Dundee

Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (2001)

Bill's Rating: * Out of 5

Comedy and Action/Adventure. 1 hr. 35 min.
Rated PG for some language and brief violence.

Starring: Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski, Jere Burns, Jonathan Banks, Serge Cockburn.

Directed by Simon Wincer.
Produced by Paul Hogan and Lance Hool.
Written by Matthew Berry, Eric Abrams and Paul Hogan.

Distributor: Paramount Pictures More Credits

Release Date: April 20, 2001 Nationwide

Synopsis

Mick "Crocodile" Dundee, his partner, Sue, and their young son, Mikey, have traveled far away from their tiny Australian town of Walkabout. Sue has been temporarily assigned to head the Los Angeles bureau of her father's newspaper after the original bureau chief died under suspicious circumstances. Mick, who wants to expose Mikey to the world outside Walkabout, decides that he and Mikey should accompany Sue and the whole family travels to exotic California together. When Mick accidentally gets caught up in Sue's investigation, the stage is set for an extended series of jibes that poke fun at the Southern California lifestyle from an outsider's point of view.

Bill's Comments

As a fan of the earlier Crocodile Dundee movies, I was anticipating another good time with this one. Unfortunately, I was wrong. Even though it's been 13 years since the last movie, they clearly didn't spend their time-off thinking about how to make the third Dundee film the best. Rather, it is a rehash of the same jokes mixed in with the least developed plot of the whole series. There were a few chuckles along the way, but barely enough to keep me awake. I was very disappointed.

Incidentally, I do know what Paul Hogan and Linda Kozlowski did at least part of the time. They both had cosmetic surgery so that they didn't look their ages.