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I'm for the Hippopotamus

Original title: Io sto con gli ippopotami
  • 19791979
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
8.6K
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Terence Hill and Bud Spencer in I'm for the Hippopotamus (1979)
  • Action
  • Adventure
  • Comedy
In Africa, 2 expat "brothers" are usually at each other's throats but now have a common enemy. Ormond's men are shooting or catching much of the wildlife for export as well as forcing the lo... Read allIn Africa, 2 expat "brothers" are usually at each other's throats but now have a common enemy. Ormond's men are shooting or catching much of the wildlife for export as well as forcing the locals off their land. Lots of fun fights follow.In Africa, 2 expat "brothers" are usually at each other's throats but now have a common enemy. Ormond's men are shooting or catching much of the wildlife for export as well as forcing the locals off their land. Lots of fun fights follow.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
8.6K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Italo Zingarelli
  • Writers
    • Barbara Alberti
    • Amedeo Pagani
    • Vincenzo Mannino
  • Stars
    • Terence Hill
    • Bud Spencer
    • Joe Bugner
Top credits
  • Director
    • Italo Zingarelli
  • Writers
    • Barbara Alberti
    • Amedeo Pagani
    • Vincenzo Mannino
  • Stars
    • Terence Hill
    • Bud Spencer
    • Joe Bugner
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 13User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

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    Terence Hill and Bud Spencer in I'm for the Hippopotamus (1979)
    Terence Hill and Bud Spencer in I'm for the Hippopotamus (1979)
    Terence Hill and Bud Spencer in I'm for the Hippopotamus (1979)
    Terence Hill in I'm for the Hippopotamus (1979)
    Terence Hill and Bud Spencer in I'm for the Hippopotamus (1979)

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    Terence Hill
    Terence Hill
    • Slimas Slim
    Bud Spencer
    Bud Spencer
    • Tomas Tom
    Joe Bugner
    Joe Bugner
    • Ormondas Ormond
    May Dlamini
    • Mama Leoneas Mama Leone
    Dawn Jürgens
    • Stella (Slim's lady-love)as Stella (Slim's lady-love)
    Malcolm Kirk
    • Ormond's bald henchmanas Ormond's bald henchman
    Ben Masinga
    • Jason, the doctoras Jason, the doctor
    Les Marcowitz
    • Trixie, the Midgetas Trixie, the Midget
    Johan Naude
    • Ormond's chief henchman, the Russianas Ormond's chief henchman, the Russian
    Nic van Rensburg
    Hugh Rouse
    • Police Captain, arresting Slim and Tomas Police Captain, arresting Slim and Tom
    Mike Schutte
    • Ormond's henchman (German version: Lumpi)as Ormond's henchman (German version: Lumpi)
    Kosie Smith
    • Ormond's henchman with moustache (German version: Kopf, wie 'n Hauklotz)as Ormond's henchman with moustache (German version: Kopf, wie 'n Hauklotz)
    Joseph Szucs
    Sandy Nkomo
    • Senghor (Stella's father)as Senghor (Stella's father)
    • (as Sandy Ngkomo)
    Tony Binarelli
    • Gambler on market with eye patchas Gambler on market with eye patch
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Italo Zingarelli
    • Writers
      • Barbara Alberti
      • Amedeo Pagani
      • Vincenzo Mannino
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    • Trivia
      Bud Spencer, who is nearsighted, accidentally punched Joe Bugner unconscious during the filming of their big fight scene. Spencer miscalculated the distance of a right hook he was supposed to throw and his fist caught Bugner's jaw with full force.
    • 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.
    • Alternate versions
      Nearly 8 minutes of footage was cut from the German release. Gone is the infamous and much talked about "Butterfly" sequence. The boxing match between Bud Spencer and Joe Bugner at the end on the boat is also missing about 1 minute of fighting.
    • Connections
      Featured in Bud's Best - Die Welt des Bud Spencer (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      GRAU GRAU GRAU
      Sung by Bud Spencer

    User reviews13

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Give Joe Bugner an Oscar
    This is fairly standard Hill/Spencer stuff, except for the fact that Joe Bugner (the former British, Commonwealth, European and Australian Heavyweight champion) plays the part of the villain. The film is worth watching simply for Joe's fantastic acting and South African accent. As expected in Hill/Spencer films, Joe gets beaten up in the end with the usual variety of kitchen utensils and everything ends up happily ever after.
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    • Dec 12, 1998

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    • Release date
      • December 5, 1979 (South Africa)
    • Countries of origin
      • Italy
      • South Africa
    • Languages
      • Italian
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Das Krokodil und sein Nilpferd
    • Production companies
      • Zadar Film
      • Denver Film Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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