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Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles
Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles

5.2

Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles

PG·2001·95m

Summary

After settling in the tiny Australian town of Walkabout Creek with his significant other and his young son, Mick "Crocodile" Dundee is thrown for a loop when a prestigious Los Angeles newspaper offers his honey a job. The family migrates back to the United States, and Croc and son soon find themselves learning some lessons about American life -- many of them inadvertent

Crew

Director

Simon Wincer

Characters

Paul Hogan

Screenplay

Eric Abrams

Writer

Matthew Berry

Reviews

John Chard

John Chard

May 8, 2016

6

Dundee Death Knell?

Mick "Crocodile" Dundee (Paul Hogan) is in Los Angeles with his son and Sue Charlton (Linda Kozlowski), his longtime companion. There's something amiss in the world of movies and art, and Dundee is soon to be right in the middle of it.

Undeniably the worst of the three Crocodile Dundee movies, to the point where you wonder just why anyone at the studio gave it the green light? By the time Crocodile Dundee II came out in 1988, it was obvious that much of the charm and adventure like magic from the first film had greatly diminished. So fast forward 13 years and they saw fit to produce another movie.

Strangely enough it turns out to not be a complete stinker, yes the formula is tired, I mean how many times can you do the fish out of water comedy before it gets lame? But there's some genuinely funny sequences in here, with barbed asides towards the movie industry and the American way of life. Hogan and Kozlowski are still likable leads, their chemistry cemented, and if you can get past the stereotypes on show (they forgot this was not the 80s!) there's some fun to be had on a time waster basis.

Instantly forgettable, and certainly not needed, it is however a pic that fans of the first two films can find a modicum of comfort in. 5.5/10

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$21,150,000.00

Revenue:

$39,438,674.00

Keywords

crocodile
traffic jam
los angeles, california
stolen painting
adventurer
kangaroo