Blame It on Rio (1984)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Stanley Donen

Writers:

Charlie Peters (writer) and
Larry Gelbart (writer)

Release Date:

17 February 1984 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

You can blame the night, blame the wine, blame the moon in her eyes, but when all else fails . . . you'd better . . . Blame it on Rio!

Plot:

Best friends and their daughters holiday in Rio only for one to fall for the other's daughter.

Plot Keywords:

Daughter | Midlife Crisis | Brazil | Female To Male Footsie Playing | Sexual Fantasy

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Michael Caine	...	Matthew Hollins
Joseph Bologna	...	Victor Lyons
Valerie Harper	...	Karen Hollis
Michelle Johnson	...	Jennifer Lyons
Demi Moore	...	Nicole 'Nikki' Hollis
José Lewgoy	...	Eduardo Marques
Lupe Gigliotti	...	Signora Botega
Michael Menaugh	...	Peter
Tessy Callado	...	Helaine
Ana Lucía Lima	...	Macumba Lady #1
Maria Helena Velasco	...	Macumba Lady #2
Zeni Pereira	...	Mother of the Bride
Eduardo Conde	...	Singer in the Dance Club
Betty von Wien	...	Isabella
Nelson Dantas	...	Doctor

Also Known As:

Love, Rio (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

UK:15 | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Singapore:PG (cut) | New Zealand:R16 | Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Finland:K-8 | Sweden:Btl | USA:R | West Germany:16 | Canada:A (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Company:

Sherwood

Trivia:

The theatrical movie poster, featuring the rear view of a girl in a "Brazilian cut" bikini caused such a stir that an altered, airbrushed version of the same poster with a less revealing bikini was issued.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Victor and Matthew are fighting in the bedroom, some of their lines were dubbed in later. The most notable is Matthew's line, "Those are my balls," because when he says it, his mouth does not move.

Quotes:

Victor Lyons: That lady is my kind of guy. Don't wait up.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)

Soundtrack:

Blame It On Rio

Another example of why I love the 80's!

Now let me start by saying I love a good movie! I love a great script, engaging characters and brilliant cinematography.

***This movie has none of these things!

But it does have the type of storyline and pointless nudity that Hollywood seems unwilling to include in a mainstream film. This is one of those movies that was on HBO late at night when I was a kid and I loved it.

There's something to great nudity! We just don't celebrate it enough anymore! Plus Demi Moore pre-implants!