Crocodile Dundee

"Crocodile" Dundee
"Crocodile" Dundee
Directed by	Peter Faiman
Screenplay by	John Cornell; Paul Hogan; Ken Shadie
Story by	Paul Hogan
Produced by	John Cornell
Starring	Paul Hogan; Linda Kozlowski
Cinematography	Russell Boyd
Edited by	David Stiven
Music by	Peter Best
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures; 20th Century Fox (in some European countries)
Release date	26 September 1986
Running time	104 minutes (Australia); 97 minutes (international)
Country	Australia
Language	English
Budget	$8.16 millon
Box office	$328,203,506

Crocodile Dundee (stylized as "Crocodile" Dundee in the United States) is a 1986 Australian-American romantic comedy adventure movie. It is set in the Australian Outback and in New York City. It stars Paul Hogan and Linda Kozlowski.^[3]

It is based on the true life of Rodney Ansell. The film had a budget of under $10 million.^[4] They meant to make a commercial Australian film that America would like. Many people in the world liked the movie. It made the second most money of all movies in the United States in 1986. It also was second in money made in the world in 1986.

There are two versions of the film: the Australian version, and the American / international version. The American version had much of the Australian slang replaced with more commonly understood words. It was also slightly shorter. There were two sequel movies: "Crocodile" Dundee II (1988) and Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (2001).

Release dates[change | change source]

Country	Premiere
Australia	24 April 1986
United States	26 September 1986
Argentina	27 November 1986
Netherlands	11 December 1986
United Kingdom	12 December 1986
Ireland	19 December 1986
Brazil	2 January 1987
West Germany	15 January 1987
Sweden	30 January 1987
France	4 February 1987
Denmark	13 February 1987
Finland	20 February 1987
Japan	21 February 1987
Spain	26 February 1987
Norway	27 March 1987
Portugal	10 April 1987
Peru	16 April 1987
South Korea	2 May 1987
Hungary	19 August 1987
Turkey	March 1988
East Germany	10 February 1989

Awards[change | change source]

Award wins:

Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy – Paul Hogan

Award nominations:

Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay – Paul Hogan, Ken Shadie, John Cornell
BAFTA for Best Original Screenplay – Paul Hogan, Ken Shadie, John Cornell
BAFTA Award for Best Actor – Paul Hogan
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture – Linda Kozlowski

References[change | change source]

↑ "Crocodile Dundee". Australia: Classification Board. 7 January 1986. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
↑ "Crocodile Dundee". United Kingdom: BBFC. 24 September 1986. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
↑ Darnton, Nina (26 September 1986). "Film: 'Crocodile Dundee'". New York Times. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
↑ "Crocodile Dundee (1986) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved 17 October 2020.

Other websites[change | change source]

Crocodile Dundee on IMDb
Crocodile Dundee at the TCM Movie Database
Crocodile Dundee at AllMovie

[1] "Crocodile Dundee". Australia: Classification Board. 7 January 1986. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2011.

[2] "Crocodile Dundee". United Kingdom: BBFC. 24 September 1986. Retrieved 19 May 2011.

[3] Darnton, Nina (26 September 1986). "Film: 'Crocodile Dundee'". New York Times. Retrieved 10 August 2010.

[4] "Crocodile Dundee (1986) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved 17 October 2020.

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