An American reporter travels to the Australian outback to meet eccentric poacher Mick "Crocodile" Dundee and invites him to New York City, where he comes face-to-face with the complexities o... Read allAn American reporter travels to the Australian outback to meet eccentric poacher Mick "Crocodile" Dundee and invites him to New York City, where he comes face-to-face with the complexities of modern life.An American reporter travels to the Australian outback to meet eccentric poacher Mick "Crocodile" Dundee and invites him to New York City, where he comes face-to-face with the complexities of modern life.
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- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 3 wins & 12 nominations total
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Damn good fun
The scenes in the outback are my favourite, a great blend of action and comedy, with some simply beautiful cinematic views thrown in; but the film does get funnier once they head back to New York. His naivety in the big city opens the door for lots more comedy moments.
Overall it's a really good comedy 7/10
With a mix of action and a lot of charm, this movie is likely to leave you feeling good
It offers many laughs in the way of culture shock to both the reporter and Dundee himself. Giving not only a glimpse at culture in the outback, but also in bustling Manhattan. Dundee's innocence of adapting to the fast lifestyle of New York is a formula for laughter.
Paul Hogan plays a highly likable character, playing off of Linda Kozlowski perfectly, their chemistry is a major contributor to the overall success of this movie. It is filled with scenes of action and comedy, framed into a film that will make you laugh and feel good.
7/10
Still funny after all these years
One classic!
'That's a guy! A guy dressed up like a Sheila!'
Also, having lived in Australia for the last decade, I can confirm that Paul Hogan's character is more fact than fiction and that bushtucker grub does indeed taste like s**t.
Did you know
- TriviaThe Sydney Harbour Bridge is shown in the beginning of the movie from the hotel window while Sue is on the phone to New York. Paul Hogan helped paint this bridge before he started his life as an actor and was said to have kept his co-workers laughing a good bit of the time.
- GoofsWhen Sue goes down to the water to fill her canteen, the reptile that lunges forward is not a crocodile, but a large American alligator, evident by the blunt snout and the placement of the teeth when its mouth is closed. A crocodile snout is narrower and more pointed.
- Quotes
Michael J. "Crocodile" Dundee: Well, you see, Aborigines don't own the land.They belong to it. It's like their mother. See those rocks? Been standing there for 600 million years. Still be there when you and I are gone. So arguing over who owns them is like two fleas arguing over who owns the dog they live on.
- Crazy creditsThe end credits has the cast listed separately, listing the actors from Australia and the actors from New York City.
- Alternate versionsThe UK theatrical version was uncut though video releases were edited by 23 seconds for a '15' certificate by the BBFC to remove shots of a man snorting cocaine and Sue's referral to the drug as "a buzz" during the party scene. These cuts were waived in 2002. However all UK releases feature the US print which replaces 'stickybeak' with 'busybody' and overdubs one of the pimp's 2 uses of 'fuck' (replaced with 'screw') which were made to secure the film a US PG-13 certificate.
- ConnectionsEdited into Terror Nullius (2018)
- SoundtracksDifferent World
Performed by INXS
Written by Andrew Farriss (as A. Farriss) and Michael Hutchence (as M. Hutchence)
Produced by Andrew Farriss (as A. Farriss)
Engineered by D. Nicholas
Copyright 1986 Tol Muziek
Administered worldwide by MCA Music, Inc.
Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Cocodrilo Dundee
- Filming locations
- Federal Hotel, McKinlay, Queensland, Australia(Walkabout Creek Bar)
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Box office
- Budget
- $8,800,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $174,803,506
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $8,038,855
- Sep 28, 1986
- Gross worldwide
- $328,203,506
- Runtime
- 1h 37m(97 min)
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1






