This was the ONLY scene in the movie I didn't like. As I have become a big fan of crocodiles lately, I have done some major research on them. One thing's for sure, Sue would've been dragged in straight away. As if she could stay on the surface as a 4 metre croc was pulling her in! Don't you think that's a little...far fetched? lol
Overall, the movie was GREAT.
I just saw this oldie on TV. During the croc tug-of-war, I was thinking, "bow your head down a little, and the strap will come right over your head!"
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Of course plus the movie have ended very quickly.
shareOf course the other thing is that "crocs" aren't in fresh water - so who fills their water bottle from standing green water anyway?
shareReporters from New York City, that's who.
shareNever been outback thats obvious..Can tell you they are certainly found in fresh water [salty is just a nickname] they are estuarine crocodiles and I have seen many in very fresh clean water...
shareI know this is a very old post but, saltwater crocodiles are mainly in fresh water, but they can also go out to sea.
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Of course the other thing is that "crocs" aren't in fresh water
remember it was made in 86 when all they had was an robot head and tail to work with...
dont like it much myself, but its understandable with the level of sppecial effects available.
If the croc would have lunged at her head instead of pulling on the canteen, she would have been a goner, too. That scene was far-fetched and just set up so Dundee could leap through the air and kill the savage croc with only his knife.
shareThis film was geared for Americans. At the time what other pieces of Australiana were we exposed to? None that I can think of. This movie was my first introduction to Australia. I, of course, bought every single thing in it hook, line, and sinker.
Now, more than 20 years later, having lived here for 5+ years, I can tell you that Sue Charlton would have hardly known what hit her! No way would she have managed to stay upright for a second.
Yes, the scene was a gimmick so that Mick could rescue her. At the time, it completed it's task........everyone bought it.
I love this movie, regardless of it's inaccuracies and contradictions. As I said it was my first glimpse at the Land Down Under, and I was enthralled with the idea of it from that moment on.
I guess I was the only one focused on her sweet leotard and completely ingnored the accuracy of the "croc attack".
On a side note she must have been suffering from some serious "swamp ass" with that thong in the outback.
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I got the same impression. When the croc attacked the floating canteen she fell back, locked in her heels with her muscular legs spread and prevented the croc from dragging her in. No wonder she and Paul actually ended up married in real life.
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I too was concentrating on the leotard. Found it ridiculous for her to be in it, much less strip down for no reason, but was grateful for it.
Incidentally, I am a Browncoat.
I also was absorbed in the image of her in the thong. Her butt was something to behold. I could've cared less about the croc or the canteen.
"Well, I'm sure I'd feel much worse if I weren't under such heavy sedation."
"What other pieces of Australiana were we exposed to?"??? You must be a young one.
How about: Mad Max (1979), Mad Max: The Road Warrior (1981), and Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome (1985). You might say we Americans were on an Australian movie binge when Croc Dundee came out in 1986. LoL
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made in Australia and having an Australiana theme are two different things
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Yah back then I had no clue Mel was Australian and I certainly didn't think of the Mad Max movies as being 'Australian', though they did kick ass. The Dundee movies are the first ones I remember seeing that were set in and about Australia. Oh and Quigley Down Under. Not even sure if The Man From Snowy River was actually supposed to be set in Oz, though it's an Australian movie.
shareThe Man from Snowy River is set in Australia. The 70s and early 80s also gave us Breaker Morant, Razorback, Walkabout, Wake in Fright, Picnic at Hanging Rock, Gallipoli, and the Ned Kelley with Mick Jagger.
sharethat scene scared the piss outta me as a kid. now i look at it and it makes me laugh at how fake it is. Normally, that croc would've done the death roll and sue would've been either choked by her canteen string or had her neck broken, and would've been disabled from moving. then the croc would've pulled her under, or he could've done that initially. he wouldn't have spent more than 2 seconds (or about 5 in the movie) struggling with an 120 pound set of cheeks. and then if he pulled her in, she would've drowned, and then 3 or 4 other crocs would've come, fighting for her body. in the end, Sue would've probably lost her limbs, head, and maybe breasts. then whoever has her chest and waist would try to cut it on a sharp rock and finish off the remainder of her body, or store it in a meat cache for later eating.
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I saw it in the theater and that scene scared the living crap out of me, made me jump in my seat because I was never expecting it. It scared other people as well. The scene was actually very good in that it accomplished exactly what it intended to do which is scare the audience and have Mick save Sue.
Yes it was unrealistic in that she would have been dragged in by such a big croc ambushing her like that but the audience had to see Mick save a women being attacked by a giant croc in a movie called Crocodile Dundee.
Its a great scene. It has him save her. Its a movie, not a documentary.
shareIT'S A MOVIE. They are not meant to be 110% accurate on all things in life. If they were your kind would be bitching about it being too realistic.
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Considering when this was made, I think the scene is pretty damn good. I like to think it was toying with her, but of course I can rationalize anything.
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