Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (2001)

User Rating:

4.6/10   

Director:

Simon Wincer

Writers (WGA):

Paul Hogan (characters)
Matthew Berry (written by) ...

Release Date:

20 April 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy

Tagline:

He heard there was wildlife in L.A. He didn't know how wild.

Plot:

Mick Dundee travels to the city of smog and stars with his young son in tow.

Plot Keywords:

Crocodile | Filmmaking | Helicopter | Stolen Painting | Traffic Jam

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Paul Hogan	...	Michael J. 'Crocodile' Dundee
Linda Kozlowski	...	Sue Charleton
Jere Burns	...	Arnan Rothman
Jonathan Banks	...	Milos Drubnik
Alec Wilson	...	Jacko
Gerry Skilton	...	Nugget O'Cass
Steve Rackman	...	Donk
Serge Cockburn	...	Mikey Dundee
Aida Turturro	...	Jean Ferraro
Paul Rodriguez	...	Diego
Kaitlin Hopkins	...	Miss Mathis
David Clendenning	...	English Tourist
Duke Bannister	...	American Tourist
Betty Bobbit	...	American Lady
Karen Crone	...	Barmaid Ida

Also Known As:

Crocodile Dundee 3 (USA) (working title)
Crocodile Dundee Returns (Australia) (working title)
Crocodile Dundee in Hollywood (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for some language and brief violence.

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

Australia | USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG (certificate #38067) | Iceland:L | Germany:6 (f) | South Korea:All | Argentina:Atp | Canada:PG | Finland:K-7 | France:U | Netherlands:AL | Norway:7 | Peru:PT | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:PG

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Bungalow Productions

Trivia:

Producer/performer Anthony Begonia is in the Venice beach scene as an angry volleyball player in the background.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Mick and Jacko are ordering food from Wendy's, the order of 'Biggie Fries' appear on the screen before they actually order them.

Quotes:

Mick "Crocodile" Dundee: [just before leaving curator's office, he notices a painting] Who painted this?
Curator: Pablo Picasso.
Mick "Crocodile" Dundee: I'm a drinkin' man myself, but I've never been *that* wasted.

Movie Connections:

References Mission: Impossible III (2006)

Soundtrack:

The Furious One

OK, But They Went To The Well Once Too Often

They went one-too-many in the Crocodile Dundee series with this third film. The sequel (Dundee II) was very good and that should have been the end of it. By the time this third one was made, Paul Hogan was putting on the wrinkles fast (although still in shape) and co-star/wife Linda Kozlowski had put on a few pounds.

The movie didn't fare well, maybe because the humor dominated instead of a balanced mix of it with drama, humor and romance as the other two films emphasized. Also, this story had done before in the first movie, with the Australian coping with America in New York so we didn't a replay of that in Los Angeles.

One thing nice about this film: it was nice in a mellow sort of way. There is a gentleness to it, a nice tone which you don't often see in today's R-rated dominated film industry....and it still was entertaining, for the most part. It's just too much familiar ground and added very little to what the first two films showed.