Crocodile Dundee II (1988)

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

Director:

John Cornell

Writers:

Paul Hogan (characters), Paul Hogan

Stars:

Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski, John Meillon

2 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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 Bobbitt	...	Meg (Tourist)
Jim Cooper	...	Dorrigo Brother
Sam Cooper	...	Dorrigo Brother

Storyline

Mick and Sue continue where they left off in "'Crocodile' Dundee". New York City drug lords are pursuing Sue for having solid evidence against them for murder, so for her safety, Mick takes her back to Australia. When the gangsters follow them, Mick demonstrates his outback skills once more.

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Plot Keywords:

subway | cocaine | reference to clint eastwood | hostage | rowboat | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

Australia

Language:

English Spanish Japanese

Release Date:

25 May 1988 (USA)

Also Known As:

Crocodile Dundee II

Filming Locations:

Main Arm, NSW, Australia

Box Office

Budget:

$14,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$24,462,976, 30 May 1988

Gross USA:

$109,306,210

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$239,606,210

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, Rimfire Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Comedian and Saturday Night Live alum, Colin Quinn appears in minor role early in his career. He later recounted through his comedy, that while working on the movie he took it upon himself to rewrite the script to give himself a larger role in the film as Dundee's sidekick and presented it unsolicited to the film's director and producers. With very little experience in the entertainment and film industry he had no concept at the time why this would be seen as inappropriate.

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Goofs

Mick has no fishing pole set up in his rowboat, so he could not have "gotten tired waiting for a bite" and then resorted to the dynamite.

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Quotes

Mick: Now we're all on foot. That makes us even.
Sue: Seven to two is "even"?

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Crazy Credits

At the very end of the credits you can hear "Dundee" say: "Are you ready to go home now" for a second time.

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Alternate Versions

UK cinema and video versions were cut by a second to briefly shorten the scene in Columbia where Rico shoots a man in the head. The footage was restored for the 2003 DVD release.

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Connections

Spoofed in Anji (2004)

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Soundtracks

Walk Don't Run
Written by Johnny Smith
Performed by The Ventures

User Reviews

Another round of fun

Whilst not as smooth, slick or satisfying as the box-office storming original, Paul Hogan's sequel is still crowd-pleasing entertainment and for those who felt the first film could have done with a tweak in the plotting department, Hogan seems to have moved up a gear here. The plot is in fact reverse to the original with Aussie Mick Dundee running into trouble when his journalist girlfriend Sue (Linda Koslowski) is kidnapped by an evil drugs baron. "I need to be someone where I can see them coming", the hero exclaims and that can only mean one thing - a return to the bush! Indeed, the second half of the film in Australia is notably more successful and inventive. Hogan's screenplay again features a bunch of memorable and exciting moments, whilst the delightful Peter Best score is also retained.