Rio (movie)

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Rio
Directed byCarlos Saldanha
Screenplay byDon Rhymer
Joshua Sternin
Jeffrey Ventimilia
Sam Harper
Story byCarlos Saldanha
Earl Richey Jones
Todd Jones
Produced byBruce Anderson
John C. Donkin
StarringJesse Eisenberg
Anne Hathaway
George Lopez
Jemaine Clement
Leslie Mann
will.i.am
Jamie Foxx
CinematographyRenato Falcão
Edited byHarry Hitner
Music byJohn Powell
Production
companies
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release dates
  • March 22, 2011 (2011-03-22) (World premiere)[1]
  • April 15, 2011 (2011-04-15) (North America)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
Portuguese
Budget$90 million[2]

Rio, originally called Rio: The Movie, is a 2011 computer-animated 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.

Release Dates[change | change source]

Country Premiere
 Egypt April 6, 2011
 United Arab Emirates April 7, 2011
 Argentina April 7, 2011
  Switzerland April 7, 2011 (German speaking region)
 Chile April 7, 2011
 Dominican Republic April 7, 2011
 Greece April 7, 2011
 Hong Kong April 7, 2011
 Israel April 7, 2011
 Kuwait April 7, 2011
 Malaysia April 7, 2011
 New Zealand April 7, 2011
 Peru April 7, 2011
 Philippines April 7, 2011
 Qatar April 7, 2011
 Russia April 7, 2011
 Singapore April 7, 2011
 Ukraine April 7, 2011
 Armenia April 8, 2011
 Austria April 8, 2011
 Australia April 8, 2011
 Bulgaria April 8, 2011
 Brazil April 8, 2011
 China April 8, 2011
 Ecuador April 8, 2011
 Estonia April 8, 2011
 Spain April 8, 2011
 United Kingdom April 8, 2011
Republic of Ireland Ireland April 8, 2011
 India April 8, 2011
 Kazakhstan April 8, 2011
 Sri Lanka April 8, 2011
 Latvia April 8, 2011
Mexico Mexico April 8, 2011
 Norway April 8, 2011
 Oman April 8, 2011
 Panama April 8, 2011
 Poland April 8, 2011
 Sweden April 8, 2011
 Turkey April 8, 2011
 Trinidad and Tobago April 8, 2011
 Taiwan April 8, 2011
 Uruguay April 8, 2011
 Venezuela April 8, 2011
 Vietnam April 8, 2011
 South Africa April 8, 2011
 Belgium April 13, 2011
 France April 13, 2011
 Jamaica April 13, 2011
 Thailand April 13, 2011
Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro April 14, 2011
 Czech Republic April 14, 2011
 Denmark April 14, 2011
 Croatia April 14, 2011
 Portugal April 14, 2011
 Slovenia April 14, 2011
 Slovakia April 14, 2011
 Canada April 15, 2011
 Colombia April 15, 2011
 Finland April 15, 2011
 Iceland April 15, 2011
 Italy April 15, 2011
 Pakistan April 15, 2011
 United States April 15, 2011
 Netherlands April 20, 2011
 Hungary April 21, 2011
 Lebanon April 21, 2011
 Lithuania April 22, 2011
 South Korea July 29, 2011
 Cook Islands March 13, 2012
 Palestine May 22, 2012
 Fiji May 31, 2012
 Netherlands Antilles March 31, 2013
Marshall Islands Marshall Islands April 4, 2013
 Yugoslavia April 6, 2013
Kosovo Kosovo April 15, 2013
 Cyprus November 1, 2013
San Marino San Marino December 30, 2013
 Macau December 31, 2013

Plot[change | change source]

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[change | change source]

References[change | change source]

  1. "Animated 3D film 'Rio' premieres in Brazil favela". The Independent. UK. March 26, 2011. Archived from the original on September 28, 2012. Retrieved June 1, 2011.
  2. Kaufman, Amy (April 14, 2011). "Movie Projector: 'Rio' should stifle 'Scream 4'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 3, 2011.

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