I'm for the Hippopotamus

I'm for the Hippopotamus
Italian theatrical release poster by Renato Casaro
Directed by	Italo Zingarelli
Written by	Barbara Alberti Italo Zingarelli
Produced by
Starring	Terence Hill Bud Spencer Joe Bugner
Cinematography	Aiace Parolin
Edited by
Music by
Release date	1979 (1979)
Running time	104 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

I'm for the Hippopotamus (Italian: Io sto con gli ippopotami) is a 1979 Italian adventure-comedy film directed by Italo Zingarelli and starring Terence Hill and Bud Spencer.^[1]

Plot[]

Two men engage in a semi-friendly rivalry at the beginning of the film. Hill's character occasionally ruins the other's hunting safaris. It turns out that Spencer's character is none too honest, either, since he gives his tourists rifles loaded with blanks so they can't hurt each other or the animals. The two have to team up to stop a villain, with plenty of comedy, eating, and mild violence.

Cast[]

• Terence Hill as Slim
• Bud Spencer as Tom
• Joe Bugner as Ormond
• as Mama Leone
• as Stella (Slim's lady-love)
• Malcolm Kirk as Ormond's bald henchman
• as Jason
• as Trixie, Ormond's short henchman
• Johan Naude
• as Police Captain, arresting Slim and Tom
• Mike Schutte as Ormond's henchman (German version: Lumpi)
• as Ormond's henchman with moustache (German version: Kopf, wie 'n Hauklotz)
• as Senghor (Stella's father)

Soundtrack[]

As with many other Spencer & Hill films, its soundtrack and theme song "Grau Grau Grau" (both composed and performed by Walter Rizzati, with Spencer himself providing lead vocals on the song) became very popular in Italy at the time of the film's release, and are still popular among the duo's international fan base.

References[]

External links[]

• Io sto con gli ippopotami at IMDb
• I'm for the Hippopotamus at Rotten Tomatoes

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