Jumanji said 'don't feed the animals'—nobody listened.
A group of holidaymakers must fight for their lives against a rampaging hippo on the loose after becoming lost in the Louisiana swamplands.
Practical Effects
The hippo animatronic/puppet—gloriously unhinged creature design.
Direction
James Nunn commits to swamp atmosphere, even when logic drowns.
Director
James Nunn
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Despite Louisiana setting, hippos are not native—this is an escaped exotic pet scenario, loosely inspired by actual loose-hippo incidents in Colombia (Pablo Escobar's legacy).
The film joins a proud tradition of 'nature strikes back' B-horror from 'Grizzly' to 'Crawl,' though the hippo choice feels almost deliberately absurd—like someone lost a bet.
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