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Ruby Cairo

  • 1992
  • PG-13
  • 1h 50m
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5.0/10
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Andie MacDowell and Liam Neeson in Ruby Cairo (1992)
After her businessman husband dies suspiciously in a Mexican plane crash, his widow begins to investigate his labyrinthine financial dealings, not all of which are legal.
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After her businessman husband dies suspiciously in a Mexican plane crash, his widow begins to investigate his labyrinthine financial dealings, not all of which are legal.After her businessman husband dies suspiciously in a Mexican plane crash, his widow begins to investigate his labyrinthine financial dealings, not all of which are legal.After her businessman husband dies suspiciously in a Mexican plane crash, his widow begins to investigate his labyrinthine financial dealings, not all of which are legal.

  • Director
    • Graeme Clifford
  • Writers
    • Robert Dillon
    • Michael Thomas
  • Stars
    • Andie MacDowell
    • Liam Neeson
    • Viggo Mortensen
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    • Director
      • Graeme Clifford
    • Writers
      • Robert Dillon
      • Michael Thomas
    • Stars
      • Andie MacDowell
      • Liam Neeson
      • Viggo Mortensen
    • 31User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Andie MacDowell
    Andie MacDowell
    • Bessie Faro
    Liam Neeson
    Liam Neeson
    • Fergus Lamb
    Viggo Mortensen
    Viggo Mortensen
    • Johnny Faro
    Jack Thompson
    Jack Thompson
    • Ed
    Paul Spencer
    • Johnny Faro (Boy)
    Chad Power
    • Niles Faro
    Monica Mikala
    • Alexandria Faro
    Kaelynn Craddick
    • Cleo Faro
    Sara Craddick
    • Cleo Faro
    Luis Cortés
    • Hermes #1
    Amy Van Nostrand
    Amy Van Nostrand
    • Marge Swimmer
    Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez
    Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez
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    Lucy Rodriguez
    • Tia Lupe
    Jeff Corey
    Jeff Corey
    • Joe Dick
    Miriam Reed
    • Renee Dick
    Kimberley LaMarque
    • Mailwoman
    Francine Lee
    • Lily
    Alberto Estrella
    Alberto Estrella
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    • Director
      • Graeme Clifford
    • Writers
      • Robert Dillon
      • Michael Thomas
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    3mbs

    Weak, weak, weak last half hour nearly kills any suspense or momentum this movie had going for it

    This movie has a pretty decent first half hour or so as Andie McDowell learns her pilot husband has been killed in Mexico and she needs to go there to identify the body. She then discovers that he had stashes of cash hidden at various banks around the world, and because of how well she knew him is able to transcribe his very elaborate decoding system (each bank falls under a different alias, and the way McDowell figures out which alias goes with which bank in which country actually got me pretty good while watching it) Unfortunately the movie pretty much falls apart once she gets to the last bank and is told that that account was closed out by the account holder himself. (which of course is impossible since she just identified his body earlier in the movie) No spoilers here, but McDowell then spends the rest of the movie trying to track down how that could be, eventually hooking up with Liam Neeson along the way. Neeson by the way has almost nothing to do in this movie...given his above the title billing, you'd think he'd have more to do, but no, his entire role is to look adoringly at McDowell, they have a nice little montage of walking around together and they climb a hill at one point, but Neeson is literally given nothing to do with the actual plot of the movie that we're watching. I'm not saying that that's a bad thing, but you know he's known these days as a man of action, so to see him standing idly by while McDowell does all the sleuthing is kind of funny to me. The last half hour is a real let down btw. Again after that first half hour, I was thinking we're in for a semi decent suspense film (and we're getting a decent-ish travelogue here as well as McDowell is hopscotching from one country to another) but that last half hour loses so much steam that the ending came as a real disappointment to me.
    6dlmiley

    OK Mystery with lovely scenery

    Not sure why this movie rates so bad with my fellow IMDB members.

    I just watched it and found it to be a pleasant diversion. It has interesting locations and the gorgeous Andie McDowell to brighten up the scenery. True, the mystery is not that much, and the ending leaves somewhat to be desired, but this movie is not as terrible as its IMDB rating suggests. The baseball card keys are somewhat unique and I'm an old Pittsburgh Pirate fan--which made it a little more interesting to me. Anyway, give this movie a chance when you have time. 6/10
    6gavin6942

    International Mystery

    When Bessie Faro's (Andie MacDowell) husband Johnny (Viggo Mortensen) dies in a plane crash in Veracruz, Mexico, she finds that his air cargo business is deeply in the red. When she visits the airline's terminal in Veracruz, she discovers her husband was pumping large amounts of money into bank accounts all over the world.

    I watched this as part of an appreciation for Liam Neeson, and was sad to see this really was not a big role for him. Of course, it was an even smaller role for Mortensen (who was not yet famous), but this is not a Neeson film. Now, that being said, it is still a decent mystery.

    I would really like to see this again and get a better feel for it. I get the impression it was not widely appreciated in its day and could get a better hearing now (2014).
    muveebuff15

    a choppy plot.....

    Ruby Cairo is a would-be good movie despite the choppy plot and horrible script. Liam Neeson is reason enough to see this movie because his performance is the best out of the whole (mis)cast. Andie McDowell's scenes where she was talking to herself were very unreal and uncharacteristic of any human. The love story between Liam and herself was charming but thrust into the movie suddenly and was not picked up at the right times in the plot. The ending, however was cute, despite no real victory on Andie's part. 1/2 *.
    superstar49

    Just Wonderful!

    Any film that can draw you in completely, as this movie did with me, succeeds. I missed the first ten minutes not knowing even the plot, and I was immediately taken in by Andie MacDowell's quest for answers regarding her husband.

    I'm surprised by the many negative comments and reviews posted here. This was one of the few movies (like "Pyscho") that took me on sort of a ride that I didn't want to end. This movie was intelligent and I found it to be a great escape as Ruby travelled around the world. I'll certainly never visit Athens, Greece, or stand on top of one of the pyramids. But I felt like I was there. Whomever said this was boring must have had their eyes closed the entire time. I never realized how beautiful Andie MacDowell was until I saw this film or what a really good actress she was. Liam Neeson was a plus even if his role was rather short.

    You can bet I'll be recommending this film to others as I do whenever I see a really good movie. Hope to see this released on DVD soon.

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    • Trivia
      The actual ball hit by Bill Mazeroski was found by a 14-year-old boy named Andy Jerpe, who subsequently lost it when his buddies talked him into using it for a sandlot game, and it was hit into some tall grass and never found.
    • Goofs
      At the beginning of the movie when the boy catches the Mazeroski home run that won the 1960 World Series, it was a Rawlings baseball. Rawlings did not begin supplying baseballs to the major leagues until around 1970. The home run ball would have been a Spalding baseball in 1960.
    • Quotes

      Elizabeth 'Bessie' Faro: [referring to her dead husband's business dealings] ... and what kind of business would that be, Herr Buchner?

      Herr Bruchner, EDK Executive: Why... ink.

      Elizabeth 'Bessie' Faro: Ink?

      Herr Bruchner, EDK Executive: [firmly] Ink. We make ink for ballpoint pens.

      Elizabeth 'Bessie' Faro: Thats all? Just ink?

      Elizabeth 'Bessie' Faro: [after Bruchner makes a shrugging motion with his hands] 34,000 marks - 25,000 marks, and look - look here's another one for fifteen.

      Herr Bruchner, EDK Executive: Ink, Frau Miller... ink is the true life blood of a civilization.

      Elizabeth 'Bessie' Faro: Good point.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Celebrated: Viggo Mortensen (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      The Secrets of My Heart
      Music by John Barry

      Lyrics by Cynthia Haagens, Graeme Clifford

      Performed by Kristina Nichols

      Produced by Kim Bullard, Gerry Tolman

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    • Release date
      • December 12, 1992 (Japan)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Japan
      • United Kingdom
      • Mexico
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
      • Arabic
    • Also known as
      • Deception
    • Filming locations
      • Gayer-Anderson Museum - 4 Maydan Ibn Tulun, Cairo, Egypt
    • Production companies
      • Estudios Churubusco Azteca S.A.
      • Majestic Films International
      • Miramax
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    • Budget
      • $24,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $608,866
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $162,274
      • Oct 31, 1993
    • Gross worldwide
      • $608,866
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 50 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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