Washoe County Library System

Two down-and-out Hollywood musicians stow away on a slow boat to Rio de Janeiro. Aboard the vessel, the two fall for a young woman who is being forced into an arranged marriage.

Carl Fredericksen is a 78-year-old curmudgeon. He used to enjoy his modest life as a balloon seller when his adventure-loving wife Ellie was still alive. When she died, Carl was left with his memories and the awareness that they never made their dream journey to Paradise Falls in South America. When well-meaning officials consign Carl to Shady Oaks Retirement Home, he rigs thousands of helium balloons to his house and floats away. He discovers that...