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Hang Out with the Funniest Birds in Town

The RIO Adventure Comes Home When the Heartwarming Hit Comes to Blu-ray and DVD on August 2nd

Bring Home Over An Hour of Exciting Interactive Features and Exclusive Video Game Bonus Levels with Blu-ray Purchase

Contact: Kellie Barnes, 303-451-4440

LOS ANGELES, June 27, 2011 /Christian Newswire/ -- As summer heats up, spread your wings and celebrate with the funniest birds in town! The all-new comedy-adventure RIO comes to Blu-ray and DVD from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. RIO brings together vivid characters and colorful backdrops amidst energizing Latin and contemporary tunes, creating the ultimate family-friendly experience for audiences of all ages. In addition to more than one hour of special bonus features and materials, the DVD will feature all-new exclusive levels of the smash video game hit Angry Birds Rio® that showcase the wonderful characters from the film!

Though lighthearted and playful in the cherished animated film tradition, RIO concerns the serious subjects of overcoming fear and finding your purpose in life, notions that are central to a child's interior development. Captured as a young bird from the wild, Blu (Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network) is a domesticated Spix Macaw living thousands of miles away from his homeland, Brazil. When his human owner Linda (Leslie Mann, 17 Again) discovers that he is the last male of his kind, they head south to Rio de Janeiro to meet the only other female. But it's far from love at first sight between the socially-awkward, flight-challenged Blu and the fiercely independent, high-flying female, Jewel (Anne Hathaway, The Princess Diaries). Shortly after Blu's arrival, the two rare birds are captured by greedy animal smugglers and find themselves lost in the Brazilian rainforest. Unexpectedly thrown together, they embark on a hilarious and clumsy adventure where they learn about friendship, love, and the courage to spread one's wings and fly. Rich in Christian themes and bursting with excitement, sweetness and fun, RIO will touch your heart and make your family's spirits soar!

The creators of ICE AGE bring audiences a whole new tropical adventure in RIO featuring the most colorful cast of characters south of the Equator, including George Lopez (Beverly Hills Chihuahua), Tracy Morgan ("30 Rock"), Jemaine Clement (Despicable Me), Rodrigo Santoro (Che), will.i.am (Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa), Jamie Foxx (Dreamgirls), Jane Lynch ("Glee"), and Wanda Sykes (Over The Hedge).

RIO will be available on 3-Disc Party Edition, featuring the Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Copy; as well as in a 2-Disc DVD Party Edition. It is available in the U.S. and Canada.

RIO Blu-ray (Catalog #2275626)

  • Special Features
  • Explore the World of Rio
    • Beach
    Jungle
    City
    Stadium
  • Blu Shows the Way (introduction)
  • Boom-Boom Tish Tish: The Sounds of Rio
  • The Making of Hot Wings
  • Saving the Species: One Voice at a Time
  • The Real Rio
  • Welcome to Rio Music Video
  • Deleted Scene: "Fruit Stand"
  • Postcards from Rio
  • Carnival Dance O Rama
    Intro
    Blu
    Jewel
    Luiz
    Monkeys
    Nico and Pedro
    Raphael 
    Samba Line
  • Rio de JAM-eiro Jukebox
  • Taio Cruz -- Telling the World Music Video
  • Angry Birds Rio -- Trailer
  • Angry Birds Rio -- Nigel Mash Up
  • Angry Birds Rio -- Instructional Video
  • Live Lookup Powered by IMDB

Street Date: August 2, 2011
Pre-book Date: TBD
Screen Format: 2.40:1
Audio: English 5.1 Dolby Digital, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital,
French 5.1 Dolby Digital
Subtitles: English, Spanish
U.S. Rating: G
Total Run Time: 1 hour, 35 minutes
Closed Captioned: Yes

RIO DVD (Catalog #2275619)

  • Special Features
    Explore the World of Rio
    Beach
    Jungle
    City 
    Stadium
  • Blu Shows the Way (introduction)
  • Boom-Boom Tish Tish: The Sounds of Rio
  • The Making of Hot Wings
  • Saving the Species: One Voice at a Time
  • The Real Rio
  • Welcome to Rio Music Video
  • Deleted Scene: "Fruit Stand"
  • Carnival Dance O Rama
    Intro
    Blu
    Jewel
    Luiz
    Monkeys
    Nico and Pedro
    Raphael 
    Samba Line
  • Rio de JAM-eiro Jukebox
  • Taio Cruz -- Telling the World Music Video
  • Angry Birds Rio -- Trailer
  • Angry Birds Rio -- Nigel Mash Up
  • Angry Birds Rio -- Instructional Video

Street Date: August 2, 2011
Pre-book Date: TBD
Screen Format: 2.40:1
Audio: English 5.1 Dolby Digital,
Spanish 2.0 Surround DD,
French 2.0 Surround DD
Subtitles: English, Spanish
U.S. Rating: G
Total Run Time: 1 hour, 35 minutes
Closed Captioned: Yes

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, LLC (TCFHE) is a recognized global industry leader and a subsidiary of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, a News Corporation company. Representing 75 years of innovative and award-winning filmmaking from Twentieth Century Fox, TCFHE is the worldwide marketing, sales and distribution company for all Fox film and television programming, acquisitions and original productions on DVD, Blu-ray Disc Digital Copy, Video On Demand and Digital Download. The company also releases all products globally for MGM Home Entertainment. Each year TCFHE introduces hundreds of new and newly enhanced products, which it services to retail outlets from mass merchants and warehouse clubs to specialty stores and e-commerce throughout the world.

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