1986 film directed by Peter Faiman From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Crocodile Dundee (stylized as "Crocodile" Dundee in the United States) is a 1986 Australian-American romantic comedy adventure movie. It is set in the Australian Outback and in New York City. It stars Paul Hogan and Linda Kozlowski.[3]
"Crocodile" Dundee | |
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Directed by | Peter Faiman |
Screenplay by | John Cornell Paul Hogan Ken Shadie |
Story by | Paul Hogan |
Produced by | John Cornell |
Starring | Paul Hogan Linda Kozlowski |
Cinematography | Russell Boyd |
Edited by | David Stiven |
Music by | Peter Best |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures 20th Century Fox (in some European countries) |
Release date | 26 September 1986 |
Running time | 104 minutes (Australia)[1] 97 minutes (international)[2] |
Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Budget | $8.16 millon |
Box office | $328,203,506 |
It is based on the true life of Rodney Ansell. The film had a budget of under $10 million.[4] They meant to make a commercial Australian film that America would like. Many people in the world liked the movie. It made the second most money of all movies in the United States in 1986. It also was second in money made in the world in 1986.
There are two versions of the film: the Australian version, and the American / international version. The American version had much of the Australian slang replaced with more commonly understood words. It was also slightly shorter. There were two sequel movies: "Crocodile" Dundee II (1988) and Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (2001).
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