Rotten Tomatoes
Submit search Movies Tv shows RT App News Showtimes

Nancy Goes to Rio

Play trailer Poster for Nancy Goes to Rio 1950 1h 39m Musical Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
Tomatometer 1 Reviews 42% Popcornmeter 50+ Ratings
A theater producer hires Nancy (Jane Powell) to star in his Rio de Janeiro-based show, but neglects to tell Nancy's superstar mother, Frances (Ann Sothern), that she's been replaced. Both believing they have the part, Nancy and Frances head south. But when Nancy realizes she'd be ousting her mother, she quits, misleading her mother to believe that she was on the ship to Brazil because she's about to marry a fellow passenger. As her lie is exposed, a romance blooms and the show gets its star.

Critics Reviews

View More
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 05/15/2004
C
Who could completely resist a picture with Carmen Miranda having a bowl of fruit on top of her head? Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

View More
Steve D @RT35616104 Aug 8 Skip this mess with awful out of place music numbers and watch the Durbin one instead. See more 03/13/2016 Spritely MGM musical is a nice showcase for a maturing Jane Powell (who sings "Magic Is the Moonlight"), but the top musical honors go to Carmen Miranda. See more 03/17/2015 ok technicolor musical. See more 01/29/2012 Splashy and elaborate musical is tuneful and humorous. Ann Sothern, Jane Powell and Louis Calhern all give funny spirited performances in a plot that is of course absurd. Carmen Miranda is along for the ride and her outfits are a sight to behold! Her umbrella number is a feast for the eyes and of course she gives it all she's got. Good fun. See more 03/06/2010 Nothing special. Carmen Miranda is Carmen Miranda, and consequently the best part of the movie. Powell's Nancy is entitled and spoiled with none of the charming naivete that would have made this film fun to watch. See more 05/08/2005 A REMAKE OF THE SUPERIOR DEANNA DURBIN FILM "IT'S A DATE", IT'S A MILDLY ENTERTAINING MUSICAL. ANN SOTHERN SEEMS OUT OF PLACE IN HER ROLE. See more Read all reviews
Nancy Goes to Rio

My Rating

Read More Read Less WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW POST RATING

Cast & Crew

View All

Robert Z. Leonard

Director

Jane Powell

Nancy Barklay

Ann Sothern

Frances Elliott

Barry Sullivan

Paul Berten

Carmen Miranda

Marina Rodrigues

Louis Calhern

Gregory Elliott
View All

Nancy Goes to Rio

Nancy Goes to Rio (1950) Nancy Goes to Rio (1950) View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis A theater producer hires Nancy (Jane Powell) to star in his Rio de Janeiro-based show, but neglects to tell Nancy's superstar mother, Frances (Ann Sothern), that she's been replaced. Both believing they have the part, Nancy and Frances head south. But when Nancy realizes she'd be ousting her mother, she quits, misleading her mother to believe that she was on the ship to Brazil because she's about to marry a fellow passenger. As her lie is exposed, a romance blooms and the show gets its star.
Director
Robert Z. Leonard
Producer
Joe Pasternak
Screenwriter
Sidney Sheldon
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre
Musical, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Apr 8, 2008
Runtime
1h 39m
Join The Newsletter Join The Newsletter Cookie Settings