History Film / Hatari

* Sean (JohnWayne), the leader who's had his heart broken in the past ;
* Kurt (Hardy Krüger), a former racecar driver from Germany, also one of Brandy's love interests ;

* Brandy (Michèle Girardon), the daughter of the former leader. Has three men vying for her, but [[spoiler: chooses Pockets]] ;

* BilingualBonus: With a multinational cast, this crops up now and then.

* VitriolicBestBuds: Again, Kurt and the Frenchman.

* FiveManBand:
** TheLeader: Sean
** TheLancer: Kurt, The Indian
** TheSmartGuy: Pockets
** TheBigGuy: Chips, Luis
** TheChick: Brandy
** SixthRanger: Dallas

* BedmateReveal: Dallus' introduction is a play on this. Sean goes into his room, takes his boots off, and she wakes up and tells him that she's in his bed. It's perfectly innocent (she arrived late, and so she just picked a random bed to use), but the guys lampshade the implications.

* MomentKiller: Pockets breaks up a few of Dallas and Sean's kisses. He lampshades it both times, and once again later.

* ABNegative: ShownTheirWork, as the doctor explicitly states that he tried using plasma first on the Indian, but since it wasn't working he needs whole blood, which has to be the same type. Turns out Chips has the right type.

* [[LastGirlWins Last Guy Wins]]: [[spoiler: Pockets]] is the last guy (we see) to take an interest in Brandy, and the one she chooses.

* PlatonicLifePartners: Pockets and Dallas develop into this.

* FakeNationality: JohnWayne as an Irish and Luis (actor born in New-Mexico) as a Mexican. Also, the Indian is not played by a Native American. However, Kurt is played by a German actor, Chips and Brandy are both played by French actors, Dallas is played by an Italian actress, and Red Buttons was indeed a New-Yorker.

* ThrowItIn: The rhino in the second chase really did escape, and the actors were forced to chase it down and recapture it. Hawks included the sequence for realism.

* ABNegative: ShownTheirWork, as the doctor explicitly states that he tried using plasma first on the Indian, but since it wasn't working he needs whole blood, which has to be the same type. Turns out Chips, has the right type.

* [[LastGirlWins Last Guy Wins]]: [[spoiler: Pockets]] is the last guy to take an interest in Brandy, and the one who it turns out she has an affection for.

* FakeNationality: JohnWayne as an Irish and Luis (actor born in New-Mexico) as a Mexican. Also, the Indian is not played by a Native American. However, Kurt is played by a German actor, Chips and Brandy are both played by French actors, Dallas is played by an Italian actress, and Red Buttons is indeed a New-Yorker.

Howard Hawks decided not to use a plot for the movie, instead letting the characters develop and tying it together with BookEnds. The cast mostly averts FakeNationality, (except for Sean and Luis. The Indian is also played by an American, but not [[UsefulNotes/NativeAmericans a Native one]]) and as a result a lot of the actors aren't on this wiki. Check TheOtherWiki for details.

* FakeNationality: JohnWayne as an Irish and Luis (actor born in New-Mexico) as a Mexican. Also, The Indian is not played by a Native American. However, Kurt is played by a German actor, Chips and Brandy are both played by French actors, Dallas is played by an Italian actress, and Red Buttons is indeed a New-Yorker.

Howard Hawks decided not to use a plot for the movie, instead letting the characters develop and tying it together with BookEnds. The cast mostly averts FakeNationality, (except for Sean and the Indian) and as a result a lot of the actors aren't on this wiki. Check TheOtherWiki for details.

* FakeNationality: JohnWayne as an Irish and Luis (actor born in New-Mexico) as a Mexican. However, Kurt is played by a German actor, Chips and Brandy are both played by French actors, Dallas is played by an Italian actress, and Red Buttons is indeed a New-Yorker.

* Sean (played by John Wayne), the leader who's had his heart broken in the past
* Kurt, a former racecar driver from Germany, also one of Brandy's love interests
* Dallas, an Italian photographer who's taking pictures of the animal catching and has a romantic subplot with Sean
* The Indian, the former shooter of the team. Gets gored by a rhino in the beginning and begins to think there's a jinx on hunting rhinos
* Chips, also known as The Frenchman, the current shooter. Has a vitrolic friendship with Kurt and a crush on Brandy
* Brandy, the daughter of the former leader. Has three men vying for her, but [[spoiler: chooses Pockets.]]
* Pockets, the team joker, and prefers to stay away from the animals as they scare him. Also has a thing for Brandy
And a few more on the side.

** Chips' real name is Charles Murray. They found it unpronounceable, and sometimes dub him "The Frenchman" in honor of the Indian.

* PlatonicLifePartners: Pockets and Dallas, to the point of giving each other romantic advice.

!!Tropes

* CheeseEatingSurrenderMonkeys: ''Heavily'' averted. Chips' first scene has Kurt punch him, the rest of the gang hold Kurt back, and Chips diving back in despite being outnumbered. For the record, no cheese is in the movie either.

A Howard Hawks film about a team of animal catchers in Africa. LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters, each with their own background.
->Sean (played by John Wayne), the leader who's had his heart broken in the past
->Kurt, a former racecar driver from Germany, also one of Brandy's love interests
->Dallas, an Italian photographer who's taking pictures of the animal catching and has a romantic subplot with Sean
->The Indian, the former shooter of the team. Gets gored by a rhino in the beginning and begins to think there's a jinx on hunting rhinos
->Chips, also known as The Frenchman, the current shooter. Has a vitrolic friendship with Kurt and a crush on Brandy
->Brandy, the daughter of the former leader. Has three men vying for her, but [[spoiler: chooses Pockets.]]
->Pockets, the team joker, and prefers to stay away from the animals as they scare him. Also has a thing for Brandy

* {{PracticeKiss}}/{{TestKiss}}: Dallas invokes this with Sean, asking him how he likes to kiss, and then practicing. Finally, it ends with him grabbing her and kissing her. Unfortunately, Pockets breaks it up.

* ABNegative: ShownTheirWork, as the doctor explicitly states that he tried using plasma first on the Indian, but since it wasn't working he needs whole blood, which has to be the same type. Turns out Chips, the man looking for the Indian's job, is on hand.

->Sean (played by {{Creator/JohnWayne}}, the leader who's had his heart broken in the past

* PracticeKiss/TestKiss: Dallas invokes this with Sean, asking him how he likes to kiss, and then practicing. Finally, it ends with him grabbing her and kissing her. Unfortunately, Pockets breaks it up.

* CheeseEatingSurrenderMonkeys: ''Heavily'' averted. Chips' first scene has Kurt punch him, the rest of the gang hold Kurt back, and Chips diving back in despite the danger. For the record, no cheese is in the movie either.

* DefeatMeansFriendship: Kurt only warms up to Chips after he defeats him in a shooting contest. The Frenchman punching him at the end seems to have added to it.

->Chips, also known as TheFrenchman, the current shooter. Has a vitrolic friendship with Kurt and a crush on Brandy

->Pockets, the team joker, and prefers to stay away from the animals as they scare her. Also has a thing for Brandy