Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (2001)

Australian Outback adventurer Mick "Crocodile" Dundee travels to Los Angeles with his young son while his longtime companion suspects foul play at a movie studio.

Director:

Simon Wincer

Writers:

Paul Hogan (characters), Matt Berry (as Matthew Berry)

Stars:

Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski, Jere Burns

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Paul Hogan	...	Michael J. 'Crocodile' Dundee
Linda Kozlowski	...	Sue Charlton
Jere Burns	...	Arnan Rothman
Jonathan Banks	...	Milos Drubnik
Alec Wilson	...	Jacko
Gerry Skilton	...	Nugget O'Cass
Steve Rackman	...	Donk
Serge Cockburn	...	Mikey Dundee
Aida Turturro	...	Jean Ferraro
Paul Rodriguez	...	Diego
Kaitlin Hopkins	...	Miss Mathis
David Clendenning	...	English Tourist
Duke Bannister	...	American Tourist
Betty Bobbitt	...	American Lady
Karen Crone	...	Barmaid Ida

Storyline

From the opening shot of a Jurassic Park-esque reptilian eye, you know you are in for a wild ride. As Mick "Crocodile" Dundee sits in a canoe sharpening his famous knife, a monstrous croc hides somewhere in the deep. The croc suddenly attacks, tearing Mick's boat to pieces and leaving him and mate Jacko up a tree. Life for Mick can only get easier, right? When Mick arrives at home, he discovers longtime companion Sue's newspaper-mogul father has called, and needs her help on an article at the paper's Los Angeles branch. Mick, who recognizes his importance in the modernizing bush is now no more than as a tourist attraction, agrees to join her, and together Mick, Sue and son Mikey head for Los Angeles. Here the adventure truly begins, as Mick and Jacko brave a cowboy bar where the horsemen are of a different color, and a Hollywood film party where everyone seems interested in Mick's mate Malcolm "Mal" Gibson's colorful exploits. Sue's article soon leads to a sleazy film producer, so ...

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Plot Keywords:

boat | knife | crocodile | paramount pictures | garbage can | 

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Taglines:

He heard there was wildlife in L.A. He didn't know how wild.

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some language and brief violence

Details

Country:

Australia USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 April 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Crocodile Dundee 3

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$21,150,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

AUD 1,775,475 (Australia), 14 April 2001

Opening Weekend USA:

$7,714,362, 22 April 2001, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$25,635,682

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$39,438,674

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bungalow Productions, Silver Lion Films, Vision View Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Features the final musical score composed by Basil Poledouris for a theatrical film. His final film was The Touch (2002), which was never released to theaters.

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Goofs

After the scene with the chimp, Mick says he's the "new monkey wrangler". Someone who supposedly knows animals as well as Mick, would know that chimps aren't monkeys.

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Quotes

[Driving into Wendy's Drive-Thru]
Mick "Crocodile" Dundee: Now, you pick out what you want on that menu there. Then you yell it out into that box. Then in 2 minutes, you're scoffing it down, without even getting out of the car.
Jacko: So, you can eat like a pig... and nobody can see you.
[winks]
Jacko: Clever buggers, these yanks.

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Connections

Referenced in Hollywood Mouth (2008)

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Soundtracks

Strike It Up
Performed by Black Box
Written by Nelson Cruz, Daniele Davoli, Mirko Limoni, Oscar Pabon, Danielo Semplici and Allan Anthony Suchicki
Courtesy of BMG Entertainment International U.K. and Ireland Ltd.
Under License from BMG Special Products

User Reviews

A disappointing sequel

The original Crocodile Dundee film was fresh and creative, as was the first sequel, as it juxtaposed the culture of the Outback with the shallowness of modern urban society, tipping its hat to the superiority of the former over the latter. This film, however, seems to have been shot with the idea of profit paramount. The product placements are obvious (Pepsi, Apple computers, Wendy's and, who could miss it, a Subaru Outback station wagon), as is the thinly-developed plot. Paul Hogan was very effective in the earlier films, but in this one he seems tired of the role. Without the novelty available to the earlier films, the only thing that would have saved this one was a vibrant Mick Dundee, and, unfortunately, Hogan could not pull it off.