Crocodile Dundee (1986) 6.5
An American reporter goes to the Australian outback to meet an eccentric crocodile poacher and invites him to New York City. Director:Peter Faiman |
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Crocodile Dundee (1986) 6.5
An American reporter goes to the Australian outback to meet an eccentric crocodile poacher and invites him to New York City. Director:Peter Faiman |
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| David Gulpilil | ... | ||
| Ritchie Singer | ... |
Con
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Maggie Blinco | ... |
Ida
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Steve Rackman | ... | |
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Gerry Skilton | ... | |
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Terry Gill | ... |
Duffy
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Peter Turnbull | ... |
Trevor
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Khristina Totos | ... |
Rosita
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Graham 'Grace' Walker | ... |
Angelo
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David Bracks | ... |
Burt (Roo Shooter)
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Brett Hogan | ... |
Peter (Roo Shooter)
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Richard Mason
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Michael J. "Crocodile" Dundee is an Australian crocodile hunter who lives in the Australian outback and runs a safari business with his trusted friend and mentor Walter Reilly. After surviving a crocodile attack, a New York journalist named Sue arrives to interview Mick about how he survived and learns more about the crocodile hunter. After saving Sue from a crocodile, Sue invites Mick to visit New York City, since Mick has never been to a city. Mick finds the culture and life in New York City a lot different than his home and he finds himself falling in love with Sue. Written by Daniel Williamson
When you mix good comedy with action and a very likable leading character you get a hit movie. I never met anyone who didn't like this film, although there are always detractors to any movie and no movie is perfect, either.
However, this was an extremely entertaining that made an international star out of Australian Paul Hogan. Two sequels followed this movie. They were decent but could not measure up to this effort.
Not only was this a big success for Hogan and everyone else connected with it, but I believe he got a wife out of this wife, going on to marry his co-star Linda Kozlowski.
As someone pointed out, Hogan, as crocodile man "Mick Dundee" made the rest of the world aware of a number of Aussie phrases. Few men played as manly as likeabe and charismatic a hero in the 1980s as Hogan and "Mick."
Twenty years later, this is still a fun movie to watch now and then.