mikael Mutti

User Reviews

Rio-an epic, lovable, beautiful and visually stunning animation

Not many animations like Rio come around these days.When i first saw the trailer and the team behind this very anticipated animation, the Ice Age team, i knew it will be very enjoyable and fun to watch.Seeing a TV spot right now, i remember that it was all those things, but much more as well.The quality of the animation was unique-only two or three movies can still compete with this and those are Tangled, Up and How to Train Your Dragon.But still, there was so much going on in Rio, the birds, the colors, the non-stopping stream of movement, lights, music and songs, around the carnival in Rio or in the opening and closing scenes with the singing and dancing of the birds in the forests around the city.So much was going on and with such quality, that no animation has matched.And those epic proportions of the animation are its strongest qualities.Something one can't see every day.

The character development was very good, beginning with a little background of the macaw bird Blu's life, with his owner Linda in Minnesota.Maybe, the other macaw, Jewel, was a little underdeveloped as a character, but with positive reviews coming, there might be a sequel coming on the way as well.Then, Jewel's background might be better developed.

With an animation of such proportions, some box office power along with a few Oscar noms will surely be along the way and the fact that it takes place in Rio alone, will act as an audience magnet, given that Rio's one of the most popular and non-stopping cities in the world.This magical feeling stays all along the movie.You just can't forget you're in Rio.

Rio is as well another example of an animation, worth the time and money of both young and grown-ups.That's what catches the eye.20-th Century Fox has made a great animation and with the possible box-office power of the movie, a sequel might as well be on the works.

So, a great animation, very epic and visually stunning, Rio will keep everyone mesmerized and captivated long after the end, and personally for me is one of the best, if not the bast animation i've seen.

I definitely hope for a sequel and i'll definitely see it again, at the movies.

10/10 for this stunning, colorful, heartwarming and breathtaking experience, named Rio!

P.S.The one thing i thought was missing, was Bellini's Samba De Janeiro- this song can make the mood of every crowd in the world :)

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA Brazil

Language:

English Portuguese

Release Date:

15 April 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Rio: The Movie

Box Office

Budget:

$90,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$39,225,962, 17 April 2011

Gross USA:

$143,619,809

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$483,866,518

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Animation, Blue Sky Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Datasat SDDS Dolby Surround 7.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1