Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Moderate
- witty
- irreverent
- uplifting
- lazy afternoon
- retro movie night
What sets it apart
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Slim and Tom function as the film's central partnership, with Terence Hill and Bud Spencer driving its humor and action.
The protagonists confront a tyrant selling African wildlife to Canadian zoos and defend the animals from capture.
Slim and Tom repeatedly beat the villain's gang in broad, playful set pieces.
The African animals being collected and sold provide the concrete object of the villains' scheme and the heroes' mission.
Films like I'm for the Hippopotamus, and why
Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure
shared comic buddy chemistry, broad physical humor, adventure setting, and anti-authoritarian action
Trinity Is Still My Name
shared Terence Hill and Bud Spencer partnership, slapstick action, and lighthearted adventure
The Gods Must Be Crazy
shared animal-centered adventure, comic heroics, and opposition to exploitative villains
Movie Details
- Director
- Italo Zingarelli
- Release Date
- 1979-11-30
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (538)
Cast
- Terence Hill
- Bud Spencer
- Joe Bugner
- May Dlamini
- Dawn Jürgens
- Ben Masinga
- Les Marcowitz
- Sandy Nkomo
- Malcolm Kirk
- Johan Naude
Common questions
- What is I'm for the Hippopotamus about?
- A cheerful African adventure pairs two brawling cousins against a tyrant trafficking wildlife for foreign zoos.
- What is I'm for the Hippopotamus like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of I'm for the Hippopotamus as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is I'm for the Hippopotamus violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in I'm for the Hippopotamus as moderate.
- Which films are like I'm for the Hippopotamus?
- Films with a similar feel include Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure, Trinity Is Still My Name, and The Gods Must Be Crazy.
- How long is I'm for the Hippopotamus?
- I'm for the Hippopotamus runs 95 minutes.
