Cause they had one good part here for a black man, and they gave it to Crocodile Dundee!" Kirk Lazarus:"Pump your brakes kid, that man is a national treasure.
What do I as an Australian think of this movie? I was raised in a small Aussie country town, not too far from where this movie is set, in 1986, my mum took me as a 5 year old and my two older brothers to see this at our local theater. In a packed cinema on a Sunday nigh, we sat in the front row on old wooden seats that folded out. When this film came on, the laughs never stopped. The biggest laugh was when Mick got his hands on "Skippy" and fired back at the Roo shooters "Christ, he's got a gun!" HUGE laugh. At the end of the film, when Mick and Sue had their back and forth in the subway, everyone was laughing again. When Mick got onto to peoples shoulders to get to Sue and the music swelled, the whole audience in the theater cheered, stood up and even hugged themselves all the way till and through the credits and there I was, 5 years old, sitting in the front row, towered by all those people in a dark room so happy, that was the day I fell in love with cinema and the magic of making movies and seeing one of our own on the big screen make such emotions to us the audience. Hence why I work in media now.
Paul Hogan and Linda Kozlowski got married in 1990. They started dating during or after filming the sequel in 1988. You guys definitely need to see the sequel it’s great and features Mick doing a pretty great Batman impression. lol
I'm an Australian, and we pretty much all love this movie :) It really shows the beauty of the land, and it brought that to a worldwide audience. Also, Paul "Hoges" Hogan, is kind of a favourite son of Australia. So glad you enjoyed the movie! Don't let the animals scare you, Australia is safe and beautiful, you should visit! Oh, except the drop bears, they're vicious buggers.
@@DularrYes it was, on tv for many months and all the gossip magazines. He was married to his first wife for around thirty years which he met either before or after becoming a young painter on the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
As a Canadian in the 80s I loved Aussie movies! That's when I became a Mel Gibson, Peter Weir, George Miller fan. I think Peter Weir is your greatest director. Did you know they released Mad Max in 1980 in North America with a horrible dub. They thought no one would understand the Aussie accent. So the movie flopped here because of it. It was the release of "Gallipoli" that kicked it off the Aussie invasion. I remember leaving the theatre and all everyone was talking about was Mel Gibson. Then we got "The Man From Snowy River". I love 😂this movie!! "Phar Lap", "The Road Warrior". I saw The Road Warrior 25x in theatre. "The Year of Living Dangerously", "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome". And Dundee! In Canada the lines were around the block for Dundee and it played for months in theatre!
The second movie is definitely worth watching. If you are interested in a western set in 1860s Australia, HIGHLY recommend “Quigley Down Under “ starring Tom Selleck.
Tropic Thunder: "...Cause they had one good part here for a black man, and they gave it to Crocodile Dundee!" Kirk Lazarus:"Pump your brakes kid, that man is a national treasure."
The second biggest film of 1986 very close behind Top Gun at number one. That's how big it was. I lived in Toronto at the time. The lines were around the block and it played for months in the theatre.
It got me stuck with a nickname when it was still new. And it was only confirmed in the sequel: - You shoulda bought a gun instead of a beer, mate. - Nah. I don't need a gun. I've got a Donk. - You got a what? - Donk!
that was back when people watched tv, it would be on a very local level this was one of the 10 biggest and a cultural phenomeon... as a dane i can think of more then 10 danish movies that beats the hell out of dundee.. and hollywood also did some classics... in scandinavia where im from it was just a ok movie
I truly love this film. It was huge... But it's a trifle really. It's amazing it was so big given it's a small story of a fish out of water, which is like... less than half of it really? It's a sweet light hearted time capsule but... It's current rating in the pantheon of 80's films is about where it deserves.
It is unfathomable to me that Crocodile Dundee is as forgotten as it is. It's as 80's as Indiana Jones, Ghostbusters and Back to the Future. The comedy is done with such elegance and Paul Hogan makes an amazing character. And not to forget the soundtrack. Outstanding.
The romance of the 80's in general is criminally overlooked. Such a great decade that meshed really authentic power dynamics with old fashioned charm. And the characters were so balanced with both beauty and charisma. Seems people are more into the flashy neon aesthetic and IPs with more merchandise. It's sad😔💖
You have to bear in mind that in the 80s there was no internet. The west didn't really hear a whole lot from Australia. The occasional documentary, stuff about the surf scene, and a bit of music. Australians weren't that common, especially in the west. The major Australian cities were still growing.
The stepping on people in the subway is another play at referencing Australia. Cattle dogs here often walk atop the backs of sheep when they're packed densely like that to traverse them
Just as you were wondering what Australians think of this film it said "Original story by Paul Hogan". So the main character is played by him. So given he wrote the story and acted in the lead role, it might be somewhat authentic.
It can be authentic without Australians liking it. A couple I knew once was heartily sick and tired of being asked silly “Crocodile Dundee” related questions by random strangers. They were the only grumpy Australians I’ve encountered. I assume they don’t usually let grumpy bastards out of the country? 🤔🤷🏼♂️😜
As I heard it back in the day, Hogan (a real city boy) would go on vacations in the wild, to places like Walkabout Creek, and meet bushmen who had never lived in any of the cities in Australia (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, etc.) He decided to take it a step further and go all the way to NYC.
As others have pointed out Paul Hogan was already a huge star (known as a sketch comedian) in Australia so this movie was just him becoming internationally recognized.
"That's not a knife. *That's* a knife." In the 1980's, Paul Hogan did commercials for the Australian Tourism Commission in an effort to get more people to visit and vacation in Australia. In the commercials, Paul Hogan famously said, "I'll slip an extra shrimp on the barbie for you". They used the word shrimp instead of prawn because they knew that word was more common in the USA. Also, this film actually got an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay. The lead star Paul Hogan also co-wrote the script and got nominated as a result.
25:30 The music playing here haunts my dreams. When this movie came out, I worked in a theater that had just one giant auditorium. We had this movie all summer. One of my jobs was to help people leave so when this music started I would head inside. I've seen the end of this movie at least 200 times. Probably more. And this music. It's awesome. It gets into my soul. It adjusts my heart rate to match the music. It owns me. After hearing it hundreds of times, it is inextricably linked with my being. They're blanking the music for UA-cam's dumb rules, but I hear it with every fiber of my being anyway.
This is the man who Robert Downey Jr. referenced in Tropic Thunder........"watch yourself, that man is a national treasure". The two costars of the movie ended up marrying after this movie, in real life. Having worked with crocodiles for decades and helping Steve Irwin get his start in NYC with the Discovery channel execs (crocodile hunter). This has always had a special place in my heart except the poaching and killing of the crocs and snakes.
I'm old enough to have seen this when it first came out and the crocodile scene was one hell of a jumpscare! You guys HAVE to watch the second movie. You will enjoy it and it's very worth it.
at least you know they aren't bullshitting about not seeing it like some others I have watched who have clearly already seen a movie but say they haven't.
George got tricked into watching a romcom. The UA-cam edit left out what was THE iconic movie catchphrase of the year: "that's not a knife. That's a knife!"
I love the fact that in this film, while there are a ton of Aussie and New York stereotypes, but all of them are affectionate: neither the Australians or the New Yorkers are fully the butt of the joke. Great film, watched it a billion times in my childhood, 10/10.
"I think I have a new crush!" 😍 Paul thought the same and took Linda Kozlowski off the market real quick. She's in a handful of movies in the 90's, but retired more or less after Croc Dundee in LA Most underrated is a little detective thriller - Backstreet Justice
Linda Kozlowski was my first on-screen crush after watching this film in the 90s. She's so beautiful, it's a shame she didn't do more films. She's in all 3 Dundee films which is great.
The people staring into the barber shop thing: Mohawks were considered new and bizarre as a hairstyle back then (sort-of pioneered by the emergence of Mr. T as a celebrity), so people were watching folks get 'freaky' haircuts.
I have some friends who visited Australia. They struck up a conversation with someone about all of the dangerous wildlife that they had there (crocks, snakes, spiders, etc.) and the Aussie just laughed because he said they had the same impressions of Canada (rattlesnakes, wolves, bears, blackflies, etc.)
where im from we dont have scary animals (we do have wolfs, but come on.... thats just a dog that not scary to a grown person) but still people come and bring them self in problems when it comes to the forces of nature... my guess would also be that more people hurt them self on the nature in austrailia and alaska, then people hurt them self from animals
Britain in the 80's was OBSESSED with everything Australian. 80's UK TV was filled with Australian daytime TV shows, such as Neighbours, Home and Away and Anzacs (which also featured Paul Hogan). And the music charts were filled with Australian actors switching to pop performers. Paul Hogan's comedy tv show was also a big hit on the new Channel 4, which prompted multiple tv adverts for Australian, which also featured Paul Hogan.
We can only but apologise for Neighbours and Home and Away 😢 😁 Yes ANZACS was a fantastic mini series!..with Hoges in it 👍👍 He was my childhood hero in the 70s, 80s. The Paul Hogan Show was a must watch. ❤️ Hope they react to Croc D' 2 & 3.
I always like that you get two fish out of water perspectives in this movie. As an Australian I can say it’s well appreciated here, especially for anyone who was alive in the 80s. It’s a classic movie
When I was in highschool, my teacher told a story about her son and how he got lost and stranded in Australia. The people there were so nice and welcoming, her son was just walking down the road and so many people stopped to offer anything they could, a place to stay, money, etc. Ever since I've always wanted to go to Australia, who wouldn't want to go to such a beautiful place with equally nice people??
I like that final scene on the subway station. I think most people are helpful when given the opportunity. That is true even in New York. People there are just more guarded and afraid of being scammed.
I remember as a kid watching his show on the local PBS station. They used to show Monty Python and Black Adder and his show. I can't remember what it was called but I remember him making toast by nailing it on the wall and browning it with a blowtorch.
I saw this movie as a kid in Mississauga. I fell in love with it and always wanted to visit Australia. Now…….I live here. It is the most beautiful place on earth. Everyday is magic. Visit Australia if you can.
In US in the 80's there was a short lived obsession with Australia. There was an influx of Australian films and it was THE place to travel to for awhile. Jamaica was another one that captured public attention in the 80's. There were probably more but those are the ones I remember.
And since Paul Hogan had made untold millions of dollars through his ownership of _Crocodile Dundee,_ they basically just retired to a life of luxury. They just made a movie every once in a while when they felt like it.
The barber shop was "Astor Place" in Greenwich Village. In the '80s it was a popular place for Mohawks, Asymmetricas, and all kinds of creative hairstyles. People used to stand outside and watch.
As an Aussie I think you can appreciate how massive this was for the country, and giving us an international presence even if you don't connect particularly to the more sterotypical depictions of Australian culture and life. Most of the population grows up in cities not all that disimiliar to Vancouver, but that doesn't mean that the Aussies and culture portrayed in the movie are completely off the mark! Outback life is just something many of us haven't had much experience with, it is a very different way of life, and there are many big personalities like him out there :) Also you can't be toooo angry about having your country image tied to such a likable character, outdated views aside :P A couple of other great Aussie movies you might enjoy if you haven't seen: Priscilla Queen of the Desert & Muriel's Wedding. Some of the best Aussie actors and actresses in those two!
I was a Canadian teenager when Crocodile Dundee came out. I found it really relatable to the experience of living in Canada at the time. - Enormous country with great swaths of wilderness - Heavily mythologized indigenous population - Majority of people live in cities & towns along the U.S. border, but rest of the world thinks we all live in igloos in perpetual winter on the far north tundra - Outdoor life is ubiquitous but waning; more people are familiar with camping, fishing, hunting, foraging for recreation than for survival - Pre-internet, pop culture was regionally isolated & lagged behind the U.S. by years
In the 80s, we were inundated with ACDC, MIDNIGHT OIL, and MEN AT WORK on the radio, and the Aussie accent really caught on with this film. "G'day mate" became a catch phrase in common reference and "Naww,,....That's a knife" was a hit. This started our Australian curiosity, and then Steve Irwin cemented our cravings in the 90s and so on.
As an Aussie, um, you saying how friendly Aussies are, warmed my heart. As an Aussie who went to Canada 5 times in the 80s to visit family, I don't remember being considered 'exotic'. I do know I lost my wallet 3 times and people went out of their way to return it to me, and so I became convinced at that impressionable age that Canadians are nicer than Australians. But, Australians ❤ Canadians, and I guess it goes the other way too. We're same-same, but different in small ways that make us like each other even more. That's how I feel about my cousins anyway. As an Aussie, I intellectually hate this movie (stereotypes); but, my heart enjoyed it tremendously.
I remember during the opening ceremonies of the Sydney Olympics, they did a segment on Australian celebrities. They had model Elle McPherson, golfer Greg Norman, and Paul Hogan. So I think they were proud of him. If I remember right, Hogan was already married when the two met.
An 80's classic. It has a couple jokes that didn't age well, but overall a very fun movie. I remember seeing this in 86, and Linda Kozlowski was one of my first crushes. Seriously WOW! She and Paul Hogan were married from 1990-2014 He's 18 years older than her.
Yes, there must've been some actual chemistry between the leads because Paul Hogan divorced the wife he had married when he was a teen after 30 years of marriage (and 5 children) in 1989, just three years after this film was released and one year after its sequel. He married his costar here, Linda Kozlowski, the following year. _They_ had one son and were married for about 24 years before divorcing.
I had a beer at the Walkabout Creek Hotel used in this movie a couple of months ago Its in the little town of McKinlay not far from Julia Creek and Cloncurry in Outback Queensland. You can find plenty of memorabilia there from its Crocodile Dundee days.
In the USA the 80’s there was a brief infatuation with Australia and Australians. This movie was the biggest part of that but there were a few others. For context, Crocodile Dundee was a HUGE part of American pop culture for many years. It’s under-represented today as far as it’s actual impact back then.
Second biggest movie of the year, an inch behind Top Gun. In the 80s Mel Gibson was their biggest import. His 4 Aussie movies made him an international movie star.
In 1986 I was going to school with an exchange student from Scotland. One day he told the class about his favourite thing, his football team (soccer ⚽) Dundee United. We all cracked up laughing. 🤣 But we spent every lunch time playing soccer that winter. The Scottish boy got us into it. So we were just amused by the name of the team that was the same as the Australian movie character. 😂 Also he said everything with the Scottish accent, so we were amused by hearing him say Dundee. Yes we made him say it a few times. 😂 I guess that Dundee is probably from Scotland, the name. 🤔
Paul Hogan and Linda Kozlowski were married for many years, only divorcing in 2014. They made 3 Crocodile Dundee movies and one other comedy together. Linda had very few credits, even though she graduated from The Julliard School's Acting Program in 1981 (which only has 20 students a year, and many are asked to leave or quit before graduating). She left acting because the roles were not good enough to her mind. She was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Golden Globe for this, and Paul gained a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Comedy, and was nominated for a Best Actor and Best Screenplay BAFTAs, and an Oscar nomination for Best Screenplay.
13:30 This movie basically introduced us to Australia. With no Animal Planet or anything like that all we really knew was the song "Down Under" by Men at Work.
Croc Dundee is a national treasure and we love the movie and paul Hogan......though Hoges was already a beloved comedian from the 70s before this came out
Yeah, he was also the voice for the aussie tourism ads to the US that gave us the dreaded "Toss another shrimp on the barbie" and we even forgave him for that lol@@scottjohnson7248
I'm from Northern Europe, but one of my favorite places in the world is Kakadu National Park in northern Australia, where this was shot. So beautiful, and those rockpools are amazing.
Question from George: was australians considered exotic in the 80's. Before this film, most people probably didn't know Australia from Austria. After this film, Australia became the most coveted exotic travel loction in the world. I was born in 1981, and all of my childhood was grown-ups talking dreamingly about Mozart and Australia. The cultural impact of this film was massive.
13:28 _"In the 80's, were Australians considered exotic?"_ Well, they were very "IN" for a time as the bands *_Men at Work, INXS, Split Enz, Midnight Oil_* and more, were all part of an Aussie wave, of sorts.
I'm not Australian but I did hear it had a great effect on the Australian film industry and gave great opportunities to future generations to excel in Hollywood. This film was every 80's movie producers dream, appealed to the majority of women with the romantic element, the men have a masculine, live off the land hero to root for and the fish out of water comedy was used really well , add the stunning cinematography and the unique pacing of half in the Australian outback and the other in New York so American audiences could relate to it more and you have one of the most successful and fondly remembered rom-coms ever
The barbershop in NYC where everyone was looking inside was Astor Place Hair, a really hip place at the time. Lots of celebrities got their hair cut and styled there. It's still there, and still pretty hip, but not what it used to be back in the 80s and 90s.
The sitting in the front thing is actually pretty common here in aus. Particularly if you're by yourself. Even for someone like myself that has social anxiety it seems anti-social to sit in the back.
While, yes...Paul Hogan and Linda Kozlowski did marry in 1990 after filming a few movies together (and had a son, Chance)...they sadly divorced in 2014. At least, according to her bio on IMDb.
Paul Hogan put Australia on the map as it were. The only thing he ruined was that awful line in some commercial about putting another shrimp on the barbie, because it was an American commercial. Aussies call 'm prawns. Now go watch the second one. That one some people like even better. But you can stop there.
I was 11yrs old in 1985 when they filmed this in Kakadu National Park. Know all the film locations for Croc Dundee and Croc Dundee 2. Saw Charlie the buffalo years later in Adelaide River (he was very friendly). After he died they did a a full body taxidermy mount of him and I think he is in the Adelaide River Roadhouse these days.
The 'getting in front in a taxi' is an Australian thing. Taxi drivers in other countries won't even ask where you are from if you go to sit in the front they'll just start with 'You're from Australia then.'
22:02 You’re right. It has been parodied about a million times. I wonder what the original reference is from? Heh, jk. This is it. It’s been a good movie for so long, and that line is so great, and that scene is so great, that a lot of pop culture references this movie. One of the biggest Australian influences on American culture and television, right up there with the Men Without Hats (Land Down Under) and Crocodile Dundee 2.
The cop bringing him back on horseback reminds me of being in Charleston SC for a wedding. Got way too drunk on Friday and went on a walk about for a couple of miles away from the city center. There was a limo in closed grocery store parking lot and I started talking to driver. He told me to get in and he took me back to the bar where everybody was. Right as I got out of the limo my friends were walking out of the bar. They all did double takes and were like WTF is going on?!?
Linda Kozlowski was in a TV miniseries in 1988 called "FAVORITE SON" where she played a more dramatic role, it showed her range as an actress (good series to watch). I remember watching this movie when it came out in 1986, everyone loved it.
Just for some context, in 1932 the Australian military fought "The Great Emu War" and lost. The Emu's had been devastating farmers crops and the military was deployed to wipe out the ever larger numbers of Emu's but soon after the Emu's started dispersing into small groups of around 5 making it difficult to kill enough in a timely manner given the amount of fuel and trucks required to track them down. It also took many rounds of ammunition for the Emu's to even react to being shot much less die. After one month the military was recalled and the government decided to give guns and ammo to the farmers to help the farmers protect their own crops.
20:27 - given the fact that the exact same throw of a can to the head has been in Hot Fuzz, too I now truly believe Edgar Wright or Simon Pegg love good ol' Dundee.
There was a time, during the 80s, when suddenly everything Australian was cool. Paul Hogan actually became like the cultural ambassador for the country here in the U.S. Men at Work, Crocodile Dundee, Road Warrior, and other films. I guess they were sort of exotic, but for some reason it just became a trend. Men at Works "Land Down Under" became a huge hit and suddenly Australia was all over. I've always wanted to go, but being terrified of flying makes it hard... Oh, and Hogan and Linda Kozlowski were married for a time.
It was my childhoods movie. For some reason i forgot about it. But u brought this back to me. Your comment on him being so friendly and likeable makes me realize how much influence his behaviour had on me
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2:14 Like famous Australian actor Kirk Lazarus said "That man is a national treasure."
Amen xd
Cause they had one good part here for a black man, and they gave it to Crocodile Dundee!" Kirk Lazarus:"Pump your brakes kid, that man is a national treasure.
Can hear it in Lincoln Osiris’s voice 😂😂
Pump your brakes, kid.
@@EShelby2127 “your about to cross some Lines”
What do I as an Australian think of this movie? I was raised in a small Aussie country town, not too far from where this movie is set, in 1986, my mum took me as a 5 year old and my two older brothers to see this at our local theater. In a packed cinema on a Sunday nigh, we sat in the front row on old wooden seats that folded out. When this film came on, the laughs never stopped. The biggest laugh was when Mick got his hands on "Skippy" and fired back at the Roo shooters "Christ, he's got a gun!" HUGE laugh. At the end of the film, when Mick and Sue had their back and forth in the subway, everyone was laughing again. When Mick got onto to peoples shoulders to get to Sue and the music swelled, the whole audience in the theater cheered, stood up and even hugged themselves all the way till and through the credits and there I was, 5 years old, sitting in the front row, towered by all those people in a dark room so happy, that was the day I fell in love with cinema and the magic of making movies and seeing one of our own on the big screen make such emotions to us the audience. Hence why I work in media now.
@gutz1981 That's beautiful, thank you for sharing with us.
Wonderful story!🥰
wait wooden seats, wtf...
why ????
@@Hansen710 Cause it was an old theater and this was 1986 in an old Aussie country town.
Beautiful story! 😊
Paul Hogan and Linda Kozlowski got married in 1990. They started dating during or after filming the sequel in 1988.
You guys definitely need to see the sequel it’s great and features Mick doing a pretty great Batman impression. lol
Wasn't he in a tv series before coming famous film actor
@@markcutting6504 Yes he was. The Paul Hogan Show. In the UK, it was shown on channel 4 in the late eighties.
@@markcutting6504he had a comedy sketch show called, strangely enough, The Paul Hogan Show.
And they got divorced in 2014 I think.
Yes tought so.days of tv coming to england😀mork & mindy,happy days,
'Pump your brakes kid, that man's a national treasure!'
“You know that’s a true story? A lady lost a kid? You about to cross some fuckin’ LINES..”
@@goldenageofdinosaurs7192 that's the theme song for the Jeffersons!
@@kidd522666 just because it's a theme song don't make it not true
isn't that a quote from the dude playin' the dude, disguised as another dude!
"For a hundred years, that word has kept us down" ,gripping intensifies
I'm an Australian, and we pretty much all love this movie :) It really shows the beauty of the land, and it brought that to a worldwide audience. Also, Paul "Hoges" Hogan, is kind of a favourite son of Australia. So glad you enjoyed the movie! Don't let the animals scare you, Australia is safe and beautiful, you should visit! Oh, except the drop bears, they're vicious buggers.
Was it true his divorce was a national soap opera?
@@Dularr Not than I can remember. The gossip mags all made a fuss, of course, but most people didn't care. At least as far as I could see.
@@DularrYes it was, on tv for many months and all the gossip magazines. He was married to his first wife for around thirty years which he met either before or after becoming a young painter on the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
As a Canadian in the 80s I loved Aussie movies! That's when I became a Mel Gibson, Peter Weir, George Miller fan. I think Peter Weir is your greatest director. Did you know they released Mad Max in 1980 in North America with a horrible dub. They thought no one would understand the Aussie accent. So the movie flopped here because of it. It was the release of "Gallipoli" that kicked it off the Aussie invasion. I remember leaving the theatre and all everyone was talking about was Mel Gibson. Then we got "The Man From Snowy River". I love 😂this movie!! "Phar Lap", "The Road Warrior". I saw The Road Warrior 25x in theatre. "The Year of Living Dangerously", "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome". And Dundee! In Canada the lines were around the block for Dundee and it played for months in theatre!
There is a good 60 mins. Doc on Paul Hogans life. Tells everything. @@Dularr
The second movie is definitely worth watching. If you are interested in a western set in 1860s Australia, HIGHLY recommend “Quigley Down Under “ starring Tom Selleck.
Just throwing out Man From Snowy River as a great ‘Australian scenery’ film.
Honestly I think the second movie is better. You get to see him really in his element.
Bump for Quigley! One of my personal favorites.
Agreed on both points.
Quigley 👍
Tropic Thunder: "...Cause they had one good part here for a black man, and they gave it to Crocodile Dundee!" Kirk Lazarus:"Pump your brakes kid, that man is a national treasure."
This film was a cultural phenomenon when it came out.
One of the 10 biggest films of the 80s.
The second biggest film of 1986 very close behind Top Gun at number one. That's how big it was. I lived in Toronto at the time. The lines were around the block and it played for months in the theatre.
It got me stuck with a nickname when it was still new.
And it was only confirmed in the sequel:
- You shoulda bought a gun instead of a beer, mate.
- Nah. I don't need a gun. I've got a Donk.
- You got a what?
- Donk!
that was back when people watched tv, it would be on a very local level this was one of the 10 biggest and a cultural phenomeon...
as a dane i can think of more then 10 danish movies that beats the hell out of dundee..
and hollywood also did some classics...
in scandinavia where im from it was just a ok movie
@@Hansen710 I don’t follow your thinking.
I truly love this film. It was huge... But it's a trifle really. It's amazing it was so big given it's a small story of a fish out of water, which is like... less than half of it really? It's a sweet light hearted time capsule but... It's current rating in the pantheon of 80's films is about where it deserves.
It is unfathomable to me that Crocodile Dundee is as forgotten as it is. It's as 80's as Indiana Jones, Ghostbusters and Back to the Future.
The comedy is done with such elegance and Paul Hogan makes an amazing character. And not to forget the soundtrack. Outstanding.
The romance of the 80's in general is criminally overlooked. Such a great decade that meshed really authentic power dynamics with old fashioned charm. And the characters were so balanced with both beauty and charisma. Seems people are more into the flashy neon aesthetic and IPs with more merchandise.
It's sad😔💖
and Romancing the Stone!
Forgotten by who its still just as well known in its country of origin.
It was one of the highest grossing movies of 1986.
Romancing the Stone has the same vibe as this. Another one for the list.
If it wasn't for Romancing the Stone we never would have gotten Back to the Future.
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You have to bear in mind that in the 80s there was no internet. The west didn't really hear a whole lot from Australia. The occasional documentary, stuff about the surf scene, and a bit of music. Australians weren't that common, especially in the west. The major Australian cities were still growing.
The stepping on people in the subway is another play at referencing Australia. Cattle dogs here often walk atop the backs of sheep when they're packed densely like that to traverse them
13:54 It's weird to hear someone say "Hey look it's the cop from Die Hard" instead of "Hey look it's Carl Winslow"
IKR! 😂
Just as you were wondering what Australians think of this film it said "Original story by Paul Hogan". So the main character is played by him. So given he wrote the story and acted in the lead role, it might be somewhat authentic.
It can be authentic without Australians liking it. A couple I knew once was heartily sick and tired of being asked silly “Crocodile Dundee” related questions by random strangers. They were the only grumpy Australians I’ve encountered. I assume they don’t usually let grumpy bastards out of the country? 🤔🤷🏼♂️😜
As I heard it back in the day, Hogan (a real city boy) would go on vacations in the wild, to places like Walkabout Creek, and meet bushmen who had never lived in any of the cities in Australia (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, etc.) He decided to take it a step further and go all the way to NYC.
As a Sydneysider, I am proud to write that “Crocodile Dundee” is an Aussie classic, starring local boy made good Paul Hogan.
I remember that Paul Hogan had a big part in the Sydney Summer Olympics ceremonies in 2000. He was riding a float in the giant shape of his bush hat.
As others have pointed out Paul Hogan was already a huge star (known as a sketch comedian) in Australia so this movie was just him becoming internationally recognized.
You're not alone George. Linda Kozlowski is one of the underrated hotties of the 80s. Definitely in my top 10 of the decade.
I think her and Kelly Lynch are easily my top 2 underrated 80's blondes.
She was in a terrific TV miniseries about the same time but the name escapes me.
Classic slavic beauty
The only other movie I’ve seen her in was Death of a Salesman.
Kelly Lynch, Linda Kozlovski and JoBeth Williams from Poltergeist
I’m pretty sure we all know what the most memorable quote of this movie is.
“That’s not a knife. Now that’s a knife.” 😅🔪
“That’s not a knife, that’s a spoon.”
Pretty sure it's spelled "knoife" :P
@@Wezt334I see you've played Knifey-Spooney before.
@@30noir well played sir
That’s a… penis
Brilliant Movie, You've got to Crocodile Dundee 2.
To answer George's question about Australians in the 80s, yes. This was America's first real taste of any Aussie celeb/character/concept.
"That's not a knife. *That's* a knife."
In the 1980's, Paul Hogan did commercials for the Australian Tourism Commission in an effort to get more people to visit and vacation in Australia. In the commercials, Paul Hogan famously said, "I'll slip an extra shrimp on the barbie for you". They used the word shrimp instead of prawn because they knew that word was more common in the USA.
Also, this film actually got an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay. The lead star Paul Hogan also co-wrote the script and got nominated as a result.
Sorry, slight correction: "That's not a knoif. That's a knoife!"😂
25:30 The music playing here haunts my dreams.
When this movie came out, I worked in a theater that had just one giant auditorium. We had this movie all summer.
One of my jobs was to help people leave so when this music started I would head inside.
I've seen the end of this movie at least 200 times. Probably more.
And this music.
It's awesome. It gets into my soul. It adjusts my heart rate to match the music. It owns me.
After hearing it hundreds of times, it is inextricably linked with my being.
They're blanking the music for UA-cam's dumb rules, but I hear it with every fiber of my being anyway.
I used to work with a guy from Australia. All of his stories ended with either rolling a car over or “but the police were really nice”.
At 18 or 19 my friend got in a barfight in Aus. I watched. The two were so Australian they bought each other a beer, while fighting.
Probably the best "fish out of water" comedy ever made. Brilliant!
This is the man who Robert Downey Jr. referenced in Tropic Thunder........"watch yourself, that man is a national treasure". The two costars of the movie ended up marrying after this movie, in real life. Having worked with crocodiles for decades and helping Steve Irwin get his start in NYC with the Discovery channel execs (crocodile hunter). This has always had a special place in my heart except the poaching and killing of the crocs and snakes.
I'm old enough to have seen this when it first came out and the crocodile scene was one hell of a jumpscare! You guys HAVE to watch the second movie. You will enjoy it and it's very worth it.
I remember Linda's derriere more than the crocodile. Early teens and hormones, I guess.
@@aimmethodOne of many 80's babes that made me realise I liked the Ladies as much as Gents. She's insanely beautiful!💗
“Did we look at the wrong poster?”
Guys, you’re like 20 minutes into the movie.
😆
They are so literal about everything. "He doesn't look like a Crocodile!"
😂😂@@RetroView66
at least you know they aren't bullshitting about not seeing it like some others I have watched who have clearly already seen a movie but say they haven't.
True!
George got tricked into watching a romcom.
The UA-cam edit left out what was THE iconic movie catchphrase of the year: "that's not a knife. That's a knife!"
I love the fact that in this film, while there are a ton of Aussie and New York stereotypes, but all of them are affectionate: neither the Australians or the New Yorkers are fully the butt of the joke. Great film, watched it a billion times in my childhood, 10/10.
"I think I have a new crush!" 😍
Paul thought the same and took Linda Kozlowski off the market real quick. She's in a handful of movies in the 90's, but retired more or less after Croc Dundee in LA
Most underrated is a little detective thriller - Backstreet Justice
The last subway scene references how herding dogs walk over corralled sheep in pens.
Linda Kozlowski was my first on-screen crush after watching this film in the 90s. She's so beautiful, it's a shame she didn't do more films. She's in all 3 Dundee films which is great.
The sequel, as well as Quigley Down Under and The Man From Snowy River are all excellent movies also set in Australia
Also The Castle and Muriel's Wedding
Look at Dundee bending those buildings in that poster, literally decades before _Inception_ .
It's the Twin Towers 😮. WTC 😢
The people staring into the barber shop thing: Mohawks were considered new and bizarre as a hairstyle back then (sort-of pioneered by the emergence of Mr. T as a celebrity), so people were watching folks get 'freaky' haircuts.
yes we do have brain eating bacteria in the water here in australia , it is called meningococcal and if most present when it is extremely hot.
I have some friends who visited Australia. They struck up a conversation with someone about all of the dangerous wildlife that they had there (crocks, snakes, spiders, etc.) and the Aussie just laughed because he said they had the same impressions of Canada (rattlesnakes, wolves, bears, blackflies, etc.)
Sorry, crocs.
I visited Australia in 1998 for 3 weeks and the most annoying thing for me in the outback were the myriads of flies!!!
Blackflies. Horrible.
where im from we dont have scary animals (we do have wolfs, but come on.... thats just a dog that not scary to a grown person)
but still people come and bring them self in problems when it comes to the forces of nature...
my guess would also be that more people hurt them self on the nature in austrailia and alaska, then people hurt them self from animals
@@Hansen710The deadliest animal in Australia, apart from other humans, is the horse
Britain in the 80's was OBSESSED with everything Australian.
80's UK TV was filled with Australian daytime TV shows, such as Neighbours, Home and Away and Anzacs (which also featured Paul Hogan).
And the music charts were filled with Australian actors switching to pop performers.
Paul Hogan's comedy tv show was also a big hit on the new Channel 4, which prompted multiple tv adverts for Australian, which also featured Paul Hogan.
Rather less understandable was Fosters & Castlemaine XXXX!
Er, what’s changed? I think more Brits watch Neighbours or Home & Away than locals do.
We can only but apologise for Neighbours and Home and Away 😢 😁
Yes ANZACS was a fantastic mini series!..with Hoges in it 👍👍
He was my childhood hero in the 70s, 80s.
The Paul Hogan Show was a must watch. ❤️
Hope they react to Croc D' 2 & 3.
He does a great speak at the Oscars would highly recommend a quick watch.
I always like that you get two fish out of water perspectives in this movie. As an Australian I can say it’s well appreciated here, especially for anyone who was alive in the 80s. It’s a classic movie
When I was in highschool, my teacher told a story about her son and how he got lost and stranded in Australia. The people there were so nice and welcoming, her son was just walking down the road and so many people stopped to offer anything they could, a place to stay, money, etc. Ever since I've always wanted to go to Australia, who wouldn't want to go to such a beautiful place with equally nice people??
I like that final scene on the subway station. I think most people are helpful when given the opportunity. That is true even in New York. People there are just more guarded and afraid of being scammed.
I remember as a kid watching his show on the local PBS station. They used to show Monty Python and Black Adder and his show. I can't remember what it was called but I remember him making toast by nailing it on the wall and browning it with a blowtorch.
I saw this movie as a kid in Mississauga. I fell in love with it and always wanted to visit Australia. Now…….I live here. It is the most beautiful place on earth. Everyday is magic. Visit Australia if you can.
I was 47 before i went on an aircraft. Absolutely loved it. Still do. All the best.
In US in the 80's there was a short lived obsession with Australia. There was an influx of Australian films and it was THE place to travel to for awhile. Jamaica was another one that captured public attention in the 80's. There were probably more but those are the ones I remember.
They actually fell in love on the set of Crocodile Dundee and were married for over 20 years.
And since Paul Hogan had made untold millions of dollars through his ownership of _Crocodile Dundee,_ they basically just retired to a life of luxury. They just made a movie every once in a while when they felt like it.
The barber shop was "Astor Place" in Greenwich Village. In the '80s it was a popular place for Mohawks, Asymmetricas, and all kinds of creative hairstyles. People used to stand outside and watch.
As an Aussie I think you can appreciate how massive this was for the country, and giving us an international presence even if you don't connect particularly to the more sterotypical depictions of Australian culture and life. Most of the population grows up in cities not all that disimiliar to Vancouver, but that doesn't mean that the Aussies and culture portrayed in the movie are completely off the mark! Outback life is just something many of us haven't had much experience with, it is a very different way of life, and there are many big personalities like him out there :)
Also you can't be toooo angry about having your country image tied to such a likable character, outdated views aside :P
A couple of other great Aussie movies you might enjoy if you haven't seen: Priscilla Queen of the Desert & Muriel's Wedding.
Some of the best Aussie actors and actresses in those two!
I was a Canadian teenager when Crocodile Dundee came out. I found it really relatable to the experience of living in Canada at the time.
- Enormous country with great swaths of wilderness
- Heavily mythologized indigenous population
- Majority of people live in cities & towns along the U.S. border, but rest of the world thinks we all live in igloos in perpetual winter on the far north tundra
- Outdoor life is ubiquitous but waning; more people are familiar with camping, fishing, hunting, foraging for recreation than for survival
- Pre-internet, pop culture was regionally isolated & lagged behind the U.S. by years
I actually moved from Australia to Canada a bit over a decade ago, and was pretty surprised at all the cultural parallels!
They need to see Hugo Weaving in all his glory in Priscilla!!!!
@@adrianowen476 Absolutely!!! :)
The dark side of Australia's outback is exposed in 70s classic Wake In Fright - which was directed by a Canadian.
In the 80s, we were inundated with ACDC, MIDNIGHT OIL, and MEN AT WORK on the radio, and the Aussie accent really caught on with this film. "G'day mate" became a catch phrase in common reference and "Naww,,....That's a knife" was a hit. This started our Australian curiosity, and then Steve Irwin cemented our cravings in the 90s and so on.
My stepmother is Aussie. She told me once that Paul Hogan was basically Australia's Al Bundy. No idea if its true or not.
A bit of a throwback, but still likeable and a type of direct honesty. 😁
As an Australian, that’s not far from the truth, except paul hogan has charisma 😂
Greetings from NZ🇳🇿 - As a kiwi, this film is an absolute classic & treasure from Aust🇦🇺 , respects!
He did a TV series and it was hilarious. You've heard of short shorts but he did Australian short shorts
As an Aussie, um, you saying how friendly Aussies are, warmed my heart.
As an Aussie who went to Canada 5 times in the 80s to visit family, I don't remember being considered 'exotic'. I do know I lost my wallet 3 times and people went out of their way to return it to me, and so I became convinced at that impressionable age that Canadians are nicer than Australians.
But, Australians ❤ Canadians, and I guess it goes the other way too. We're same-same, but different in small ways that make us like each other even more. That's how I feel about my cousins anyway.
As an Aussie, I intellectually hate this movie (stereotypes); but, my heart enjoyed it tremendously.
I remember during the opening ceremonies of the Sydney Olympics, they did a segment on Australian celebrities. They had model Elle McPherson, golfer Greg Norman, and Paul Hogan. So I think they were proud of him. If I remember right, Hogan was already married when the two met.
We love it. One of the best fish out of water films. I love part 2 aswell when he takes on the Colombian drug lord in the outback.
"Grown man stepping on my head? Welllll, as long as he's in LOVE..." 😂
The scene of Mick Dundee walking on top of the people in the subway was inspired by the way sheepdogs can walk across sheep when they are penned.
An 80's classic. It has a couple jokes that didn't age well, but overall a very fun movie.
I remember seeing this in 86, and Linda Kozlowski was one of my first crushes. Seriously WOW!
She and Paul Hogan were married from 1990-2014
He's 18 years older than her.
I had a crush on her to Dude.
Linda Koslovsky was absolutely gorgeus here, I agree with you, definetly. Those eyes... my god !
You guys should check out "Quigley down under"!!
"I really want his hat, it's awesome!"
"We talked about this George!!"
I love you guys!😂😂😂
Part 2 too plz, its as good as Part 1 :))
Man they having too much fun with the thumbnails.
What a terrible day to be blessed with the gift of sight
This thumbnail better not awaken anything in me!
@@daxriley8195I unDEANstood that reference
Yes, there must've been some actual chemistry between the leads because Paul Hogan divorced the wife he had married when he was a teen after 30 years of marriage (and 5 children) in 1989, just three years after this film was released and one year after its sequel. He married his costar here, Linda Kozlowski, the following year. _They_ had one son and were married for about 24 years before divorcing.
Half Sharon Stone/Half Meg Ryan, George is a Smitten Kitten 😍
As soon as he said that I can't not see it. Absolute bullseye George, spot on.
More Kim Cattrall than Meg Ryan, imo. Can definitely see the Sharon Stone similarly....💖
I had a beer at the Walkabout Creek Hotel used in this movie a couple of months ago Its in the little town of McKinlay not far from Julia Creek and Cloncurry in Outback Queensland. You can find plenty of memorabilia there from its Crocodile Dundee days.
In the USA the 80’s there was a brief infatuation with Australia and Australians. This movie was the biggest part of that but there were a few others. For context, Crocodile Dundee was a HUGE part of American pop culture for many years. It’s under-represented today as far as it’s actual impact back then.
Second biggest movie of the year, an inch behind Top Gun. In the 80s Mel Gibson was their biggest import. His 4 Aussie movies made him an international movie star.
Aussie here, yes, a great rep of what you'll find in the outback. Much love for the channel
Helluva call, George.
In 1986 I was going to school with an exchange student from Scotland. One day he told the class about his favourite thing, his football team (soccer ⚽) Dundee United. We all cracked up laughing. 🤣
But we spent every lunch time playing soccer that winter. The Scottish boy got us into it. So we were just amused by the name of the team that was the same as the Australian movie character. 😂
Also he said everything with the Scottish accent, so we were amused by hearing him say Dundee. Yes we made him say it a few times. 😂
I guess that Dundee is probably from Scotland, the name. 🤔
Paul Hogan and Linda Kozlowski were married for many years, only divorcing in 2014. They made 3 Crocodile Dundee movies and one other comedy together. Linda had very few credits, even though she graduated from The Julliard School's Acting Program in 1981 (which only has 20 students a year, and many are asked to leave or quit before graduating). She left acting because the roles were not good enough to her mind. She was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Golden Globe for this, and Paul gained a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Comedy, and was nominated for a Best Actor and Best Screenplay BAFTAs, and an Oscar nomination for Best Screenplay.
13:30 This movie basically introduced us to Australia. With no Animal Planet or anything like that all we really knew was the song "Down Under" by Men at Work.
Croc Dundee is a national treasure and we love the movie and paul Hogan......though Hoges was already a beloved comedian from the 70s before this came out
Yeah, he was also the voice for the aussie tourism ads to the US that gave us the dreaded "Toss another shrimp on the barbie" and we even forgave him for that lol@@scottjohnson7248
I'm from Northern Europe, but one of my favorite places in the world is Kakadu National Park in northern Australia, where this was shot. So beautiful, and those rockpools are amazing.
Question from George: was australians considered exotic in the 80's.
Before this film, most people probably didn't know Australia from Austria. After this film, Australia became the most coveted exotic travel loction in the world.
I was born in 1981, and all of my childhood was grown-ups talking dreamingly about Mozart and Australia.
The cultural impact of this film was massive.
Kind of depends on where you're from, though.
Here, they're Australien and Österrike.
13:28 _"In the 80's, were Australians considered exotic?"_ Well, they were very "IN" for a time as the bands *_Men at Work, INXS, Split Enz, Midnight Oil_* and more, were all part of an Aussie wave, of sorts.
I'm not Australian but I did hear it had a great effect on the Australian film industry and gave great opportunities to future generations to excel in Hollywood.
This film was every 80's movie producers dream, appealed to the majority of women with the romantic element, the men have a masculine, live off the land hero to root for and the fish out of water comedy was used really well , add the stunning cinematography and the unique pacing of half in the Australian outback and the other in New York so American audiences could relate to it more and you have one of the most successful and fondly remembered rom-coms ever
The barbershop in NYC where everyone was looking inside was Astor Place Hair, a really hip place at the time. Lots of celebrities got their hair cut and styled there. It's still there, and still pretty hip, but not what it used to be back in the 80s and 90s.
The sitting in the front thing is actually pretty common here in aus. Particularly if you're by yourself. Even for someone like myself that has social anxiety it seems anti-social to sit in the back.
Total guilty pleasure for me this one. And the sequel. Must have watched it dozens of times.. the ending's still guaranteed to get a tear or two
It is a great ending - not such a fan of the freeze-frame, but the rest of the subway scene is iconic and the music is just wonderful.
Throw another Simone on the Georgie for me, will ya, Mate? LOL
So happy to see them react to this one...they are gonna LOVE Paul and Linda!
@brudnick39 Whoa, take it easy they're just friends!😮😬😆🤣
While, yes...Paul Hogan and Linda Kozlowski did marry in 1990 after filming a few movies together (and had a son, Chance)...they sadly divorced in 2014. At least, according to her bio on IMDb.
Paul Hogan put Australia on the map as it were. The only thing he ruined was that awful line in some commercial about putting another shrimp on the barbie, because it was an American commercial. Aussies call 'm prawns. Now go watch the second one. That one some people like even better. But you can stop there.
I think his first wife will say he ruined their marriage as well.
@@aussiejojo73 Can't be blamed for not knowing that. I don't read the glossies.
By far the best reaction to this that I’ve seen! This was such a major hit when it came out. Everyone was quoting this movie for like 2 years!
I cannot unsee George in the one piece…so thanks for that 😂
I was 11yrs old in 1985 when they filmed this in Kakadu National Park. Know all the film locations for Croc Dundee and Croc Dundee 2. Saw Charlie the buffalo years later in Adelaide River (he was very friendly). After he died they did a a full body taxidermy mount of him and I think he is in the Adelaide River Roadhouse these days.
The 'getting in front in a taxi' is an Australian thing. Taxi drivers in other countries won't even ask where you are from if you go to sit in the front they'll just start with 'You're from Australia then.'
It's standard in the UK too if you're taking a taxi alone.
22:02 You’re right. It has been parodied about a million times. I wonder what the original reference is from?
Heh, jk. This is it. It’s been a good movie for so long, and that line is so great, and that scene is so great, that a lot of pop culture references this movie. One of the biggest Australian influences on American culture and television, right up there with the Men Without Hats (Land Down Under) and Crocodile Dundee 2.
The cop bringing him back on horseback reminds me of being in Charleston SC for a wedding. Got way too drunk on Friday and went on a walk about for a couple of miles away from the city center. There was a limo in closed grocery store parking lot and I started talking to driver. He told me to get in and he took me back to the bar where everybody was. Right as I got out of the limo my friends were walking out of the bar. They all did double takes and were like WTF is going on?!?
Linda Kozlowski was in a TV miniseries in 1988 called "FAVORITE SON" where she played a more dramatic role, it showed her range as an actress (good series to watch).
I remember watching this movie when it came out in 1986, everyone loved it.
Just for some context, in 1932 the Australian military fought "The Great Emu War" and lost. The Emu's had been devastating farmers crops and the military was deployed to wipe out the ever larger numbers of Emu's but soon after the Emu's started dispersing into small groups of around 5 making it difficult to kill enough in a timely manner given the amount of fuel and trucks required to track them down. It also took many rounds of ammunition for the Emu's to even react to being shot much less die. After one month the military was recalled and the government decided to give guns and ammo to the farmers to help the farmers protect their own crops.
Simone's reaction to her name in the film is *chef's kiss* & yes George Linda is SAF (well so's Simone :D)
A heart-warming classic.
George is right, Linda is insanely gorgeous
Mary Cherry reacted to this & enjoyed it. She lives in Australia
George could totally pull off that hat
20:27 - given the fact that the exact same throw of a can to the head has been in Hot Fuzz, too I now truly believe Edgar Wright or Simon Pegg love good ol' Dundee.
ah,, of course, I didn't think of the connection.
There was a time, during the 80s, when suddenly everything Australian was cool. Paul Hogan actually became like the cultural ambassador for the country here in the U.S. Men at Work, Crocodile Dundee, Road Warrior, and other films. I guess they were sort of exotic, but for some reason it just became a trend. Men at Works "Land Down Under" became a huge hit and suddenly Australia was all over. I've always wanted to go, but being terrified of flying makes it hard... Oh, and Hogan and Linda Kozlowski were married for a time.
Another Australian "import": Midnight Oil with the song "Beds Are Burning".
I think there was a movie where Steve Guttenberg was a shlub who couldn't attract women until he faked an Aussie accent (among other changes).
It was my childhoods movie. For some reason i forgot about it. But u brought this back to me. Your comment on him being so friendly and likeable makes me realize how much influence his behaviour had on me
Omg George, your thumbnail is doin' somethin'.... Lol 🤣🤣
They are both in the movie "ALMOST AN ANGEL" (1990)
Great movie 👍