Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (2001)

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

Color:

Color

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:

Cameo: [Mike Tyson]man in park.

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:

Mikey Dundee: Do people like rats here?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Film Geek (2005)

Soundtrack:

It's Raining Men

Not as bad as many says

I admit it is not a very good movie but at the other hand it is a light and mostly enjoyable comedy. The minor disappointment for me is that Paul and Linda had lost some of their charm from 80-s, they are just too old now. But the biggest problem with Crocodile Dundee in L.A. is the thing that this movie is too similar to previous old Crocodile Dundee movies. One idea very rarely can work twice but third time it's simply too much. So if you like the first two Crocodile Dundee movies most likely you will enjoy this little movie or at least you'll tolerate it. The story was a bit primitive (can anybody explain to me what's going on with screenwriters?) but young Serge Cockburn had brought a bit of fresh magic to the movie, though overall acting was pretty average.

It is also obviously that now it is much harder to surprise or entertain anyone with wild Aussies. Despite that this sequel had enough funny moments and jokes, including one very surprising cameo appearance. In my opinion the third Mick Dundee movie is slightly above average, not annoying light comedy. At least it is not worse (to be honest it is much better in my opinion) than Crocodile Hunter movie, that had been released next year after this sequel.

My grade 6 out of 10.