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Blame It on Rio
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Blame It on Rio is a 1984 American romantic comedy film directed by Stanley Donen, who also served as producer alongside Larry Gelbart. The screenplay was written by Claude Berri, based on the work In a Wild Moment. The cast includes Michael Caine, Joseph Bologna, Michelle Johnson, and Demi Moore. Kenneth Wannberg composed the music, and Reynaldo Villalobos served as director of photography.
The film was released in the United States on February 17, 1984, with a runtime of 100 minutes. It was produced by Sherwood and 20th Century Fox, and distributed by 20th Century Studios and Netflix. Filming and the narrative setting are located in Rio de Janeiro. The production had a budget of 9,000,000 and generated revenue of 18,644,570.
Critical reception included a review score of 3.4 out of 10, 22 out of 100, and 7 percent. It holds an IMDb rating of 5.8 from 12,950 votes and a Metascore of 22. The film received one nomination for the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst New Star and is rated R.
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5.8Matthew Hollis is man on holiday in Rio with his best friend. Both men have teenage daughters with them. When Matthew falls for his best friend's amorous daughter named Jennifer, they embark on a secret, if slightly one-sided relationship. Jennifer's father is furious when he finds out about the 'older man' in his daughter's life, and sets out to hunt him down with the aid of Matthew!
Cast
- Michael Caine as Matthew Hollis
- Michelle Johnson as Jennifer Lyons
- Joseph Bologna as Victor Lyons
- Demi Moore as Nicole 'Nikki' Hollis
- Valerie Harper as Karen Hollis
- José Lewgoy as Eduardo Marques
Themes
- infidelity
- rio de janeiro
- seduction
- older man younger woman relationship
- summer vacation
- sexual awakening
- sex comedy
- underage sex
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Ratings
IMDb
5.8/10
12,950 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
11%
Metacritic
22/100
- Year
- 1984
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 1 nomination total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- romantic comedy
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- In a Wild Moment
- Director
- Stanley Donen
- Screenwriter
- Claude Berri
- Composer
- Kenneth Wannberg
- Producer
- Larry Gelbart
- Cinematographer
- Reynaldo Villalobos
- Narrative location
- Rio de Janeiro
- Filming location
- Rio de Janeiro
- Duration
- 101
- FilmAffinity ID
- 721664
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1985-03-01
- title
- Blame It on Rio
- distributed by
- Netflix
- nominated for
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst New Star
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 7%
- box office
- 18600000
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