Crocodile Dundee (1986)
He's survived the most hostile and primitive land known to man. Now all he's got to do is make it through a week in New York.
Starring: Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski, John Meillon, David Gulpilil, Ritchie Singer, Maggie Blinco, Steve Rackman, Gerry Skilton, Terry Gill, Peter Turnbull, Christine Totos, Graham 'Grace' Walker, David Bracks, Brett Hogan, Mark Blum
Director: Peter Faiman
Running Time: 98 minutes
US MPAA rating: N/AUK BBFC rating: 15
Adventure, Comedy, Romance
On DVD The best thing about 'Crocodile Dundee' is that it has absolutely NOTHING to do with Dundee. A close second, however, is the startlingly good performance from weather-beaten Aussie Paul Hogan as the crocodile-battling bush-tucker man with a humongous knife and a way with the Sheilas.
Wild man Mick 'Crocodile' Dundee (Hogan) smells cash when a New York daily rag agrees to pay him big bucks to let ambitious journo Sue Charlton (Linda Kozlowski) traipse around the outback with him for a couple of days. But the adventure really kicks-off when the pair develop the hubba-hubbas for each other and Sue convinces our leathery-skinned hero to return with her to the Big Apple.
Unfortunately, back in NY her smarmy boyfriend Richard (Mark Blum) awaits, as do a string of convenient but extremely funny fish-out-of-water gags for the then-unknown Hogan to cut his Hollywood teeth on. 'Imagine 7 million people all wanting to live together,' muses Mick. 'New York must be the friendliest place on Earth.' So, in-between wooing the lady we all just know he's going to end up with anyway, he dishes out the Aussie charm treatment to pimps, muggers, ladies of the night and a bar-room admirer with a suspiciously-masculine jaw-line. It's all hugely predictable stuff, but the excellent script and hugely appealing plot make it impossible to dislike.
There's plausible chemistry between Hogan and Kozlowski - which is just as well, considering 4 years after this movie's 1986 cinema release the pair got hitched. There's also an annoyingly-catchy didgeridoo-led musical score to accompany the movie's memorable train station climax.
DVD Extras: Strewth! Is one theatrical trailer all we get? Stone the flamin' crows.
It's Got: A hotel room with two dunnies. Or maybe one of them's for something else.
It Needs: Not to be confused with real-life equivalent Steve Irwin.
Alternatives: Crocodile Dundee II, Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles
Summary: A funny and charming, if slightly predictable, comedy classic.
Review by Gary Panton
Review Date: 18th July 2003
External Links
Crocodile Dundee at the IMDB
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