Crocodile Dundee

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Australian crocodile in its natural habitat.

Crocodile Dundee, titled in English Crocodile Dundee, is a 1986 Australian-American comedy film directed by Peter Faiman and starring Paul Hogan and Linda Kozlowski. It was released on April 24, 1986 in Australia, on September 26 of the same year in the United States and on February 26, 1987 in Spain.

The success of the film led to the production of two sequels to it, the saga, according to estimates by Forbes sold 77,326,900 tickets in the United States alone.

Plot

Michael Dundee (Paul Hogan), nicknamed 'Crocodile Dundee,' is a crocodile hunter in a remote part of Australia. Coincidentally, news about him arrives in the United States and a New York newspaper decides to send a journalist to do a report on this exotic character.

Finally it is the editor's daughter, Sue Charlton (Linda Kozlowski), who travels to Australia to do it. After sending several reports on Dundee to the newspaper, and in view of the success they have, she decides to take it to New York so that the public knows it better. In the big city everything is new and strange for the exotic Australian hunter, since he was used to living without any of the comforts that the big city has.

Between Sue and Dundee feelings will arise that end in a love story; although Sue already had a boyfriend in town.

Cast

Actor Character
Paul Hogan Michael J. "Crocodile" Dundee
Linda Kozlowski Sue Charlton
John Meillon Walter Reilly
Ernie Dingo Charlie.
Steve Rackman Donk
Gerry Skilton Nugget
Gus Mercury Frank

Critical and commercial reception

On the Rotten Tomatoes website, it obtained 88% positive comments. The comment of film critic Fred Topel stands out:

"Diverted comedy, it's completely full of clichés, but it works."
Fred Topel.

It grossed $174 million in the United States. Adding international collections, the figure rises to 328 million. The budget invested in the production was approximately 8.8 million. The three films have grossed a total of $309 million in the United States alone.

Awards

Oscar
YearCategoryPersonOutcome
1987Best original scriptPaul Hogan
Ken Shadie
John Cornell
Candidates
Golden Globes
YearCategoryPersonOutcome
1987 Best comedy or musical actorPaul HoganWinner
Best cast actressLinda KozlowskiCandidate
BAFTA Awards
YearCategoryPersonOutcome
1987 Best actorPaul HoganCandidate
Best original scriptPaul Hogan
Ken Shadie
John Cornell
Candidates

Locations

Crocodile Dundee was filmed between January 3 and February 28, 1986 on location in the United States and Australia. Highlighting the cities of New York, Sydney and Queensland; In addition to different locations such as Central Park, Manhattan, Fifth Avenue, the Manhattan Bridge, the Plaza Hotel or Greenwich Village.

DVD

Crocodile Dundee was released on February 18, 2004 in Spain, in DVD format. The disc contains interactive menus, direct access to scenes, subtitles in multiple languages and the cinematographic trailer. In the United States it was released on September 18, 2001, in DVD format. The disc contains interactive menus, direct access to scenes and subtitles in multiple languages. On the other hand, there is a special edition, also in DVD format, made up of the three titles of the saga; Crocodile Dundee, Crocodile Dundee 2 and Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles. The discs contain interactive menus, direct access to scenes and subtitles in multiple languages. In Spain there is also another special edition that includes the first two titles of the saga, in DVD format. The discs contain interactive menus, direct access to scenes, subtitles in multiple languages, cinematographic trailer of the two films and documentary: "behind the scenes".

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