Hugo the Hippo
Seen it?1975 | 91 min | Animation, Family, Adventure
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and little lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for adventure fans and families. If you loved Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted or The Jungle Book, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 31 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1975: an older pace and style.
The Sultan of Zanzibar has a harbor infested with sharks, which makes it impossible for ships to trade with him. In an attempt to fix the problem, he brings twelve hippos into the harbor to keep the sharks away. His idea works well enough, but once the hippos are no longer a novelty and the people no longer feed them, they begin to starve. After the hungry hippos rampage through the city looking for food, Aban-Khan, the king's adviser, slaughters all the hippos except one, a little hippo named Hugo.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 13K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Bill Feigenbaum, József Gémes
- Ferenc BessenyeiNarrator (voice)
- László MárkusSultan (voice)
- Tamás MajorAban-Khan (voice)
- István SzatmáriRoyal Magician (voice)
- Gábor BerkesJorma (voice)
- István BujtorJorma's Father (voice)
- György GyörffyJudge (voice)
- Kati KovácsSinger (voice)
- Erzsébet KútvölgyiSinger (voice)
- Péter MátéSinger (voice)