'Crocodile' Dundee II (1988)

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Director:

John Cornell

Writers:

Paul Hogan (characters)
Paul Hogan (written by) ...

Release Date:

25 May 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy

Tagline:

The world's favourite adventurer is back for more! much more!

Plot:

Australian outback expert protects his New York love from gangsters who've followed her down under.

Plot Keywords:

New York | Crocodile | Australian | Australia | Photographer

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Paul Hogan	...	Michael J. 'Crocodile' Dundee
Linda Kozlowski	...	Sue Charlton
John Meillon	...	Walter Reilly
Ernie Dingo	...	Charlie
Steve Rackman	...	Donk
Gerry Skilton	...	Nugget
Gus Mercurio	...	Frank
Jim Holt	...	Erskine
Alec Wilson	...	Denning
Maggie Blinco	...	Ida
Bill Sandy	...	Teddy
Mark Saunders	...	Diamond
Betty Bobbit	...	Meg (Tourist) (as Betty Bobbitt)
Jim Cooper	...	Dorrigo Brother
Sam Cooper	...	Dorrigo Brother

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

Australia | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Norway:10 (theatrical rating) | South Korea:12 | Norway:15 (DVD rating) | New Zealand:PG | Argentina:Atp | Canada:PG | Finland:K-12 | Norway:11 | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | USA:PG | West Germany:12 | Australia:PG | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Australia

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

The subway train operated on one of the unused outer tracks at the Hoyt-Schermerhorn station.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Mick and Rico switch clothes at the end of the film. However, Mick is several inches taller than Rico. Therefore Rico's clothes should not have fit Mick as well as they appeared to.

Quotes:

[Aborigine speaks in Aborigine]
Charlie: No mate we just hold them.
Sue: What did he say?
Charlie: [winking] He wants to know if we're allowed to eat these men.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Daymaker (2007)

Soundtrack:

Walk Don't Run

A Very Good Sequel

I know I am in the minority here but I actually liked this sequel better than the original...and the original was very good and extremely popular.

Maybe I was biased because I played this with some kids present and was pleasantly surprised to hear almost no profanity, which I couldn't say was the case in the first film. It was a "cleaner" movie, and still an equally entertaining one with a good mix of drama, action, comedy and even some good music thrown in. The film has no lulls and 110 minutes go by pretty quickly.

The first half of this movie takes place in New York City, where we last saw "Mick Dundee" (Paul Hogan). The second half, the crocodile man takes his bride (Linda Kozlowski) back to the outback in Australia. Hogan was never more entertaining and, of course, feeling comfortable back in his home territory.

This is just a fun ride all the way and, yes, to use a cliché, good family entertainment.