Rio (movie)
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.
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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 |
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Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English Portuguese |
Budget | $90 million[2] |
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