Rio Page #5

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
13,254 Views


Drop it, drop it, drop it low

Drop it low, drop-drop it low

What kind of mood is that?

Pedro, Pedro, a little too aggressive.

I'm not hating on your creativity,

but I think I got this one.

Follow my lead.

Now, that's more like it.

Wasn't really thinking

Wasn't looking

Wasn't searching for an answer

In the moonlight

When I saw your face

Wow! What a beautiful sunset.

Yeah.

Blu.

Down here. Just tell her,

"You have beautiful eyes."

That's good. Great idea.

I have beautiful eyes.

Yeah, okay. Sure, they're nice.

No, her eyes. Her eyes.

Right, yeah. Your eyes,

your eyes are great, not mine.

I mean, mine are okay.

But yours, I bet

you can see right through them.

Blu!

Just tell her how you feel.

- Jewel.

- Yeah.

I've been wanting to tell you that I...

That I...

How sweet. You're getting choked up.

You're choking! Okay! All right!

Come on, Blu, move with me.

Stay with me, Blu.

One more, come on. One more time!

Yep, that's my boy.

Ladies and gentlemen,

I give you Luiz's garage.

- After you.

- No, no, you first.

Please, I insist.

Okay.

Guess this is it.

Yeah. Quite an adventure.

End of the line.

Yes.

Guess things like this

don't happen in Tiny-soda.

Tiny-soda?

- Wait, Minnesota.

- Yeah.

That's very good.

That's very funny actually.

Luiz! Are you here, Luiz? Hey, buddy!

I got some friends I want you to meet.

Go!

Inside, outside, inside, outside!

I got you's good.

What?

I could've ripped your throats out,

but I didn't.

But I could've.

Hey, Luiz! Stop scaring my friends.

Hey, Rafi, come here!

Where you've been?

You look good.

Wait. Luiz is a bulldog?

You got something against dogs?

I do when they're drooling on me.

It's a medical condition.

No, hey, amigo, we really need you.

- She's mean, bro.

- Luiz, come on, please, please.

We need your help.

I think I know what to do.

Are you sure this is safe?

Sure. There's nothing to it.

Now, if something goes wrong,

scream really loud!

Because I can't hear too good

with this thing on.

Hey, Rafi! Get the switch, please.

Don't worry. He's a professional.

Now, try not to move!

I can't really see out

of this thing, either!

Hey! Where did you go?

Gross.

But I'm free.

Jewel! Jewel! We're free!

Slimy, but free.

Contaminated probably, but free.

Can you believe it's finally...

...over.

Yeah!

Come on, guys, let's go!

What are we standing around for?

It's Carnaval!

Oh, yeah!

Yep.

I know just how you feel.

Watching them up there

makes you want to chase them

and grab them in your mouth

and bite their heads off, huh?

I'm just kidding, bro.

Yeah, chasing them is plenty.

I'm flying, flying just like a bird!

Jewel, but you are a bird!

Hey! Where you going?

Blu?

Blu, what's wrong?

Nothing. Everything is perfect.

You'll be off to the rainforest, I'll be

back with Linda, just like we planned.

Hey, birds!

Stop yapping and start flapping!

Let's go!

I guess, I thought, maybe...

What? That you'd come to Minnesota?

Great, I guess I'll knit you a scarf.

No, that's not what I meant.

Look, Jewel,

I can't spend my life

walking around following you

wherever you're going.

Hey, it's not my

fault you can't fly.

Awkward.

Okay, okay.

You know what? This is good.

Just clear the air.

Just be completely honest

with each other.

You want honesty?

Fine, I can be honest.

I don't belong here.

In fact, I never wanted to come here

in the first place.

And... And...

And you know what?

I hate samba.

Hey! That's a little too far.

Make the mean bird take it back.

Yeah, I said it.

Every song sounds exactly the same.

Tico, taco, ya, ya, ya

Tico, taco, ya, ya, ya

I'm tico, taco out of here.

Fine! See you around, pet!

No, wait, wait. Come back!

You belong together!

You are Juliet to his Romeo!

Sure, they both die in the end,

but you get my point!

Young love. Always so melodramatic.

All right, boys, go after her.

Blu! Come back here. Come on!

Yeah! I'm ready for Carnaval!

Who wants to ride in my

fruit.

You left without me.

That's messed up.

Jewels! Jewels!

Wait up!

Going somewhere, pretty bird?

Yeah. I was just on my way

to claw your eyes out!

Jewel!

Temper, temper.

Now come along, my dear.

We're going to a parade.

Everybody loves a parade.

Let go of me!

Hey! Get back here!

Ain't nobody messing with a friend

of Pedro, I ain't having it!

It's on!

Did you see the talons on that guy?

Talons?

Maybe it's on next time.

- Help!

- Help! Little help!

Rafael, quit following me.

You're going in the wrong direction.

Isn't Carnaval that way?

I'm not going to Carnaval.

No, I'm going home.

But I thought you loved Carnaval.

I do. But I love my family much more.

And that's a choice I made with this.

Not with this.

- Blu!

- Hey, Blu! Blu!

I was flying

and then I saw this big cockatoo!

With big ninja talons!

This cockatoo was ugly!

Anyway, that's not the point.

And then Jewel was there,

and he snatched Jewel up.

Like, he snatched her up.

And then he was like,

"You're coming with me,

you little princess."

And Jewel was like,

"I ain't your princess, leave me alone."

- And I was like, "What?"

- Then he was like, "What?"

Stop! Just tell me what happened.

He got Jewel, man!

And he's taking her to the parade.

This is all my fault.

Let's fly.

Carnaval, here we come!

Hey, dog, I'm drowning back here!

You will get wet on this ride!

Come on, come on, come on.

Where are these guys?

Yes. Nice.

Very nice.

Marcel!

Marcel!

Oh, boy.

We're a chicken!

Come on, Fernando! Dance!

Idiots.

Excuse me.

Coming through!

Watch your feet.

Whoops! Sorry.

Go ahead. Come in.

Wait. Stop, please.

Performers only.

Wow.

Cyanopsitta spixii.

Tulio?

Linda. I was just...

I look ridiculous, don't I?

Sorry.

The parade. It's about to start.

Okay.

Go ahead.

Okay, just follow my lead.

Act naturally.

Are you okay?

- Yeah.

- Come on.

- Blu?

- Blu!

Blu! Blu!

What? Wait, wait! No, no.

I am looking for a bluebird. Birdo?

Birdo! Yes!

Okay.

Wait! What are you doing?

Tulio!

Hey! Let me out!

Tulio!

This is not good. This

is not good. This is...

Cheese and sprinkles.

Okay, you can bring me down now!

I think we're done here!

I think they like my moves.

Hey. Keep dancing, egg-boy.

One down and one to go.

You'll never find him.

He's already gone.

I don't need to find him.

He'll find you.

This is the spit!

Yeah, baby!

Now, I could get my freak on!

Luiz, please!

Rescue first. Freak later.

- Come on!

- Out of my way, people!

All right, guys!

I'll fly ahead and look for Jewel.

Hello, ladies.

Mr. Big-nose! Hold up!

What?

Linda? Excuse me. Excuse me.

Linda!

Linda!

In English!

Linda! Linda!

You've got to shake your tushy!

No! We don't shake our tushies

in Minnesota!

Hot dog! Coming through!

Blu!

Tulio! Tulio! I saw Blu!

What?

Hold on, Blu! I'm coming for you!

Blu!

Blu!

Linda!

Linda?

Wait!

Blu, we found them!

She's on some weird chicken float!

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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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