Movie

Crocodile Dundee

The movie 'Crocodile Dundee' was released in 1986 and became the most famous Australian movie in the United States. The two main characters are played by Paul Hogan and Linda Kozlowski.

The character of Crocodile Dundee is based on a real man called Rodney William Ansell who was killed in a gunbattle with the Australian police after having shot Sgt. Glen Huitson.

In the movie the female American reporter Sue Charleston hears about an Australian crocodile hunter, who managed to get to survive one week in the Australian desert after a crocodile has bitten parts of his foot off. She wants to meet him to write a story about him and spends a few days in the Australian wilderness with him. Coming back into the civilisation Sue takes him with her back to New York.

Sue shows Michael J. Crocodile Dundee the city and he tries to fit in and manages to be liked where ever he goes. The only ones hating him are the 'bad guys' and Sues jealous boyfriend Richard, who keeps trying to embarrass Mick, but without luck.

After Richard has made a proposal to Sue Mick wants to leave the city, not knowing that she has refused to marry Richard. Finally there is a happy end and the two main characters fall in love.

After the movie was released there was a big Australian boom. A lot of tourists went to Australia to see the Australian outback and to get in touch with an Australian bushman.

Crocodile Dundee is a good example to show the Australian archetype. He is sun tanned, always wears an Australian akubra, clothes made of leather and a necklace with crocodile teeth. Also his language and his way of seeing things is typical Australian. He uses words like 'mate' and 'tada' and always acts natural and easy.