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I'm for the Hippopotamus

1979 PG-13 1h 35m

ActionAdventureComedy

6.8/10 TMDB Score538 votes · IMDb ↗

In 1950, in Africa. Tom organizes safaris for tourists, secretly equipping them with guns loaded with blanks. When Slim, Tom’s cousin—a sly slacker and staunch environmentalist—arrives, the two men come into conflict with Jack Ormond, a local animal trafficker. A doctor, a friend of the duo, denounces Mr. Ormond’s exploitation of animals in a newspaper, prompting Ormond to send his henchmen to destroy the clinic where the good doctor practices. But at the medical facility, Ormond’s henchmen find Tom and Slim waiting for them, and in the blink of an eye, the two cousins wipe out these thugs in a brawl. Ormond then tries to bribe the two cousins, and when that fails, has them imprisoned for a theft they never committed. After escaping from prison, the two men rush toward Ormond’s ship, beating the merchant’s men to a pulp...

Movie Details

Original titleIo sto con gli ippopotami
Release dateNov 30, 1979
StatusReleased
Original languageIT
CountryGermany, Italy, South Africa
Certification (US)PG-13
Keywordsanimals, cousin, africa, conflict, poacher, love of animals, simbabwe

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★ 6.8/10

538 votes on TMDB. IMDb ratings are shown on IMDb itself — view this title on IMDb ↗.

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What is I'm for the Hippopotamus about?

In 1950, in Africa. Tom organizes safaris for tourists, secretly equipping them with guns loaded with blanks. When Slim, Tom’s cousin—a sly slacker and staunch environmentalist—arrives, the two men come into conflict with Jack Ormond, a local animal trafficker. A doctor, a friend of the duo, denounces Mr. Ormond’s exploitation of animals in a newspaper, prompting Ormond to send his henchmen to destroy the clinic where the good doctor practices. But at the medical facility, Ormond’s henchmen find Tom and Slim waiting for them, and in the blink of an eye, the two cousins wipe out these thugs in a brawl. Ormond then tries to bribe the two cousins, and when that fails, has them imprisoned for a theft they never committed. After escaping from prison, the two men rush toward Ormond’s ship, beating the merchant’s men to a pulp...

When was I'm for the Hippopotamus released?

I'm for the Hippopotamus was released on Nov 30, 1979 (status: Released).

Who directed I'm for the Hippopotamus?

Italo Zingarelli directed I'm for the Hippopotamus.

What is the TMDB rating of I'm for the Hippopotamus?

I'm for the Hippopotamus has a TMDB rating of 6.8/10 from 538 votes.