Rio (movie)

Rio
Rio
Directed by	Carlos Saldanha
Produced by	Bruce Anderson; John C. Donkin
Screenplay by	Don Rhymer; Joshua Sternin; Jeffrey Ventimilia; Sam Harper
Story by	Carlos Saldanha; Earl Richey Jones; Todd Jones
Starring	Jesse Eisenberg; Anne Hathaway; George Lopez; Jemaine Clement; Leslie Mann; will.i.am; Jamie Foxx
Music by	John Powell
Cinematography	Renato Falcão
Edited by	Harry Hitner
Production; company	Blue Sky Studios; 20th Century Fox Animation
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	March 22, 2011 (World premiere); April 15, 2011 (North America);
Running time	96 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English; Portuguese
Budget	$90 million

Rio, originally called Rio: The Movie, is a 2011 computer-animated musical adventure comedy movie that was produced by Chris Jenkins and Bruce Anderson and was directed by Carlos Saldanha. Rio was released on April 8, 2011, in Brazil and on April 15, 2011, in North America. A sequel, titled Rio 2, was released on April 11, 2014.

Plot

Rio tells about the life of a blue macaw named Blu. He is trapped in a jungle near Rio de Janeiro when he was just a baby, and brought to the United States. Then Linda, an American, always takes care of him, until one day Tulio advises Blu that he is the last of his species, and he has to return to Brazil to meet Jewel, a female of his kind. The two macaws and several friends try to have Blu and Jewel fall in love so their species will survive, while they overcome some obstacles such as bird smugglers and the fact that Blu can not fly until the end of the movie. However, in the end, Blu can fly and rescues Jewel from falling from a plane.

Cast

Jesse Eisenberg as Blu
Anne Hathaway as Jewel
George Lopez as Rafael
Jemaine Clement as Nigel
Jake T. Austin as Fernando
Bernardo de Paula as Sylvio
Leslie Mann as Linda
Tracy Morgan as Luiz
will.i.am as Pedro
Jamie Foxx as Nico

References

↑ "Animated 3D film 'Rio' premieres in Brazil favela". The Independent (UK). March 26, 2011. https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/animated-3d-film-rio-premieres-in-brazil-favela-2254194.html. Retrieved June 1, 2011.
↑ Kaufman, Amy (April 14, 2011). "Movie Projector: 'Rio' should stifle 'Scream 4'". Los Angeles Times. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2011/04/box-office-rio-scream-4-conspirator.html. Retrieved May 3, 2011.

Other websites

Rio's official website Archived 2013-03-17 at the Wayback Machine
Rio on IMDb
Rio at AllMovie

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[BrazilPremiere-1] "Animated 3D film 'Rio' premieres in Brazil favela". The Independent (UK). March 26, 2011. https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/animated-3d-film-rio-premieres-in-brazil-favela-2254194.html. Retrieved June 1, 2011.

[LABox-2] Kaufman, Amy (April 14, 2011). "Movie Projector: 'Rio' should stifle 'Scream 4'". Los Angeles Times. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2011/04/box-office-rio-scream-4-conspirator.html. Retrieved May 3, 2011.

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