Rio Page #2

Synopsis: 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 and
Director(s): Carlos Saldanha
Production: 20th Century Fox
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 3 wins & 29 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.9
Metacritic:
63
Rotten Tomatoes:
72%
G
Year:
2011
96 min
$143,613,651
Website
12,088 Views


You're standing on my throat.

You're an American.

Thanks. I need my throat for talking.

So, thank you.

You look like me.

Hi.

Hi, my name is Blu.

Like the cheese with the mold on it.

You know, that smells really bad.

That's stupid. Stupid, stupid, stupid.

Come on. We don't have much time.

Wait, wait, wait.

- Are you ready?

- For what?

Wow. Okay.

Confidence. Crazy love-hawk.

All right.

Whoa, what are you doing?

What? What you wanted me to.

But just for argument's sake,

what are you doing?

I am trying to escape.

Yeah, escape, that's where I was going

with that thing I just did.

Wait, wait. Did you actually think

we were going to kiss?

- No! It's not what you think.

- We just met.

Oh, my.

I think they need a little help.

I know how my feathers look,

but I am not that kind of bird.

Okay, I had nothing to do with that.

But, you have to admit

it's actually a pretty good song.

Naturally

Yeah, sing it, Lionel.

Wow. That was fast.

Lionel Richie works every time.

We should probably give them

some privacy.

I'm not so sure

I should leave Blu here alone.

No, don't worry.

Sylvio will keep an eye on them all night.

Besides, he's got Jewel.

Help me!

This is the final countdown to Carnaval!

Let's samba!

Come here, poor little birdie.

It's okay, I got you.

I got you.

Excuse me.

Please, I am trying to sleep.

I'm sorry, sleepy-head,

I'm trying to escape.

Escape? Why?

This cage is awesome.

This...

What was I thinking?

I wouldn't expect a pet to understand.

Pet? Did you just call me a pet?

For the record, I am not a pet.

I am a companion.

And you know what?

Do whatever you want

'cause tomorrow morning,

Linda will come for me

and this whole nightmare

will be over.

Incredible!

You would rather be with a human

than with your own kind.

Well, that human has given me love

and affection for the past 15 years

whereas my own kind try to strangle me

after 15 seconds.

Yeah, well, because of them,

I've lost everything.

You can't trust them.

Of course...

you can trust humans.

Jewel? Jewel?

Hi, there.

It was nice of you to join me for dinner.

I often eat alone.

Because, of course, my work.

I thought I was the

bird nut until I met you.

Yes, right.

Do you have a favorite bird?

Well, obviously,

I'm a blue macaw kind of gal.

That makes sense.

They are very handsome birds.

Actually, it's the brains

I'm more attracted to.

I'm not so impressed

by fancy feathers.

I know exactly what you mean.

My favorite bird is the spotted owl.

I've always been mesmerized

by those big...

round, intelligent eyes.

Chicken hearts?

Chicken hearts! Oh, gosh.

Hello?

Oh, Blu.

We should have never left Moose Lake.

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Don Rhymer

Don Rhymer (February 23, 1961 – November 28, 2012) was an American screenwriter and film producer. He graduated from James Madison University in 1982. He wrote movies like Big Momma's House, The Santa Clause 2, Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London, The Honeymooners, Deck the Halls, and the computer animated mockumentary Surf's Up. more…

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Submitted on August 05, 2018

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