Comedy "Dundee nicknamed Crocodile": actors, roles, short story

In the comedy "Dandy nicknamed Crocodile" the actors managed to tell the viewer a funny story about a unique person who with these terrible reptiles cope with bare hands. This picture was incredibly popular in the late 80's, and the performer of the main role even received the Golden Globe for his acting work.

"Dundee nicknamed Crocodile": actors. Paul Hogan as Dundee

The main hero of the comedy is an Australian aboriginal nicknamed Crocodile. Mick Dundee (this is his real name) grew up far from the usual civilization. Of course, he is not a modern prototype of Mowgli, who can not read, write and dress. Dundee in this sense is similar to a civilized man. But in the wild, he is one of the few who can survive and stand up for himself. Once he even managed to defeat the crocodile.

Such a person attracted the attention of an American journalist, and she came to Australia to interview an nugget. Their joint pastime ended with the invitation of Mick Dundee to New York. At first, the Australian did not really fit in with the local party, but then he became almost the most popular person in the megalopolis and managed to even enchant the journalist who invited him on an excursion. This is a short story of the film "Dundee nicknamed Crocodile."

Actors Paul Hogan and Linda Kozlowski after the shooting of the film were married: their screen novel flowed into real life. Paul Hogan for the role of Dundee received the Golden Globe, and a year later he was even nominated for an Oscar. In fact, from the entire filmography of the artist, the trilogy about Dundee is the loudest project.

"Dundee nicknamed Crocodile": actors and roles. Linda Kozlowski as Sue

Linda Kozlowski was born in Connecticut, USA. Her name indicates the Slavic roots of the actress, although she did not mention this topic in an interview. The main specialty of Linda is an opera singer. At the beginning of her career, she often played in Broadway productions.

She started filming Linda in 1985, playing Miss Forsythe in the drama Death of a Salesman. A year later, in the career of Linda, a fateful project "Dundee nicknamed Crocodile" happened.

Actors Kozlowski and Hogan originally played in this movie comrades: journalist Sue Charlton just tried to write a sensational article, so she went to Australia. There, the young woman quite suddenly became imbued with sympathy for Dundee. She invited him to see New York, completely without thinking about the consequences.

However, the charm and spontaneity of the Australian did their job: soon Sue could not even look at her boring groom and decided to give her heart to Miku Dundee, despite the difference in their way of life.

John Meyllon as Walter

Actors of the film "Dundee nicknamed Crocodile" are mostly famous, thanks to this particular film. The same can be said about John Meillon.

In the comedy, he played a close friend of Dundee named Walter Reilly. This person is the link between the aborigine Mick and the civilized society. It's Reilly who introduces journalist Sue to savage Mick and arranges a joint weekend for them. The character of John Maylon lit up in the second part of the trilogy.

John Meyllon is a real Australian, like Paul Hogan. Meyllon began filming at the age of eleven, after school immediately fell into the theater troupe.

Of all the screen works of the artist can be distinguished except that dramas "On the shore" by Stanley Kramer and "The Heat" by Philip Noyce.

The cast of the second part of the film

In the picture "Dundee nicknamed Crocodile-2" the actors migrated mainly from the previous part. But this applies only to the performers of the main roles. As in the second part of the completely new events occur, and in the scenario the mafia begins to appear, then the cast has completely refreshed.

Narcobaron Rico, who opened the hunt for Dundee and his girlfriend, was played by Ekter Ubarri. New York's new friend Dundee was performed by African American actor Charles S. Dutton. Dutton is also known for his roles in the films "Stranger-3", "Prison Oz" and "Practice."

The role of the agent UBN went to Steve Ruth, who also played episodic roles in the films "Ghost" with Patrick Swayze and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" with Christy Swanson.

Also in the frame you can see Susie Essman ("Law and order"), Luis Guzman ("Traffic") and Juan Fernandez ("Collector").