Io sto con gli ippopotami (1979)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Italo Zingarelli

Writers:

Barbara Alberti (writer) and
Amedeo Pagani (writer) ...

Release Date:

1 December 1979 (Spain)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Action

Plot:

In Africa, many years ago, Slim and Tom don't like it when a German tyrant, starts selling all of the African wildlife to Canadian Zoo's...

Plot Keywords:

Africa | Brawl | Fistfight | Animal | Fight

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Terence Hill	...	Slim
Bud Spencer	...	Tom
Joe Bugner	...	Ormond
May Dlamini	...	Mama Leone
Dawn Jürgens	...	Stella (Slim's lady-love)
Malcolm Kirk	...	Ormond's bald henchman
Ben Masinga	...	Jason
Les Marcowitz
Johan Naude
Nick Van Rensburg
Hugh Rouse	...	Police Captain, arresting Slim and Tom
Mike Schutte	...	Ormond's henchman (German version: Lumpi)
Kosie Smith	...	Ormond's henchman with moustache (German version: Kopf, wie 'n Hauklotz)
Joseph Szucs
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sandy Nkomo	...	Senghor (Stella's father) (as Sandy Ngkomo)

Also Known As:

I'm for the Hippopotamus
Cul et chemise (France) [fr]
Das Krokodil und sein Nilpferd (West Germany) [de]
De vier vuisten op safari (Netherlands) [nl]
Ego kai o ippopotamos tha ta kanoume limpa (Greece) [el]
Estoy con los hipopótamos (Spain) [es]
Jag håller på flodhästarna (Sweden) [sv]
Mutaa kuonoon! sano virtahepo (Finland) [fi]
Pela Medida Grande (Portugal) [pt]
Vi holder med flodhestene (Norway) [no]
Yo estoy con los hipopótamos (Argentina) [es]

Runtime:

Germany:95 min | Argentina:98 min | Spain:91 min (DVD edition)

Country:

Italy

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Spain:T | Finland:K-12 | Norway:15 (re-rating) | Norway:16 (original rating) | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | West Germany:12 | Argentina:Atp

Company:

Denver Film Productions

Goofs:

Continuity: After the lunch Tom opens a set of cages with lions (and a cheetah) in them. He opens them from right to left. But the 2 cages we see him opening in close-up, still have closed cages with lions in them to their right.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Chispita y sus gorilas (1982)

Soundtrack:

GRAU GRAU GRAU

Terrific Terence Hill and Bud Spencer film!

"I'm for the Hippopotamus" is a good movie! It maybe hard for non Terence and Bud fans to like it, but its damn funny! Its about Slim and Tom having to stop a german tyrant called Jack Ormond from sending half the african wildlife to the Toronto Zoo in Ontario, Canada. It doesnt sound like much of a plot but there are some priceless scenes here, like the fights, the pawn shop "robbery", escaping from jail with a bulldozer, Silm drinks caviar mixed with butter,salt, pepper, and champagne. The whole casino bit! That was good! Joe Bugner's performance as Ormond was better than expected! IT'S A MUST FOR TERENCE AND BUD FANS LIKE MYSELF! My vote, 9/10. >