''I'm for the Hippopotamus'' ( it, Io sto con gli ippopotami) is a 1979 Italian adventure-comedy film directed by

Italo Zingarelli Italo Zingarelli (; 15 January 1930 – 29 April 2000) was an Italian film producer. He produced 26 films between 1954 and 1995. In 1981, he was a member of the jury at the 31st Berlin International Film Festival. Selected filmography * ...

and starring the

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and

Bud Spencer Carlo Pedersoli (31 October 1929 – 27 June 2016), known professionally as Bud Spencer, was an Italian actor, professional swimmer and water polo player. He was known for action-comedy and Spaghetti Western roles with his long-time film partn ...

Plot

Two cousins 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

as Slim *

as Tom *

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as Ormond *

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as Mama Leone * Dawn Jürgens as Stella (Slim's lady-love) *

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as Ormond's bald henchman *

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as Jason * Les Marcowitz as Trixie, Ormond's short henchman *

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* Nick Van Rensburg *

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as Police Captain, arresting Slim and Tom * Mike Schutte as Ormond's henchman (German version: Lumpi) *

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as Ormond's henchman with moustache (German version: Kopf, wie 'n Hauklotz) *

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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

* * 1979 films 1970s adventure comedy films Italian adventure comedy films 1970s Italian-language films Terence Hill and Bud Spencer Films directed by Italo Zingarelli Films shot in South Africa Films about hunters 1979 comedy films 1970s Italian films Italian action comedy films {{adventure-film-stub