Sure, we all loved Moo Deng. And Hungry Hungry Hippos remains a firm favourite game to this day. But make no mistake: the hippopotamus is a deadly creature when it wants to be, a beast of pure muscle with a mouth like a hydraulic crusher, and fearsome fangs to match. It’s something that cinema has rarely exploited for cheap thrills – until now. Enter Hungry, a hippo horror that sets a marauding mammal on a bunch of dead-meat tourists. Take a bite out of the trailer here:
After decades of shark movies, croc movies, snake movies, spider movies, monkey movies, lion movies, dog movies, bird movies and grizzly bear movies, it’s nice to see hippos finally get in on the action. Hungry comes from British writer-director James Nunn, who previously helmed Scott Adkins actioner One Shot, and stars the likes of Madison Davenport, Tracey Bonner, and Jim Meskimen.
Here’s the official synopsis: “Set in the mysterious and dangerous landscape of the south-eastern American swamplands, a group of tourists embark on a boat tour. Unaware of the dangers of the bayou, they venture off the beaten path, lured by the promise of an exclusive adventure. Little do they know that their journey will turn into a fight for survival against a ravenous hippopotamus hiding in the depths. Hungry is a pulse-pounding survival thriller depicting the impossible struggle against one of nature’s most powerful beings.”
Will hippos prove as scary cinematically as they can be in the wild? Just how hungry-hungry are these hippos? And are we about to kick off a new wave of hippo horror? We’ll find out when Hungry comes to Sky Cinema in September.