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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0090096098098
Format: Black & White, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: Bci / Eclipse
Manufacturer: Bci / Eclipse
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Bci / Eclipse
Region Code: 1
Release Date: November 21, 2000
Running Time: 100 minutes
Sales Rank: 41779
Studio: Bci / Eclipse
Theatrical Release Date: December 25, 1947
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Another Road movie
Crazy Bing Crosby and Bob Hope in another of their "Road To---"movies. It is a fun movie
Rating: - ANDREW SISTERS+BING=ULTRA COOL
Bing had so many great songs. The performance of "You Don't Have To Know The Language" with the Andrew Sisters is mesmerizing.
Rating:  - good not great
Not among the best of the road pictures, but still good. It seemed slightly contrived and not as spontaneous as the earlier ones.
Rating: - Great Fun with Bing, Bob, and Dottie!
"Road to Rio", along with 1942's "Road to Morocco", are considered the apex of the Crosby/Hope "Road" series, and for good reason; the music, comedy, and general silliness mesh perfectly...and for my money, "Rio" is TOPS!
The songs are first-rate, from the opening "Apalachicola, FLA" (with it's 'caboose' finale), to a wonderful Bing ballad, "But Beautiful", to a show-stopper with the Andrews Sisters, "You Don't Have to Know the Language", to a nearly risqué "Experience" from Dorothy ... Read More
Rating: - Hope and Crosby are great, and romantic moments are designed for Lamour...but let's not forget the wonderful Wiere Brothers
Considering that The Road to Rio was the fifth in the series, that the formula was down pat, that the plot, as usual, was merely an excuse for spontaneous and not-so-spontaneous bantering by the two stars, that the money-to-effort ratio was by now very satisfying to nearly all concerned, and that Bing Crosby and Bob Hope, both at 44, were quickly reaching the point where their age was working against their image of happy-go-lucky, sex-on-their-minds, slightly dumb but well-intentioned good guys...well, ... Read More
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