Born: Established: 2 Mar 1941 Kalgoorlie, Goldfields area, Southeast Western Australia, Western Australia, ; Died: Ceased: 23 Jul 2021 Byron Bay, Byron Bay - Broken Head area, Far North Coast, New South Wales,
Gender:
Male
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BiographyHistory
Most Referenced Works
Awards for Works
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form
y
Crocodile Dundee
( dir. Peter Faiman
)
1985
Sydney
:
Rimfire Films
,
1986
Z1612282
1985
single work
film/TV
(taught in 6 units)
Mick 'Crocodile' Dundee runs an outback adventure business with his trusted friend and self-proclaimed mentor Walter Reilly. When he survives a crocodile attack, the news travels well beyond the Northern Territory, and a glamorous New York journalist, Sue Charlton, arrives to interview him. He invites her to come with him to the place where he was attacked. When Sue herself is attacked by a croc, Mick saves her. This leads to an invitation for Mick to visit his first ever city: New York City. Mick finds the culture and life in New York City a lot different than his home.
- 1987 Nominated British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards — Best Screenplay - Original
- 1987 Winner Academy Awards — Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen Paul Hogan, Ken Shadie, John Cornell
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