Comments for Hugo The Hippo fansite http://hugothehippo.com Fansite for the cult 1975 film Thu, 21 May 2015 17:59:03 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.40 Comment on Tell us your story – what do you remember about watching the film Hugo The Hippo in your childhood? by Joe H http://hugothehippo.com/tell-us-your-story-what-do-you-remember-about-watching-the-film-hugo-the-hippo-in-your-childhood/#comment-1378 Thu, 21 May 2015 17:59:03 +0000 http://hugothehippo.com/?p=68#comment-1378 Hugo the Hippo is now officially coming the DVD via the Warner Archive this June.

]]> Comment on Tell us your story – what do you remember about watching the film Hugo The Hippo in your childhood? by hobbsy http://hugothehippo.com/tell-us-your-story-what-do-you-remember-about-watching-the-film-hugo-the-hippo-in-your-childhood/#comment-1373 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 04:25:08 +0000 http://hugothehippo.com/?p=68#comment-1373 I bought a DVD off Bill a few years back that he sent over to the UK and it worked fine. Drop him an email and ask, but I think it should be fine.

]]> Comment on Tell us your story – what do you remember about watching the film Hugo The Hippo in your childhood? by rach http://hugothehippo.com/tell-us-your-story-what-do-you-remember-about-watching-the-film-hugo-the-hippo-in-your-childhood/#comment-1372 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 00:00:31 +0000 http://hugothehippo.com/?p=68#comment-1372 I remember crying my little heart out at age 6 watching this film on tv, I’m 40 now. It always stuck in my memory and I only recently rediscovered it. I don’t know if Will be able to get a DVD that’s comparable in the UK but I will keep looking!

]]> Comment on Tell us your story – what do you remember about watching the film Hugo The Hippo in your childhood? by Kris E http://hugothehippo.com/tell-us-your-story-what-do-you-remember-about-watching-the-film-hugo-the-hippo-in-your-childhood/#comment-1306 Mon, 21 Jul 2014 10:55:00 +0000 http://hugothehippo.com/?p=68#comment-1306 This was the very FIRST movie I ever saw as a young boy. I am now 42. I love movies and film and I just recall being so mesmerized by the darkness of the theater and then the flashing lights and Hugo the Hippo H I P P O. Isn’t it weird how your memory works? Anyway, that’s my tale. First movie ever and I loved it and my love affair with movies is still here almost 40 years later.

]]> Comment on Tell us your story – what do you remember about watching the film Hugo The Hippo in your childhood? by Ben Toth http://hugothehippo.com/tell-us-your-story-what-do-you-remember-about-watching-the-film-hugo-the-hippo-in-your-childhood/#comment-1284 Wed, 14 May 2014 09:32:42 +0000 http://hugothehippo.com/?p=68#comment-1284 Saw the movie when I was a kid in the 70s in Budapest. Loved it then and was happy to see it had been released on DVD as well as digitally remastered. Bought it for sentimental reasons and tested it on my two sons (then 2 and 4) who happened to love it right away. Average kids never figure the so called “racist” context Phil Hall suggests in his liberal-tasted account on the political correctness of the movie, as an adult I only got stunned by the Harlem Globetrotter-ape analogy (rather slight implication) and was not able to find further ‘racist’ aspects. As for psychedelic colors and atmosphere, never had problems with that, I think average kids of the traget group in the 70s had less sense for realism than the surreal.

I trust my kids when it comes to cartoons and they keep going back to the film several times every year. Bob Larimer’s music is instrumental in the overall production. The Hungarian lyrics turned out way less awkward then the English versions and I feel the Hungarian singers also did a much better job than the Osmonds. No wonder my kids have kept yelling and singing the songs of the soundtrack ever since. I think the movie is underrated and is definitely handled at the level of politics. Good animation (for the time period), great music, surreal characters but it has morals and it entertains. You can see more dangerous stuff on cartoon channels by the tons every day. Bayun from Hungary

]]> Comment on Tell us your story – what do you remember about watching the film Hugo The Hippo in your childhood? by Lois http://hugothehippo.com/tell-us-your-story-what-do-you-remember-about-watching-the-film-hugo-the-hippo-in-your-childhood/#comment-1253 Fri, 01 Nov 2013 12:28:41 +0000 http://hugothehippo.com/?p=68#comment-1253 I happened to record this on VHS years ago and loved watching it with the children, who are now in their thirties. I’m amazed to read on this site that it was felt to be too violent and non-pc. I’d love my grandchildren to be able to watch it and am relieved that there is at least a fan club!!

]]> Comment on Tell us your story – what do you remember about watching the film Hugo The Hippo in your childhood? by michelle http://hugothehippo.com/tell-us-your-story-what-do-you-remember-about-watching-the-film-hugo-the-hippo-in-your-childhood/#comment-1189 Sat, 20 Jul 2013 11:15:44 +0000 http://hugothehippo.com/?p=68#comment-1189 i remember seeing this film on tv when i was younger and was transfixed and adored it and still remember the songs now ,such a sad film ……..i wish u could buy it on dvd as my kids would adore it too

]]> Comment on Tell us your story – what do you remember about watching the film Hugo The Hippo in your childhood? by TGG1804 http://hugothehippo.com/tell-us-your-story-what-do-you-remember-about-watching-the-film-hugo-the-hippo-in-your-childhood/#comment-1182 Tue, 16 Jul 2013 19:48:44 +0000 http://hugothehippo.com/?p=68#comment-1182 Hi, I remember watching this on UTV sometime in the 70′s pretty much the only thing I remember though is the hippo song, h i p p o p t a m u s, every so offen the chorus pops into my head but I could never remember the name of the movie and having tracked it down via wiki and youtube, the actual picture doesn’t ring any bells bizarrely but wiki does say the h i p p o p o t a m u s song was in there.
TGG

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