know something about wild animals on set...nothing as dangerous as a water buffalo but a small deer faun... my mom was an extra on a very short lived series (only four episodes ever aired) in the late 70's called Young Dan'l Boone (you've probably never heard of it) as a Native American extra who would be one of many in the background of the village scenes... Rick Moses who played Boone was supposed to find a small deer resting near a tree while he was walking through the woods...the deer was tethered by a leather thong form its hind leg to keep it from running off...the deer turned out to be more frisky than they had anticipated so they gave the deer a bit more sedation than it really needed...the actual scene has the deer acting stoned as much as anything (poor deer)... i do remember that one of actors on set was Ji-Tu Cumbuka and that he was very tall also remember that Eloy Casados was also part of the cast... the series was shot locally near the mountains
until crocodile Dundee came out I thought Australia was just a vast wasteland of post-apocalyptic proportions where Tina Turner occasionally went to sing...but .. I was a kid back then so...
@Dave Goldspink I agree with you about hot 60 years old ladies that have aged more gracefully than average. I notice them more than before since I am now 61! Money can help (surgery, botox, etc). Good food, healthy way of life, exercise are important to delay the effects of time. Those are factors that can be controled, and be proud of. At the opposite of genetics which we are born with. So, some people age well naturally, some because they work for it, others age badly despite their efforts or by lack of effort. Saying that someone is not aging well can be seen as a way to judge that person. That's why, personally, I prefer not to underline that.
Sometimes I feel like I'm the first American who knew who Paul Hogan was. PBS used to play his sketch show after Benny Hill and I fell in love. Literally be in tears laughing at some of his skits. So when the movie came out I knew exactly who he was and knew it was going to be great. I took a whole herd of my high school friends to see it at the theater, promising them they would love it, and they were not disappointed.
For anyone interested, "Walkabout Creek Hotel" is a real pub but it's in QLD, not the NT, in a town called McKinlay. Also, the buffalo was stuffed after he died and now "lives" in a pub in the NT.
@@matthewandrews3883 Northern Territory.. Australia is divided into states and territories, NT is is prominent in the Croc Dundee films however the pub is in the middle of woop woop Queensland.
I saw Crocodile Dundee when it was in the theaters here in the States, and I could see it was a lower key production with insane amounts of heart and soul. I learned about Paul Hogan and John Meillon, which led me to Walkabout, and that's when I realized that Australian cinema was an undiscovered treasure. Great review.
He was still married 5o his first wife x2 ( he married her twice ), neither would do anything when he was married. When he divorced his 1st/ 2nd wife they married and had 1 son xx
Before CD, all we knew about Australia was, that the inhabitants generally traveled there in chains (at least the 5% of the convicts that opted for Australia over the noose), that everything alive and moving is so venomous, that even their looks could kill and that the natives may well be the "missing link" (who would drink petrol and sleep on warm highways during chilly nights - which incidentally are frequented by very long trucks, who drive from point A to point B for reasons unknown). And that the locals speak a language that sounds vaguely similar to English. Thanks to the internet, we later learned that the story of Crocodile Dundee was made up.
thefrecklepuny Flying Doctors and Prisoner Cell Block H and Sons and Daughters and The Young Doctors. We had quite a few Australian shows in Britain. Oh Home and Away 😉👍
I was a kid when I saw the first movie and the sequel and I love both. Remember the scene wherein Dundee does his hypnotism to the buffalo in the first movie and to the rabid dogs in the sequel?I tried doing that to a stray dog and I never ran so fast in my life away from that animal.
Fun fact, in a Stargate SG1 episode that featured a wolf like dog, to get the dog to react to the camera one of the producers did the Crocodile Dundee hypnotism move from behind the camera.
Love this movie and it's sequel so much. It is gold and I wish this generation would be introduced to them. They are so good. As always Mark, you do a fantastic job. I have seen at least 30 of your videos and I love them all. You are a legend.
Same here. It's one of my favorite movies. My favorite scene is the "that's not a knife! This is a knife!" I used to carry a knife that big almost all the time, and even had several people ask if they could see/hold the knife and would reference crocodile dundee 😂
About a month ago I was in Australia for the first time (From the States) up in Bendigo helping out at the Great Stupa. There was an older fellow trying to cut a piece of rope with a utility knife that was duller than a rock. I was standing behind him watching him saw back and forth trying to cut the rope and all I could think about was Crocodile Dundees line about the knife. But I knew it wouldn't have gone over to well if I tried it on the old fellow. So I just chuckled to myself and walked off.
Should have given it a go anyway most Australians have a sense of humour and he more than likely would have seen the funny side with you, especially being a country folk.
I remember seeing this movie when I was about 14 years old. I rented it from the local library. It definitely stood out to me because Paul Hogan played the main character so well! Truly one of the best 80s movies I’ve ever seen! I highly appreciate the hard work you put into each of these videos! Great job Minty!
Guess we got aclimated to Australia slowly. First, Olivia Newton-John ❤️❤️ then Mel Gibson right around the time of Men at Work and then we realized there are some great things down under. When I was doing a show in Australia I was with a friend who asked a bartender for a Fosters. Without skipping a beat the bartender asked "ya like the taste of piss, do ya?"😂😂😂
The “inspiration” for the character was Rod Ansell. From the crocs, to sleeping on the floor instead of a bed, to not knowing what a bidet was... all straight out of Ansell’s story. Cheers!
I remember there is another good movie that came out the same year as Crocodile Dundee called FX which stars Australian actor Bryan Brown. Hollywood went a bit Australia crazy after the success of Crocodile Dundee. It would be nice if Minty did a 10 Things You Didn't Know About FX please?
@ubervation Same here. I saw F/X 2 first. My mother wanted my little brother and I to watch it, so we could understand how special effects worked in movies and such. But this was on VHS, when the internet was not around for us like it is today. She bought the second one first because it was available, and a year or so later, she found the first one, and I found it long. I like it better today then I did then, but I have to admit, they chenged the pacing of the movie with the sequel. It wasn't as dramatic, and there was more F/X's.
Great review as always, Minty. 'Crocodile Dundee' is one of my favourite 1980s movies... even more so, it is one of my DAD's favourite '80s movies. To this day, he's always quoting his favourite line, about Neville the Aborigine saying Sue can't take a photo of him, not because he believes it will take his soul away, but because she's got the lens cap on. Plot-wise the film is actually nothing outstanding, but it's more of a character piece, built around Hogan's slightly trickster, but very old fashioned and 'what you see is what you get' character. Interestingly, maybe the most famous scene, "That's not a knife...", is usually really chopped up (no pun intended) when shown on various UK television channels so that it barely makes sense, with most or all shots of the knives removed and the famous line often gone too. The mugger just kinds of pounces out, exchanges glances for a moment, and runs off, his clothes suddenly all shredded. This is probably due to concerns of knife crime in the UK, though is a bit over-zealous in my opinion. Oddly for me, I've never yet got the full complete Australian version of the movie. I love the 'Mad Max' Special Edition DVD that has both the US dub and original Aus version; they really should do this for Croc Dundee too (I've researched it a few times but don't think such version has ever been released). I have to admit I did like 'Crocodile Dundee II' as well. Yes it was a shameless sequel and the routine 'crime plot' stuck in, but I just loved seeing the character again. If anything, I'd say Hogan had developed his handle on the character even further than in the first one. I hang my head in shame admitting I even liked 'Crocodile Dundee in LA' just to see the character one more time; though it felt more like a TV movie than a big screen movie. I have sometimes wished they'd made a 'Crocodile Dundee' TV series, though it might have milked the character too much.
The problem with the sequel here in Britain is that it was so badly hacked up to make it fit into the TV schedule every time it was shown, it made no sense! IF seen in its entirety, it is a good film. But, it stood no chance with all the damage it suffered.
Minty, how about doing a video chronicling the America's short-lived 80s obsession with all things Australian (Dundee, Fosters, Koala Bear Junction, Vegemite, Yahoo Serious...)
My favorite is "That's a bloke!"....i think that's the quote. Haven't seen this movie in a long time! Now I wanna watch it! I don't care if it's on VHS!
The scene where he literally walks over (on) people in the subway station is still a fun and badass scene to watch. Who hasn't gotten stuck like that and wanted to do the same? Those poor background extras squashed like sardines.
@@Friendly_Gamer_Mom I do that more often than I care to admit. Thank heavens for IMDb. I'm beginning to believe that that is the true underlying purpose of IMDb, for folks that can't remember movie titles or actors/actresses who were in .movies. I suspect they initially thought it'd just be used to create best of list's and then >boom!< A whole sunsetction of forgetful individuals began visiting it more regularly and the importance of IMDb in society became clear! LOL
Lets say I'm mature, well loosely speaking, I love watching the Paul Hogan show late night show in the 1980s and I believe I watched all his films and yes she is gorgeous
One of the greatest romantic comedies of all time. Super underrated. The score underrated. Everything about this movies great I love it and it has much logos/(truthlove) in it.
I actually saw Almost an Angel. I loved it. If I ever get the opportunity to visit another country I would prefer Australia. The few Aussies I've met here in the U.S. and on line were fun loving folks. I enjoy your accents and your sence of humor.
Agreed.. While they weren't his best films for sure, they were pretty damn good for what they were.. The issue was partly because he got type cast as Mick Dundee, and the audience couldn't see him as anything else..
Ya, as humor is much more universal now, it would be interesting to watch the Aussie slang kept in. Not to sound like a typical American but 80s and Australia was more like 'wonder when the next AC/DC album is coming out?'
Minty u gotta do a review of the classic fish outta water storie "shrimp on the barbie " Cheech Marin made me really want to move to Australia as a kid a mexican down under classic, much love from oregon usa would love u say how weird more often.
I’m still surprised we haven’t seen Paul Hogan on the Expendables as Stallone’s non-killing survivalist trainer and mentor. As he always mentioned CD was supposed to be a non-killing action hero vs Rambo and the like
