I just finished re-watching this old animated movie I recorded off Zimbabwe TV when I was a kid, it?s called “Hugo The Hippo” and I used to love it.
So yesterday when we were visiting my parents, I picked up this video tape and a number of others I remember loving in my childhood, and brought them with me, so my wife and I could watch them together.
This animated movie of course is nowhere close to today’s animated features in terms of quality and all, but the story is beautiful and the soundtrack is amazing.
After all these years, I still remember every scene and every lyric to every song, it’s incredible.
It?s the story of a little hippo with all it’s ups and downs, with all it’s sad and happy moments, and the message behind it all is how people can be so selfish and how they should pay more attention to animals and treat them fairly and not just use them for their own benefit and then throw them.
It’s a beautiful movie with a wonderful message, and I wish someone like Pixar would remake it and give more people the chance to see it and be touched by it, just like I was by this old version.
hi,
I found this entry while looking for information for this movie.
Harold Miller at May 13, 2004 wrote:
In the late ’60s TIME magazine featured an article on the hippo in Kurasini Creek entitled: “Hugo, the Hip Hippo”.
This is the article, Mr. Miller wrote about:
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,835720,00.html
hi,
I found this entry while looking for information for this movie.
Harold Miller at May 13, 2004 wrote:
In the late ’60s TIME magazine featured an article on the hippo in Kurasini Creek entitled: “Hugo, the Hip Hippo”.
This is the article, Mr. Miller wrote about:
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,835720,00.html
Am so desperate to get a copy of this film. Watched it all the time when i was wee, had it on betamax tape, remember them? I’ve been trying so hard to get it. I watched this film everyday when i had it until it jammed in the machine. I would have been under 10 i think anyways, i can even still remember the songs and over the years hummed and sung them. This film in some ways shaped me for who i am when it comes to animals, to respect them etc. Please anyone a copy for sale? Many thanks from bonnie Scotland – one of my favourite parts was when they were under the water at the beginning and it was like a fairground and hugo and his parents got a picture taken and he remembers this later when they’ve all been slaughtered. It always made me cry and so angry!! Am I a saddo haha x
oooooooooops meant my email to be up there it is skeleton63@ntlworld.com
I would also love a copy. My children loved it when they were young I would love to give them a DVD. Thanks if anyone can still help.
I too had a copy of hugo the hippo when I was a kid my mom recorded it off tv and it was my favorite movie. My house burnt down when I was 10 and we lost everything I have tried to find and english version of it everywhere because I now have a daughter who is one and it makes me sad to not be able to share with her the story of hugo that I so much enjoyed as a kid! please if anyone knows how to obtain a copy let me know!
please email me I would really like a copy of hugo the hippo for my little girl I had it when I was young and my house burnt down, and we lost everything I hate the thought of never getting to share this movie with my daughter please help!
I would love to get a copy. Remember it with great fondness.
Hey people, escpecially Dan.
I hope someone reads this and can help.
Dan wrote something about the lyrics and the scorebook to the soundtrack. I want these BADLY!
So please if anyone could please send at least the lyrics to me I would be forever greatful!
Yours
Tattva