For all of Hatari!’s built-in references to so many of Howard Hawks’s films, it’s ultimately quite unlike anything else he ever made.

That Hataril, for all its elements of self-parody, is never downright dispiriting is largely due to Hawks' tireless flair for buoyant comedy.

Politics take a back seat to sex, served up in a dazzling wealth of innuendo.

[UPDATED 2025 4K + BLU-RAY REVIEW] Astonishingly, stunt performers were rarely used for the exciting sequences.