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Although Crocodile Dundee was a hit both in Australia and abroad, it became controversial with some Australian critics and audiences who resented the image of Australians as being ocker. [37] Robert Hughes complained in 2000 that to Americans "Crocodile Dundee is a work of social realism", giving them a " 'Wild West' fantasy" about Australia. [38]
The Crocodile Dundee film series [2] consists of action-comedy films centered on a crocodile hunter named Michael J. "Crocodile" Dundee. The movies star Paul Hogan in the title role, over the course of three feature films. Hogan refused several proposals for more Crocodile Dundee films.
The Man from Snowy River was a highly acclaimed Australian film released in the 1980s, along with Crocodile Dundee which boosted the nation's economy and tourism industry. The Year My Voice Broke is also held in high regard. Notable Australian films of the 1980s:
Crocodile Dundee II was also a worldwide hit, [5] but not as big as its predecessor. The film set an opening weekend record in Australia with a gross of A$2,005,536 [ 8 ] and went on to gross $ 24,916,805 in Australia, [ 9 ] [ 10 ] which is equivalent to $59,890,392 in 2022 dollars.
Paul Hogan AM (born 8 October 1939) is an Australian actor and comedian. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his performance as outback adventurer Michael "Crocodile" Dundee in Crocodile Dundee (1986), the first in the Crocodile Dundee film series.
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Michael J. "Crocodile" Dundee (also called Mick), played by Paul Hogan, is a fictional protagonist in the Crocodile Dundee film series consisting of Crocodile Dundee, Crocodile Dundee II, and Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles. [2] The character is a crocodile hunter, hence the nickname [3] and is modeled on Rod Ansell. [4]