Synopsis
When a New York reporter plucks crocodile hunter Mick Dundee from the Australian Outback for a visit to the Big Apple, it's a clash of cultures and a recipe for good-natured comedy as naïve Dundee negotiates the concrete jungle. He proves that his instincts are quite useful in the city and adeptly handles everything from wily muggers to high-society snoots without breaking a sweat.
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Cast
- Paul HoganMichael J. 'Crocodile' Dundee
- Linda KozlowskiSue Charlton
- Mark BlumRichard Mason
- David GulpililNeville Bell
- Michael LombardSam Charlton
- John MeillonWalter Reilly
- Ritchie SingerCon
- Reginald VelJohnsonGus
- John SnyderPimp
- Rik ColittiDanny
Recommendations
- 90
Los Angeles Times
Certainly Crocodile Dundee is nothing you can examine deeply or mull over afterward. It's simply an expert crowd-pleaser. It has such a sure, easy, confident touch that it's almost failure-proof--like a tip of the hat, a sip of beer, a quick, golden G'day. - 75
ReelViews
Crocodile Dundee is a breezy, fun affair - a trifle that is extremely pleasant to sample and leaves no bitter aftertaste. - 70
The New York Times
Paul Hogan is a delightful Crocodile Dundee. He has an easy, extremely likable screen personality -a mixture of warmth, sex appeal, disarming innocence and dry humor. - 70
The Dissolve
There’s an element of self-deprecation to Hogan’s performance—a winking, grinning acknowledgment of the character’s absurdity that nicely undercuts the macho fantasy. - 70
Variety
Hogan is comfortable enough playing the wry, irreverent, amiable Aussie that seems close to his own persona, and teams well with Kozlowski, who radiates lots of charm, style and spunk. - 60
Empire
Unpretentious, warm, at times hilarious, it's hard to find a bad word to say about Crocodile Dundee. - 60
TV Guide Magazine
The film's fish-out-of-water story line is a film comedy standard; what makes the picture work so well is Hogan's cheerful, weatherbeaten appeal. - 50
Chicago Sun-Times
All of the cliches are in the right places, most of the gags pay off and there are moments of real amusement as the Australian cowboy wanders around Manhattan as a naive sightseer. The problem is that there's not one moment of chemistry between the two stars.
