Io sto con gli ippopotami (1979)

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! Slim and Tom must teach this guy a lesson by ... See full summary »

Director:

Italo Zingarelli

Writers:

Barbara Alberti, Amedeo Pagani,

Stars:

Terence Hill, Bud Spencer, Joe Bugner

1 win.

Cast

Complete credited 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
Nic 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)

Storyline

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! Slim and Tom must teach this guy a lesson by beating the hell out of him and his gang, left and right!

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Plot Keywords:

africa | fistfight | hunt | arrest | card playing | 

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Taglines:

Safari so good!

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Action

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Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

1 December 1979 (Spain)

Also Known As:

I'm for the Hippopotamus

Company Credits

Production Co:

Denver Film Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min 91 min (DVD edition)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Fourth and final collaboration of producer-director Italo Zingarelli and the comedy team Terence Hill and Bud Spencer. Zingarelli had been the producer of the duo's successful "Trinity" movies "My name is Trinity" [My Name Is Trinity] and "Trinity is still my name" [Trinity Is STILL My Name!] as well as "All the Way Boys" [All the Way Boys]. "Im for the Hippopotamus" was the only picture that Zingarelli directed the both of them. Zingarelli also produced Spencer's "Five Man Army" [The Five Man Army] in which he also directed the Italian version.

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Goofs

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.

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Connections

Featured in Bud's Best - Die Welt des Bud Spencer (2012)

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Soundtracks

"GRAU GRAU GRAU"
Sung by Bud Spencer

User Reviews

Bugner's greatest performance

Whilst it is difficult to ascertain which is the greatest Spencer / Hill film - it could arguably be this or He Who Finds A Friend Finds A Treasure - by some distance this is the greatest cinematic performance to date from the legendary Joe Bugner.

Whilst still a heavyweight boxer, and lest we forget a contender for the world title, Bugner somehow managed to find the time to perform in films such as this. Does he make the the transition with success? Oh yes, certainly. It turns out that Bugner is an exceptional actor; what a shame his talents have not been used in too many other films.

Fans of Spencer and Hill will no doubt have seen this film already, but for anyone out there looking for more Joe Bugner than they have already seen then this is the film for you.