Comments on: ‘Monopoly,’ ‘Action Man’ & ‘Hungry Hungry Hippos’ Movies Get Backing, Are Actually Happening https://staging2.theplaylist.net/monopoly-action-man-hungry-hungry-hippos-movies-get-backing-are-actually-happening-20121004/ Fri, 13 May 2016 11:22:49 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Tom https://staging2.theplaylist.net/monopoly-action-man-hungry-hungry-hippos-movies-get-backing-are-actually-happening-20121004/#comment-67924 Fri, 13 May 2016 11:22:49 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2012/more/uncategorized/monopoly-action-man-hungry-hungry-hippos-movies-get-backing-are-actually-happening-105193/#comment-67924 @JS I would totally watch that version of Hungry Hungry Hippos.

]]> By: Bubba https://staging2.theplaylist.net/monopoly-action-man-hungry-hungry-hippos-movies-get-backing-are-actually-happening-20121004/#comment-67925 Fri, 13 May 2016 11:22:49 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2012/more/uncategorized/monopoly-action-man-hungry-hungry-hippos-movies-get-backing-are-actually-happening-105193/#comment-67925 Hollywood, I have a killer movie for ya: Bubba Takes a Dump. This shit sells itself.

]]> By: Drew https://staging2.theplaylist.net/monopoly-action-man-hungry-hungry-hippos-movies-get-backing-are-actually-happening-20121004/#comment-67926 Fri, 13 May 2016 11:22:49 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2012/more/uncategorized/monopoly-action-man-hungry-hungry-hippos-movies-get-backing-are-actually-happening-105193/#comment-67926 Hello? Anybody remember "Battleship" this summer, based on a Hasbro game, and turned out to be one of the biggest financial bombs of the year?

Studios just never learn.

]]> By: Ted https://staging2.theplaylist.net/monopoly-action-man-hungry-hungry-hippos-movies-get-backing-are-actually-happening-20121004/#comment-67927 Fri, 13 May 2016 11:22:49 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2012/more/uncategorized/monopoly-action-man-hungry-hungry-hippos-movies-get-backing-are-actually-happening-105193/#comment-67927 Any filmmaker who could even make a semi-coherent film that was plausibly derived from Hungry Hungry Hippos is a genius.

]]> By: Matt https://staging2.theplaylist.net/monopoly-action-man-hungry-hungry-hippos-movies-get-backing-are-actually-happening-20121004/#comment-67928 Fri, 13 May 2016 11:22:49 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2012/more/uncategorized/monopoly-action-man-hungry-hungry-hippos-movies-get-backing-are-actually-happening-105193/#comment-67928 This all brings to mind the old Mr. Show sketch a very popular coupon is adapted into a movie by confused executives who assume people want to see a movie of anything that is "popular".

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