{"id":90393,"date":"2023-03-12T14:40:27","date_gmt":"2023-03-12T21:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=90393"},"modified":"2023-03-12T22:39:35","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T05:39:35","slug":"hatari-1962","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=90393","title":{"rendered":"Hatari! (1962)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Why don&#8217;t you find out what kind of a girl I am before you make up your mind?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Hatari-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Hatari-Poster-189x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"189\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-90394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Hatari-Poster-189x300.png 189w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Hatari-Poster-81x128.png 81w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Hatari-Poster-170x270.png 170w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Hatari-Poster.png 589w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 189px) 100vw, 189px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe leader (John Wayne) of a big game capture company in Tanganyika is oblivious to advances made by the beautiful photographer (Elsa Martinelli) visiting their crew; meanwhile, his employee &#8220;Pockets&#8221; (Red Buttons) is in love with the young woman (Mich\u00e8le Girardon) who owns the company, but worries that a new French hire (G\u00e9rard Blain) will woo her away from him.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Africa<\/li>\n<li>Howard Hawks Films<\/li>\n<li>Hunting<\/li>\n<li>John Wayne Films<\/li>\n<li>Red Buttons Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nIn between <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=72047\"><em>Rio Bravo<\/em> (1959)<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2251\"><em>Man&#8217;s Favorite Sport?<\/em> (1964)<\/a>, Howard Hawks directed this romantic action comedy flick set in Africa and featuring baby elephants (alongside plenty of other wild animals). Indeed, the film is essentially an excuse to show numerous safaris to capture animals for zoos &#8212; including antelopes, zebras, ostriches, giraffes: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Hatari-Giraffes-Running.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Hatari-Giraffes-Running.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1022\" height=\"576\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-90397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Hatari-Giraffes-Running.png 1022w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Hatari-Giraffes-Running-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Hatari-Giraffes-Running-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Hatari-Giraffes-Running-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Hatari-Giraffes-Running-479x270.png 479w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1022px) 100vw, 1022px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; rhinos (the most elusive and dangerous prize):  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Hatari-Rhino.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Hatari-Rhino.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1022\" height=\"576\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-90396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Hatari-Rhino.png 1022w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Hatari-Rhino-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Hatari-Rhino-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Hatari-Rhino-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Hatari-Rhino-479x270.png 479w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1022px) 100vw, 1022px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and elephants. A significant sub-plot revolves around Martinelli&#8217;s insistence on saving the life of a young elephant whose mother has died, which leads to her caring for several calves: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Hatari-Elephant-Calves.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Hatari-Elephant-Calves.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1022\" height=\"576\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-90398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Hatari-Elephant-Calves.png 1022w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Hatari-Elephant-Calves-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Hatari-Elephant-Calves-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Hatari-Elephant-Calves-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Hatari-Elephant-Calves-479x270.png 479w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1022px) 100vw, 1022px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and eventually being honored in a terribly awkward ceremony by a local tribe. Which man will win the hand of each of the (conveniently) beautiful young women on hand otherwise takes up the bulk of the would-be storyline, alongside occasional &#8220;comedic&#8221; interactions between Wayne and Buttons. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Hatari-Wayne-Buttons.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Hatari-Wayne-Buttons.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1022\" height=\"576\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-90402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Hatari-Wayne-Buttons.png 1022w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Hatari-Wayne-Buttons-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Hatari-Wayne-Buttons-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Hatari-Wayne-Buttons-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Hatari-Wayne-Buttons-479x270.png 479w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1022px) 100vw, 1022px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>POTENTIAL SPOILER <\/p>\n<p>(With Hawks himself age 66 at the time this film was released, is it any wonder the middle-aged men in the cast would somehow have a leg up on the younger, much more handsome candidates?) You truly can skip this one unless you happen to be a Wayne or Hawks completist. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> The real-life story of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mich%C3%A8le_Girardon\">Girardon<\/a> (best known for her appearance here) is quite tragic. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Hatari-Girardon.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Hatari-Girardon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1022\" height=\"576\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-90400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Hatari-Girardon.png 1022w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Hatari-Girardon-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Hatari-Girardon-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Hatari-Girardon-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Hatari-Girardon-479x270.png 479w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1022px) 100vw, 1022px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Russell Harlan&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Hatari-Trees.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Hatari-Trees.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1022\" height=\"576\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-90399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Hatari-Trees.png 1022w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Hatari-Trees-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Hatari-Trees-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Hatari-Trees-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Hatari-Trees-479x270.png 479w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1022px) 100vw, 1022px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; skip this one. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0056059\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/22315\/hatari#articles-reviews?articleId=29970\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Why don&#8217;t you find out what kind of a girl I am before you make up your mind?&#8221; Synopsis: The leader (John Wayne) of a big game capture company in Tanganyika is oblivious to advances made by the beautiful photographer (Elsa Martinelli) visiting their crew; meanwhile, his employee &#8220;Pockets&#8221; (Red Buttons) is in love with the young woman (Mich\u00e8le Girardon) who owns the company, but worries that a new French hire (G\u00e9rard Blain) will woo her away from him. 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