The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course (2002)

Director:

John Stainton

Writers (WGA):

John Stainton (story)
Holly Goldberg Sloan (screenplay)

Release Date:

12 July 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy

Tagline:

Crikey!

Plot:

The Crocodile Hunter mistakes some CIA agents for poachers and sets out to stop them from capturing a wily croc which, unbeknownst to him, has swallowed a tracking drone.

Plot Keywords:

Indiana Jones Spoof | CIA | Helicopter | Australia | Breaking The Fourth Wall

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Steve Irwin	...	Himself
Terri Irwin	...	Herself
Magda Szubanski	...	Brozzie Drewitt
David Wenham	...	Sam Flynn
Lachy Hulme	...	Robert Wheeler
Aden Young	...	Ron Buckwhiler
Kenneth Ransom	...	Vaughn Archer
Kate Beahan	...	Jo Buckley
Steve Bastoni	...	Deputy Director Reynolds
Steven Vidler	...	Deputy Director Ansell
Alyson Standen	...	Anne Milking
Alex Ruiz	...	CIA Agent
David Franklin	...	CIA Agent
Robert Coleby	...	Dr. Weinberger
Kevin Hides	...	Dr. Krug

MPAA:

Rated PG for action violence/peril and mild language.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

Australia | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG (certificate #39022) | Malaysia:U | Iceland:L | Australia:PG | France:U | Germany:6 | Netherlands:MG6 | Spain:13 | UK:PG (cut)

Filming Locations:

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

There were no scripts used in this movie, whatever Steve and Terri said was off the top of their heads. All stunts were performed, just like the TV show, by Steve himself

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When the CIA Agent is being dragged by Steve and Terry's truck during one shot you can see the edge of the hidden board upon which the stunt man is actually riding on.

Quotes:

Steve Irwin: Crikey!

Movie Connections:

Featured in My Daddy the Crocodile Hunter (2007) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Crocodile Rock (Film Version)

Not what the trailer suggested...

From the trailer, it seemed that this movie was (1) a comedy, and (2) had some kind of plot. But upon watching it, you see it isn't so. For one thing, the first half of the movie seems to forget it's supposed to be a comedy! Sure, Steve is doing his usual thing, but you can easily see that on any episode of his TV show. I was expecting that Steve (playing himself) would be encountering situations not found on his TV show, and his reaction to these events would provide the comedy. Nope; the first half of the movie plays (for the most part) like an expanded episode of his show.

The second half of the movie is an improvement, though not by much. There are some attempts at that kind of situation humor, though for some reason it only comes across as mildly amusing at the most. Oh, the plot? Well, just like the first half of the movie, there is barely ANYTHING that can be called a plot, including the ending, which is a real cheat.

As bad as the movie is, none of it is Steve's fault; he was clearly up to anything the production told him to do. It's too bad that pretty much all the movie gave him to perform was dreck.