Sometimes a film comes out of nowhere. It arrives often unannounced, with very little marketing and not much expectation, either. But its (usually) very good, and through fierce and
The sleeper hit is a film that, despite the lack of marketing, big stars and budget, makes bank. Real bank. It comes out of nowhere and has such an impact that everyone talks about it. Ghost, Sister Act, The Sixth Sense, the list goes on.
Crocodile Dundee was one of those films.
Released in 1985, nobody outside of Australia had really heard of Paul Hogan. Already middle-aged, the amiable comedian was successful in his home country but not internationally. The film was his big attempt at making it big.
And it did. Big time.
Hogan stars as MIck "Crocodile" Dundee, an outbacker who famously survived a crocodile attack. Linda Koslowski plays Sue, an investigative reporter who decides to write an article about him. After an adventure packed first half in the Aussie bush, the second half takes place in New York, where the fish out of water humour really comes through.
Yes, it IS dated (one scene has actually been removed due its content) but that doesn't detract from what was lightning in a bottle entertainment. The sequels came and went, neither particularly good, but the original I always worth revisiting.
"That's not a knife, THATS A KNIFE!"