50 Fun Facts About Crocodile Dundee

Who plays Mick "Crocodile" Dundee?

Hogan also co-wrote the story and had the idea while visiting New York, wondering what a Northern Territory bushman would make of the place.

Which actress plays reporter Sue Charlton?

Actors' Equity Australia objected to importing an American for the part before relenting; she and Hogan later married.

In what year was the original Crocodile Dundee released?

It opened in Australia on 30 April and in the United States on 26 September.

Who directed the first film?

Faiman was one of Hogan's regular TV collaborators; Cornell directed the sequel and Wincer the third film.

Whose real-life survival exploits inspired the character?

Ansell survived 56 days stranded in the Northern Territory in 1977; he died in a police shootout in 1999.

What is the name of the fictional Northern Territory township Sue travels to?

The pub scenes were shot in the real town of McKinlay, Queensland, whose hotel has original warped hardwood floors.

Sue writes for which newspaper, owned by her father?

Her editor and boyfriend Richard Mason works there too.

Legend says Mick lost half a leg to a crocodile. What does he call the scar he actually shows Sue?

The story of crawling a hundred miles to safety turns out to be a well-polished exaggeration.

Who is Mick's business partner back in the Territory?

Wally scoffs at the idea of a New York trip until he hears the newspaper will pay.

Mick says a previous girlfriend left him after he went on walkabout for how long?

It is one of the first hints that Mick belongs to the bush more than to any town.

How does Mick scare off the drunken roo hunters?

Earlier in the same stretch he subdues a water buffalo and kills a snake with his bare hands.

Which Aboriginal people's ceremony does Mick take part in during the Outback trip?

David Gulpilil plays Neville Bell, Mick's friend heading to the corroboree.

Where is Sue attacked by a crocodile before Mick rescues her?

The scene was shot at Girraween Lagoon outside Darwin, with a real croc named Burt.

What was the name of the real saltwater crocodile who appeared in the attack scene?

Named after Burt Reynolds, he lived at Crocosaurus Cove in Darwin and died in December 2024 aged at least 90.

Which national park was the main Outback filming location?

They shot at the end of the dry season, when crocodiles were less active, and Gunlom Falls appears in the film.

The crew spent six weeks working out of Jaja, an abandoned camp of what kind?

Filming ran from 13 July to 11 October 1985, with a further six weeks in New York City.

In New York, Mick tells Irving the doorman he is going to do what?

Sue chases him barefoot to the subway, where the crowd relays her message that she loves him.

How does Mick reach Sue across the packed subway platform in the final scene?

The crowd applauds as the two embrace, ending the film.

Roughly how much did the first film gross worldwide?

It was made for under $10 million and beat Mad Max 2 as the biggest Australian film ever at the global box office.

Which studio paid US$6 million for the North American rights after Fox and Warner passed?

It became the studio's second-highest grosser of 1986 and stayed at number one for nine weeks.

Which film did Crocodile Dundee overtake to become the highest-grossing film ever in Australia?

It took just 11 weeks and finished on A$47.7 million.

Which UK channel drew 21.8 million viewers with the film's Christmas Day debut in 1989?

It remains the single most-viewed Christmas Day film or programme in British TV history.

Why do two versions of the first film exist?

The international cut is also slightly shorter.

Which Golden Globe did the film's star win for the role in 1987?

The screenplay was also nominated for an Oscar, and Hogan co-hosted the Academy Awards that year with Chevy Chase and Goldie Hawn.

For which Academy Award was the film nominated?

Hogan shared the writing credit with Ken Shadie and John Cornell.

Which two stars co-hosted the 59th Academy Awards with Hogan in 1987?

The same year he collected his Golden Globe and an Oscar nomination for the screenplay.

Before acting, Hogan worked as a rigger on which structure?

He talked his way onto TV in 1971 by claiming to be a 'tap-dancing knife-thrower'.

Which cigarette brand's ads made Hogan famous in Australia in the 1970s?

Each ad ended with 'Anyhow, have a Winfield'; his 1984 tourism spot gave the world 'shrimp on the barbie'.

Which town did Hogan falsely claim as his birthplace early in his career, to sound more interesting?

He was actually born in Parramatta in Sydney's west.

In what year did Hogan marry his leading lady from the film?

They had a son, Chance; she filed for divorce in 2013.

Which criminals do Mick and Sue face in Crocodile Dundee II?

Sue's ex-husband photographs cartel boss Luis Rico committing a murder and mails the pictures to her before he is killed.

Who directed Crocodile Dundee II?

Cornell was Hogan's long-time TV producer partner; the sequel cost $14 million.

In the sequel, Mick takes a job offered by a mild-mannered friend with what tough-guy name?

Leroy's street reputation later gets Mick an introduction to a gang leader called Rat.

In Crocodile Dundee II, what is the name of the large plot of land the hero legally owns?

He inherited it from an uncle and treats its gold mine as his 'retirement fund'.

Which 1988 film's opening did Crocodile Dundee II beat in its first six US days?

It took $29.2 million to Rambo's $21.2 million and opened on a then-record 2,837 screens.

What are Sue's final words in Crocodile Dundee II when Mick asks if she is ready to head back?

Wally has just accidentally shot Mick, believing he was the villain in switched clothes.

Where is the third film, released in 2001, set?

Sue becomes bureau chief of her father's newspaper there and Mick turns amateur detective.

What is the name of Mick and Sue's young son in the third film?

He impresses his LA classmates with outback survival skills while his parents investigate a film studio.

What are the villains of the third film really smuggling in as movie props?

The art was to be swapped for copies and publicly 'burned' on set for the sequel to a flop called Lethal Agent.

Which film beat the third Dundee movie to the Razzie for Worst Remake or Sequel?

Tom Green later claimed underage fans bought Dundee tickets and sneaked into his own film.

Which actor's fake 2018 'Dundee: The Son of a Legend Returns Home' trailers were a Tourism Australia campaign?

Chris Hemsworth, Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Margot Robbie and Ruby Rose all cameoed in the hoax.

Which 2020 film has Hogan playing himself as an ageing actor whose famous character has been monetised by others?

It followed the 2018 Tourism Australia campaign that revived interest in the character.

Which Japanese car did the character advertise, given an Australian image to suggest toughness?

Mick also turned up in the closing ceremony of the Sydney 2000 Olympics.

In Mick's backstory, what did an Aboriginal elder say when he asked when he was born?

Mick was abandoned at birth and raised by an Aboriginal community, and does not know his own age.

What did the 2025 "Encore Cut" of the film add at the very start?

It also removed scenes seen as transphobic and homophobic, at Paramount's request; director Faiman had mixed feelings.

Which Australian critic complained in 2000 that Americans took the film as "a work of social realism"?

Businessman David Droga countered in 2018 that no better ad for Australia had ever been made.

Which Australian film had held the worldwide box-office record that Crocodile Dundee broke?

Hogan had predicted the film would make millions worldwide the day shooting wrapped.

Under which tax scheme was the film's budget raised?

Morgan Sharebrokers handled the raising; the film cost under $10 million.

The first scenes of Crocodile Dundee were shot in which small Queensland town, using its hotel?

Principal photography began on 13 July 1985; the pub still has its original warped, polished hardwood floors.

Which body objected to importing Linda Kozlowski to play the American reporter before relenting?

Hogan otherwise leaned on his TV collaborators John Cornell, Peter Faiman and Ken Shadie.