Blame It on Rio (1984)

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

Color:

Color (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:

According to contemporary news stories, special parental consent was required in order to allow the nude scenes featuring Michelle Johnson as she was not yet 18 at the time they were filmed.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Nikki goes hang-gliding, she walks up to the glider, grabs the bar, and runs towards the cliff. In the next shot, as the glider flies off, she is properly strapped in.

Quotes:

Matthew Hollis: Kiss you? I ought to spank you!
Jennifer Lyons: Oh, please, and bite me too.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Cheers: Rescue Me (#3.25)" (1985)

Soundtrack:

Programa Carioca

Mid-Life Crisis Madcap Madness!

BLAME IT ON RIO (1984) **1/2 Michael Caine, Joseph Bologna, Valerie Harper, Michelle Johnson, Demi Moore. Occasionally funny screwball comedy with middle-age crises plagued Caine vacationing with pal Bologna in Rio de Janeiro with their teenage daughters, only for Caine to have an affair with his friend's buxom babe of a daughter (the gravity-defying Johnson) and later her declaration of love leading to all kinds of craziness. Funniest scene is of Caine and Bologna fighting in bed together. One-liner laden script by Larry Gelbart.