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The
nightmarish and psychedelic 1976 children's movie
Hugo the Hippo features a score of hippos who save the port of Zanzibar from
"cap-wearing sharks decked out with biker jewelry", only to be massacred by the Sultan's greenish advisor (voiced by
Paul Lynde), leaving poor Hugo an orphan.
The soundtrack [flash player] includes songs by Burl Ives (as the titular
hungry hippo),
Jimmy and
Marie Osmond, and the Ken Williams Quartet. There is no official DVD release, but the
Hugo fansite has some options for obtaining the movie, and it's available on Youtube
[links above].
The story is based on a real Hugo the Hippo, who terrorized farmers near
Dar es Salaam:
"Game workers dug a 7-ft. pit along Hugo's dinner trail, lowered a big wooden crate into it, covered the top with branches, and baited it with three succulent pumpkins, Hugo's favorite dessert."
Gyorgi Peluce, the color designer responsible for
The Simpson's unique hues, is a Hugo alumnus from the Hungarian
animation company PannóniaFilm.
Previously on AskMe: 1, 2
posted by benzenedream
on Aug 9, 2011 -
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