Crocodile Dundee (1986) 1 Sheet Movie Poster

“Crocodile” Dundee is an Australian comedy film set in the Australian Outback and in New York City. It stars Paul Hogan as the weathered Mick Dundee and Linda Kozlowski as Sue Charlton.

Inspired by the true life exploits of Rodney Ansell, the film was made on a budget of under $10 million as a deliberate attempt to make a commercial Australian film that would appeal to a mainstream American audience, but proved to be a worldwide phenomenon. Released on 30 April 1986 in Australia, and on 26 September 1986 in the United States, it was the second-highest-grossing film in the United States in that year and went on to become the second-highest grossing film worldwide at the box office as well.

There are two versions of the film: the Australian version, and the American/international version, the latter of which had much of the Australian slang replaced with more commonly understood terms, and was slightly shorter. The international version also changes the title to “Crocodile” Dundee, adding the quotation marks. The film was followed by two sequels: “Crocodile” Dundee II (1988) and Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (2001).

Award wins: Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy – Paul Hogan

Award nominations: Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay – Paul Hogan, Ken Shadie, John Cornell, BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay – Paul Hogan, Ken Shadie, John Cornell, BAFTA Award for Best Actor – Paul Hogan, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Linda Kozlowski.