Crocodile Dundee

"Crocodile" Dundee is a 1986 Australian comedy film set in the Australian Outback and in New York City. It stars Paul Hogan as the weathered Mick Dundee and Linda Kozlowski as Sue Charlton. Inspired by the true life exploits of Rodney Ansell, the film was made on a budget of under $10 million as a deliberate attempt to make a commercial Australian film that would appeal to a mainstream American audience, but proved to be a worldwide phenomenon. R... More

Initial release date:

  • Apr 24, 1986

Directed by:

Rating:

PG-13 (USA)

Runtime:

  • 1 h 33 min

Produced by:

Also known as:

  • 'Crocodile' Dundee,
  • Crocodile Dundee

Film

Directed by

Peter Faiman

Peter Leonard Faiman, AM is an Australian television producer with experience in film, live television and events. He has had a long standing working relationship with the Nine Network. Faiman directed/produced the Paul Hogan Show and the Graham Kennedy and Don Lane shows for about six years of its...

Tagline:

  • There's a little of him in all of us.
  • He's survived the most hostile and primitive land known to man. Now all he's got to do is make it through a week in New York.

Story by:

Cinematography:

Edited by:

Release date(s):

Film release region Release Date Film release distribution medium
  • 1986
  • Sep 18, 2001
  • Sep 26, 1986
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Production design by:

Costume design by:

Other crew:

Music by:

Runtime:

  • 1 h 33 min

Languages:

Notable filming locations:

Estimated budget:

Currency Amount
  • 8,800,000

Soundtrack:

Production companies:

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Awards

Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Musical or Comedy Film Nominees

Awards Won:

Year Award Award Winner Notes/Description
  • 1987
  • Role: Crocodile Dundee

Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Musical or Comedy Film Winners

Appears in ranked lists:

List Rank Year Note
  • 1,278
  • Apr 25, 2010
  • 6.5

The Movie List: the first 9200 of 2010-04-25

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