Crocodile Dundee (1986) First Time Watching! Movie Reaction!!

[@Stogie2112]

Gus the chauffeur did such a good job, he got promoted to Sgt. Al Powell in "Die Hard" !

[@jeffreyjeziorski1480]

Did I do that???

[@toddmitchell7542]

Carl Winslow

[@clevelandcbi]

Made Argyle look like a puss.

[@Corn_Pone_Flicks]

He's also briefly in Ghostbusters.

[@lynetteoliva1256]

He was also the dad in the TV sitcom FAMILY MATTERS.😊

[@MrTickleTrunk]

The most wholesome part of this movie is that when the character interacts with people - he ends up bringing out the best in everyone around him becuase he's so genuine.

[@jannathompson2262]

Except the pimp😂

[@MrTickleTrunk]

@@jannathompson2262 Hahaha

[@spikeinmadness5005]

Crocodile Dundee 2 is definitely worth a watch. Mick and Sue are a great couple together in the sequel.

[@mariaghiglieri78]

They’re married in real life!!

[@alucard624]

@@mariaghiglieri78 They were. Sadly they divorced in 2014.

[@Shritistrang]

Oh, one hundred percent, I actually like the second one more.

[@johnsteward4573]

Definitely watch #2 - it's even more fun. After that, I wouldn't bother. Cheers.

[@joelwillems4081]

Yeah, I don't know why film crickets don't like #2 that much. The plot is deeper, really, than this one. Yeah, some of the novelty has worn off but they aren't just repeating the first one nor entirely changing it, like the third did.

[@maingate7672]

The scene which makes this movie the true powerhouse it is, is the people helping Mick get to Sue. Gives me the onions every time.

[@shainewhite2781]

On a $8.8 million dollar budget, it made $328 million dollars at the box office, making it the second highest grossing films of 1986

[@reesebn38]

And Paul Hogan took in $100 million of that.

[@stephenhoward8433]

Wasn't it highest grossing independent film for a while?

[@Oakeshott-ko8ig]

80s was a great decade for comedy, and they made bank at the box office.

[@harrymarshall]

😊🎉 the trailer on TV showed so much of the film in 86 I managed to convince my mates w my knowledge of the movie at lunch break,, I'd already seen it and it was amazing 🎉😂 rotten lil liar 😅😂🤯

[@Ian-Omega]

@@harrymarshallthat’s funny

[@OldLadyReacts]

This was a huge hit when it came out and everyone suddenly had one of those hats and was quoting him. So much fun! I'm so glad you guys enjoyed it.

[@_eclipz_]

Quoted him in school on a regular basis lol

[@matthamilton356]

You guys definitely need to watch the second one.

[@ianzammit4224]

Hear hear - great bookend to the first film!

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

Yeah, I haven’t seen the second one since the late 80’s, but as I recall it was pretty good.

[@Metal0sopher]

I actually like it more than the original. But they are both good.

[@johnw8578]

I second that!

[@MrPerthglory]

Absolutely, it’s just as good I feel.

[@sdv73168]

in case you guys didn't notice, the cop on the horse was a fellow Australian. Hence the friendly horse ride back to his hotel.

[@tempsitch5632]

No.

[@vasiliarkhipov2121]

'Slow your roll. That man is a national treasure.' Kirk Lazarus-'Tropic Thunder' Gotta say I kind of agree with him. Paul Hogan just oozes charm. He went from working on I-beams building bridges to Australian TV, to his big break in this movie, and onward into Hollywood success basically on pure charm. This movie is no exception. It's one of those great heart warming 80s movies I come back to time and again. It's dated, but who cares. This movie never fails to put a smile on my face and that is a lot more than I can say for 80% of modern movies.

[@clevelandcbi]

And he made Subarus cool cars😀😀🙂

[@clawz90]

Loved his tv show with strop back in the day! Couldnt make that now days!

[@willwoll3138]

A lesser known but really fun movie starring Paul Hogan and Linda Kozlowski is "Almost an Angel"

[@P-M-869]

Paul had a Comedy show in Australia.

[@reesebn38]

Love it! So funny!@yt45204

[@tylercatron9783]

The original Australian version runs about 6 minutes longer than the international version. It includes more character building in the first half. There is also more swearing which was dubbed out of the international version. So the dubbing you noticed is swearing that was dubbed over.

[@_eclipz_]

Did not know that, now i want to see the version i missed!! Then again, not seen this since the 90's lol

[@EngiocGames]

Not all swearing. For example, the part where he says "biggest busy body" is the international version, in the Australian version he says "biggest sticky beak" I guess considered too Aussie and US audiences wouldn't understand it. I won't go through them all, but there are other sections that were changed/dubbed to suit the US. Do you know if the Aussie version is still available to buy anywhere?

[@Lenkic13]

I didn't know that. I've only seen the the Aussie version.

[@Lenkic13]

@@EngiocGames Not that I'm aware of. It's certainly not available here in Australia at the moment.

[@shmick6079]

It’s much like how they dubbed the US release of “The Castle” to remove anything that seemed too unfamiliar for US audiences.

[@jamesroseii]

When my mom first started dating my now step-dad when this movie came out, she used to call him Crocodile Dundee because he looked like Paul Hogan. She married him and he has been the best thing ever happen to us.

[@grimmlight4541]

THe world needs more Dundees thas for sure. The sequel is phenomenal.

[@Rocket1377]

12:36 Mick actually said sticky-beak (which is Aussie slang for someone who likes to stick their "beak"/nose into other people's business), but the distributers were afraid Americans wouldn't understand it. So they dubbed "busybody" over it, which means the same thing.

[@reesebn38]

The Original release of Mad Max in North America had the worst dub! They didn't thing we would understand what they were saying. Studio Ex are the dumbest people.

[@clevelandcbi]

Thanks for that information. Had no clue.

[@theskorpiqn3789]

Americans struggle to Google references to outside cultures haha

[@dianedeck]

@@theskorpiqn3789 Google? In 1986? The creators of Google were probably fetuses.

[@okduckslayer13]

@@theskorpiqn3789 kinda hard to Google stuff in ‘86.

[@JamesInDigital]

Peter Best's score is really underrated. It carries that whole ending sequence.

[@williambryan3346]

The chauffeur was played by Reginald VelJohnson, who played police Sergeant Al Powell in Die Hard 1&2. He also played the dad on Family Matters.

[@TimedRevolver]

Carl Winslow.

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

And a New York City policeman in Ghostbusters.

[@scottvanhille5688]

He was also in Turner & Hooch with Tom Hanks and the first Ghostbusters.

[@IcyTorment]

He also voices himself and the principal of the school named after him in Invincible.

[@DontrelleRoosevelt]

Reginald VelJohnson seems like the coolest damn guy.

[@bartonbagnes4605]

Another movie I think you would like is The Gods Must Be Crazy. Similar to this in some ways. The 5 minute social commentary at the very beginning is worth watching by itself.

[@tallboy2234]

Yeah!! This one is SPECIAL!! 😀👍

[@mnewm21]

The y had Gods Must be Crazy playing on a bus I was traveling on in China full of Chinese and they were almost rolling in the aisles it was definitely not lost in translation. Given there is hardly any dialogue and is all physical comedy based it makes sense it translates well.

[@daflotsam]

Was thinking the same!

[@Rob-fc9wg]

Very funny movie.

[@namelessjedi2242]

For context, this movie was a _huge_ part of American pop culture in the 80’s. It’s strange to see how relatively little known it seems to be today.

[@motorcycleboy9000]

Put anotha shrimp on the bahbie

[@motorcycleboy9000]

Shout out to Yahoo Serious and Quigley Down Under. And Rocco's Modern Life, I guess.

[@kentkatchem]

I remember watching this in 1986, instant FAVORITE! We musta' went to blockbuster and had this in the rotation for at least a couple yrs.. great memories... I miss those days ... :)

[@____0____]

@@motorcycleboy9000 Fun fact you might already know but others might not, we don't call them shrimp in Australia.. We call them prawns.

[@motorcycleboy9000]

@____0____ oh crikey

[@brachiator1]

The scene in the subway near the end of the film, in which the characters reach each other by being carried over the heads of the people in the crowd, may have been included to evoke an image of Australian sheepdogs, which sometimes climb on the backs of the herd to travel quickly from one side to the other.

[@bj9mac]

Paul Hogan was actually nominated for an Oscar for best Screenplay for this movie and he won a Golden Globe for best actor in a comedy! He and his costar also fell in love while filming this movie and were happily married for over 20 years! :)

[@TvGyrl]

Yeah, he left his wife for her.

[@stevev2492]

And his kids, nice guy.@@TvGyrl

[@Bowlardo]

Couldn't blame him.

[@Astuga]

I guess, originally he was an Australian comedian and had his own tv-show.

[@nicholasbyrne6485]

His granddaughter works for channel 7. Mylee Hogan

[@ChrisJohnsonChannel]

Best line in the movie “ that’s not a knife…THAT’S a knife 🔪…” 😱😱😱

[@billparrish4385]

Paul Hogan and his co-star Linda Kozlowski were married from 1990-2014. Hogan and his first wife were married from 1958-1981, divorced and re-married a year later, then divorced again in 1986, the year this movie was released. Paul and Linda are both still living, and are 84 and 66 respectively.

[@gutz1981]

This was the first movie I ever say as a kid at 5 year old in Australia in a small country outback town. I still remember the wooden fold out seats and my mother taking me and my two brothers on a Sunday night to a packed cinema to see this. I was close to the front row and I remember all the laughs and cheers (especially the Kangaroo shooting back, biggest laugh of the whole film) and seeing one of our own on the big screen. I remember the end when Mick got up on peoples shoulders to get to Sue, the whole cinema got up and cheered and clapped as he did so, and there I was looking at the movie and seeing people hug one another and scream at the screen in joy. It was from then on I knew I wanted to be involved in films from that day on seeing how much a movie could move people like that. Been almost 40 years now, but I still remember that feeling.

[@terririnella4032]

after the subway scene, New Yorkers would never be that wholesome or helpful again, until they pulled an unconscious Spiderman back on after stopping the runaway train

[@jcg1576]

Highly agree with those who have suggested reacting to Crocodile Dundee 2 when you get a chance. Crocodile Dundee 2 in the minds of a lot of viewers does a great job of capturing the essence and charm of the first.

[@cianog]

This was a cultural phenomenon when it came out. One of the biggest films of the 80s

[@susanliltz3875]

YES!! The knife quote is legendary!!! I loved that scene!!!

[@beckybarnes4651]

I love it when this movie is referenced in Tropic Thunder, and Robert Downy Jr says "pump your brakes kid, that man's a national treasure" lol

[@jamezmcc]

I love these first two Crocodile Dundee movies so so much. Any time they are on TV I drop everything and have to watch all the way through 😅

[@YoureMrLebowski]

11:09 "good thing a man was there." -daniel love sam's laugh. 🥰😆

[@hazi5961]

This movie was huge in the 1980s. My parents let me watch it and I was only 6, lol.

[@hayleyferguson3346]

I was 7 when it came out and watched it, then pretended to be Australian for my 2nd grade classmates 😁

[@John_Locke_108]

It was the 80s. I saw First Blood when I was 6:years old.

[@tubekulose]

@@John_Locke_108 👍👍👍

[@EvilHandyman]

A true classic. This movie basically charmed the entire western world at the time. Literally made everyone from all walks of life smile and buzz about it for a minute. He went from an Aussie treasure to a worldwide treasure. Must watch part 2. Fun fact: I always heard Paul Hogan met and fell in love with that actress on this movie in real life, left his wife for her, and they've been blissfully married for years and years ever since. They both became sort of a package deal "treasure". It feels like they basically only needed each other for their bliss and were pretty private, but it was the public that demanded they be on screen again a couple years later, cause they are too adorable. So they did part 2, and it's a perfect follow up. Then a couple decades passed and everyone was like "Feels like something's missing. Part of our soul is just forgotten. Oh yeah! We need Mick and Sue again!" So they did a part 3, much older, and we all loved seeing them again, but the movie was crap :-p Was just an excuse to get an update on our beloved example of true love finding each other from opposite ends of the Earth right before our very eyes.

[@peteturner3928]

Sadly they divorced in 2014. Weirdly he married his first wife twice, they divorced in 81 and he re-married her in 82!

[@Pat1ful]

As an Australian it's awesome at the start of the film when you said "That was like a train" when you saw a road train hahaha

[@davidkessinger1581]

Congrats on discovering Paul Hogan. Not a long list of movies, but a fun time everytime. Lightning Jack (comedy western w/Cuba Gooding Jr), Flipper, Almost An Angel (the most serious movie he made). I feel I know you two well enough to say you will enjoy them all.

[@DavidBrown-xm8ou]

Please watch Crocodile Dundee 2. I actually like the sequel more. Also 3 Men and a Little Lady.

[@piotrk.8652]

But only Dundee 2, avoid Dundee3 - crap and waste of time - boring and awful sequel.

[@fitzgivesfits1]

The limousine driver was Carl Winslow on Family Matters and a cop on Die Hard which you reacted to I believe.

[@pietergreveling]

The Australian National Treasure let's go! 🤘🏻

[@gordonwittmann9823]

It's weird because this was a gigantic hit when it came out in 1986, but subsequently folks have shit on it. I agree (as did most of the country at the time) that it is an adventurous, lovely, touching, and romantic film and deserves to be remembered fondly :) It's a type of film that doesn't get made much anymore in our cynical times.

[@EddieHenderson92]

I think most people still love it but I think the Gen-Z lefty crowd on social media hate it because they find it offensive. At this point, WTF doesn't offend them.

[@BlondeManNoName]

@@EddieHenderson92 That's just ridiculous and lame. A movie like this could not be made anymore because people would find it offensive. Geesh.

[@frances3064]

@@BlondeManNoNamethey canceled Laura ingles wilder cause her books written about the 1870s because of depictions of native Americans and the N word was used in a quote it was so bad they removed her name from a literature award because of her “dated attitudes” on cultural things in her time. Her books where labeled offensive and removed from school libraries and she has been labeled a racist

[@BlondeManNoName]

@@frances3064That's lame.

[@haroldlipschitz9301]

Glad you guys loved this. Now you have to do the sequel, because Dundee II is a great movie too. Watching these back to back is a great way to spend a sick day or something similar

[@codyporter8599]

28:47 He played Carl Winslow in Family Matters. One of the best TV dads of all time.

[@kieferclarkf1674]

And Sgt Al Powell in Die Hard!

[@heidi_mcheidiface]

Another fun movie with Paul Hogan is "Lightning Jack." It also has Cuba Gooding Jr, and I think Beverly D'Angelo. Very silly and worth a watch.

[@RenfrewPrume]

I saw this in the theater when it came out, and the whole theater burst into cheers and applause at the ending, probably the greatest final scene in a romantic comedy. This was very popular the year it came out, and I still like it a lot. You identified its vibe very well. It unavoidably reminds me of “Tarzan’ New York Adventure” (1942), the best of the Weismuller’s later Tarzan movies. Paul Hogan became known in the U.S. for a very popular series of commercials he did for the Australia Tourism Board. He presented the same sort of character, a super-friendly regular guy who invited you to visit him in Australia. He capitalized on that popularity to make this movie. Unfortunately, you may notice that he was getting a bit old for his co-star, and after the two sequels, he didn’t do much else that was notable, probably because he had aged out of leading man role.

[@antoinettelopes]

I saw this in the theater as a kid. It was a massive hit. I'll never forget her booking it to the subway station. I didn't realize how handsome he actually is. You gotta get old to see these things. 🙂 I feel like Daniel's going to be more scared of Australia now. But why does everyone think you get yelled at the minute you get to NYC? I'll never understand. 🥺

[@TBRSchmitt]

We did get yelled at the minute we got to NYC 😂

[@antoinettelopes]

@@TBRSchmitt 🤭

[@LadyBeyondTheWall]

My friend and I got yelled at our first time in NYC too. 😂 We had driven there, kept seeing "Don't Block The Box" signs everywhere and uh, at some intersection my friend who was driving blocked the box. 🤦🏻‍♀ We got called "fucking assholes" by probably 5 people driving by. Totally our fault though.

[@antoinettelopes]

@@LadyBeyondTheWall honestly, I feel like yelling at you right now for that. 😊 j/k 🤗

[@LadyBeyondTheWall]

@@antoinettelopes 😂 It's okay. In our case, it was totally justified!

[@Pandaemoni]

The driver, Gus, was played by Reginald VelJohnson. He was also was the principal cop outside the building in Die Hard and was the dad in Family Matters, among a lot of other credits.

[@piotrk.8652]

Gus was promoted later to a cop :)

[@Pandaemoni]

And changed his name to Al, and later Carl Winslow@@piotrk.8652

[@shallowgal462]

Jungle Jim was an attempted movie alternative to Tarzan back in the old days. I hope you'll be reacting to Crocodile Dundee 2. I loved it as much as the first. Paul Hogan left his wife for her, and they were then married for decades. "Family Matters." Also a cop in Die Hard and Die Hard 2.

[@johnchrysostomon6284]

Wholesome: Siskel and Ebert reviewed this and discussed why it was a big hit in the USA and that's exactly why. People wanted to go see a nice film where you could take the whole family and have a laugh.

[@StevesFunhouse]

Great reaction, you two, and I'm so glad SOMEONE is reacting to this movie, because I've always had a warm spot in my heart for it. Now, you didn't seem to notice him at first, and then, you sort of did but couldn't figure out where you knew him from, but Gus, the limo driver, was the cop in Die Hard that John McClain kept talking to over the walkie talkie ... that was hinted at that he eats a LOT of Twinkies. He also played the dad (Carl Winslow) in Family Matters with Steve Erkel, his neighbor, which is where, as you indicated, that you probably knew him from. Finally, DEFINITELY watch at least Crocodile Dundee II. It's also a hoot🦉... Update: Forgot to mention, he married Sue (Linda Kozlowski) in REAL life (1990-2014) and reprised her role as Sue Dundee (née Charlton) in the entire series (1986-2001).

[@shainewhite2781]

"That's not a knife. THIS is a knife." Love this movie. Has a grea fun premise. Such a shame Paul Hogan is no longer acting as he had $150 million dollars in unpaid taxes by the Australian government.

[@SJ-ty5rw]

They even have Arnold doing the line lol kzbin.infoAPU0lCBsDNc

[@motorcycleboy9000]

That's a spoon.

[@tomhoffman4330]

Well that answers My Question, Thanks Shane.

[@subliminallime4321]

*knoife

[@YeLizardLords]

Misquoted it

[@d.o.m.494]

It's not just the spiders, you also have to be careful of the snakes lizards birds sharks fish insects octopuses marsupials and especially the drop bears.

[@rickcoona]

Borneo is much Worse... *EVERYTHING IS TOXIC and wants to Kill you.* Think of Borneo as the planets natural Toxic Waste Repository.

[@andrewmurray1550]

oh...and let's not forget the saltwater CROCODILES

[@Lenkic13]

The Drop Bears are the worst.

[@jannathompson2262]

Ummmm even in the cities?😳

[@d.o.m.494]

@jannathompson2262 Open your sun visor in your car and find a giant spider there at 100 kph...

[@jamesroseii]

It's Reginald Vell Johnson, everyone's favorite cop-dad. He played the cop-pop in Family Matters and the very important role of Sgt Powell in the Die Hard series.

[@erinhansen2110]

This is a way underrated movie. It was awesome seeing the genuine joy and laughter on your faces! Cheers! :)

[@NimpanZ]

I can't believe you haven't seen Big with Tom Hanks. It came a close second in the poll and it's a definite must watch. Another iconic movie.

[@Stogie2112]

Punchline (1988) is better. Hanks and Sally Field were outstanding.

[@NimpanZ]

@@Stogie2112 great movie 👍

[@-M0LE]

If they do Big they have to do VICE VERSA as well

[@RealBLAlley]

Such an insanely sweet and charming movie. I love how Mick comes off as a con man and oaf, yet we keep seeing him be extremely wise and capable, and at times almost mystical.

[@weskan8722]

I was 13 when this came out. I lived in a small town in Kansas and at the time the local theater had $2 Tuesdays (back then normal admission was like $3). My family went to see this and the whole theater was packed. They even had to open up the balcony which I had never seen happen before. I had to set in the 2nd or 3rd row because the other seats were taken. It was such a great experience for that little town. Everyone was laughing and having a great time. Crocodile Dundee 2 is pretty good too, but I don't really remember the movies after that being much to shout about. Glad you got to see this movie. Brought back a lot of great memories.

[@shanester1832]

I don't have theater memories but similar family ones the couch ones. I like II too. 3...yeah it just took a different turn, not on the same level at all. Sue still looked great though.

[@leighcarey7778]

I think one of the unsung heroes of this film is the fantastic score. It really adds to the romance and the character of the scenery and story.

[@lordflashheart3680]

If I were capable of being nostalgic for the 80s (actually living through them made that impossible 😛), this movie would do it. They made FUN movies in those days, and this one shines in that light!

[@johnw8578]

Such a shame that movies today have no charm or fun like this movie!

[@Corn_Pone_Flicks]

I don't know...saying that they "made fun movies in those days," implying that they don't really anymore, does pretty much sound like nostalgia.

[@-M0LE]

Nostalgia will exist in every time So enjoy today and every day

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

Funny how we never hear much about AIDS anymore, huh?

[@lordflashheart3680]

@@jean-paulaudette9246 Not really, a treatment was found in 1987. Edit: developed - not found

[@mattw65]

Paul used to have his own comedy show in Aus, which got shown in the UK years ago. Very similar to the clothes washing in the bath scene, there was one skit he did where he took his dishes in the shower with him and was was out his coffee cups with his socked foot. The man is a pure comedy legend. He was also actually married to Linda Kozlowski (Sue) for 24 years. Also, an FYI in Australia they have Salt Water Crocodiles

[@kurtb8474]

The "That's no knife" scene is classic! That one scene is what made me want to see the whole movie.

[@technofilejr3401]

32:10 love the music during this sequence. Mick finds the love of his life and the people of New York lift him up.

[@DSmith264]

Watching you guys get tickled with all the silliness, made me laugh. Good job.

[@jowbloe3673]

Can't believe *Role Models* and *Old School* finished on the bottom of your poll. What sort of people vote on your polls?! *Spinal Tap* was close to winning and is a must see.

[@moonleafteaofthemonth]

Man, I was so freaking young watching this, the one guy doing coke clearly flew right over my head because I think I legit thought he had a cold. 😂

[@hayleyferguson3346]

Yes I watched this at 7 years old. I didn't understand half the stuff in New York! The prostitutes, coke, cross dressing, booze, etc. Right over my head! 😊

[@Niinsa62]

I love this movie! And there's another wholesome Aussie movie with about the same feel, with a very young Hugh Jackman, from about 1999. Paperback Hero. About an Aussie guy who wrote a romance novel, and it becomes a hit. But he is an outback Aussie road train driver. Yeah, you spotted it in this movie, "it is like a train". In Australia they have road trains. Trucks with lots and lots of trailers. And if you are that kind of guy, you can't have your mates find out you wrote a romance novel...

[@cshubs]

Part II is worth it, too.

[@StuSaville]

24:22 Brought a huge smile to my face when I realized Mental as Anything's Live It Up was playing in the background. Such a great, feel good song!

[@757optim]

The on-screen chemistry must have been real. Hogan and his co-star married.

[@rayvanhorn1534]

I first encountered Paul Hogan in junior high back in...oh, 1981/2 when his show was on PBS along with Benny Hill. Had me laughing every episode. When this film came out, my friends & I were looking forward to seeing it because we knew how good at comedy he was.

[@andrewreiber7691]

Imagine the stories those guys had when they got back from shooting kangaroos. Out in the middle of nowhere, presumably with no humans any where around. Then a kangaroo starts shooting a gun at them.

[@chrismeulen8108]

that would be a YES for Crocodile Dundee II , and also a yes for the 3rd one "Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles" neither are masterpieces, but they are not bad enough to ignore either.

[@MoviesR4Life1]

Agreed

[@woodedlane]

Always loved this movie. Second one is just as much fun. It starts in NY but ends up in Australia.

[@virtuallyveronicka]

This is the first vid I’ve watched from you guys and I love that this film was so well received and your first comment is how wholesome it is. I grew up with this film and my family quoted it all the time. The 2nd film is worth a watch because it’s just as wholesome and funny. The two leads were married IRL for a very long time. Mick Dundee 💕

[@John_Locke_108]

The 80's were so great. I remember when my dad rented this. A great Friday night with some snacks and a hilarious movie.

[@the3rdbean]

i grew up watching this movie. you have to do the crocodile dundee 2

[@YoureMrLebowski]

6:42 "he's still in the way." -sam exactly my thought when i watched this in '86. and every time since.

[@clevelandcbi]

It's *NOIFE,* people!!! Get it roight.

[@miniveedub]

Paul Hogan won a Golden Globe award for playing Crocodile Dundee. He also gave a fun speech at the Academy Awards that is here on KZbin

[@jeannieschmidt2217]

Adventures in Babysitting and Secret of my Success are two of my top favourite 80's movies. Hilarious comedies with KILLER soundtracks. For something very different - check out Big Business. Another 80's comedy - but has a super fun premise - and they do it SO WELL. Cheers and hugs from Ontario, Canada! Great reaction - so glad you enjoyed :)

[@milliechook7375]

I LOVE those two movies! In Australia, 'Adventures in Babysitting' was titled 'Night on the Town'. It was the supporting movie at the drive-in, but I can't remember what the main movie was.

[@johnw8578]

I remember seeing this in the theater -- everyone was talking about it and it was a must-see. The 2nd one is good and I also liked the 3rd one.

[@jonrmartin]

Best reaction channel ever.

[@JOVILLOnTheAir]

The place where you commented about the crowd watching haircuts is a real haircutting salon named "Astor Place Hairstylists" when they were very popular and customers were not just watching outside but waiting to get their haircuts. So the scene depicted was "real" at the time. They are still in business at the same location but downsized to the basement.

[@rhysodunloe2463]

I just remembered a parody of that famous "That's not a knife" scene from the German comedy movie "Otto der Außerfriesische" (Otto the Extrafrisian) where he gets threatened by gang members with switchblades and then pulls out a Swiss Army knife, folds out the scissors and cuts one of the gangster's suspenders. 😅

[@LarryFleetwood8675]

Otto Waalkes, comic genius one of the funniest comedians ever.

[@mikefetterman6782]

Because of this movie when I was a teen, I fell in love with the scenery and the critters. Crocodiles and venomous snakes were my specialty as a zoo keeper/manager/lecturer for decades.

[@mikefetterman6782]

Crocodile hunting was highly illegal in Australia at the time. Their croc populations were very low.

[@mikefetterman6782]

"Goana" down under is a term for many of their monitor lizard species. Related to the Komodo monitor (dragon) they are the largest lizards in the world. Iguanas and their cousins are all found in the Americas, Caribbean, and the islands around them. There are nearly 1000 species of Iguanid, and dozens of species of "goana". The salt water crocodile is one of 2 types of crocs out of 23 species, that are known man eaters. Most alligators and crocodiles are shy timid creatures unless fed by humans. Then accidents start happening when WE bring them closer and closer to us.

[@mikefetterman6782]

The driver was the dad on the FAMILY MATTERS (Urkle) show. and he was the side kick in the first two DIE HARD movies, assisting John Maclean in L.A.

[@jrobwoo688]

Paul Hogan was a great actor in the 80’s and 90’s. Please watch him and Cuba Gooding Jr. in Lightning Jack (1994).

[@tomhoffman4330]

🤠✌

[@karnevor]

It's so funny that you both thought the start of the movie was more of an adventure movie that turned comedy when he went to New York. As an Australian who was a huge fan of Crocodile Dundee, when it first came out back in the 80s, I had the exact opposite impression. The beginning of the film was hilarious as this New York reporter blunders around the Australian outback with the legendary comic genius Paul Hogan then suddenly he gets transported to the megacity of New York on an incredible adventure. Sure, the adventure had heaps of laughs, but all the adventure was in the city, not the outback. I guess it depends on what you're used to.

[@allisterfiend_2112]

I just noticed you had 'Idiocracy' listed as a comedy...it should be under the category of documentary!

[@reesebn38]

The same with "They Live".

[@jose9593]

If i am not mistaken, actor Paul Hogan and the other writers were Oscar nominated for Best Original screenplay. Paul and actress Linda Kozlowski met in this movie and later became a couple. This movie was a huge hit in the 80's. It is so funny also because in the first part of the movie she is the "fish out of water" and then, when they get to the city, he is the "fish out of water".

[@Italian-bo4ls]

Good Day Mate.

[@tomj.7599]

It is amazing what the passage of time does. I saw this film in cinemas in 1987 and everything seemed normal to me. Nothing shocking and I still see it that way. You, as the next generation, have a completely different approach to many things. Many of the ordinary things of that period shock you. Amazing. Watch part two, I think it's even better than the first one. Have a nice day, guys.

[@thefatman2780]

PUMP YOUR BRAKES KID THAT MAN'S A NATIONAL TREASURE

[@flatcapman]

1:00 In Wolf Creek Mick quotes the same thing in a darker sense with a knife stand off with one victim and John Jeriod nails it perfectly BTW In Australia it was 1989 smoking was banned after a father complained his son had Asthma and had an attack on a plane. Nobody helped. Even the staff were smoking BIG NEWS at the time

[@dunringill1747]

You should watch Crocodile Dundee 2 after this.

[@JayPatrol]

I love seeing and hearing this generation see and react to 80s films Great reaction I'm 48 and still love this movie

[@jediprettyboy]

Great and fun movie that was essentially a new take on the whole “Country Mouse, City Mouse” theme. My wife and I love this and the first sequel.

[@adamclifton29]

28:43 - That's Reginald VelJohnson. He played the Dad in Family Matters. He was also the cop in Die Hard 1 and 2. Also played a cop in a small scene in Ghostbusters

[@gestaltdude]

Have to say, as an Aussie, it is refreshing to see reviewers watch this classic. The story is so simple, no complicated b plots, unless you count who Sue ends up with, and the scenery and music are compliment it perfectly. It shouldn't be any wonder Hogan and Kowalski ended up together, they had great chemistry, though given Hogan was already married at the time one might call it controversial (for the time). I'm glad you enjoyed it, and hope you see the sequel. Oh, and the stuffed crocodile's name was Cyril, not Sheryl.

[@dasta7658]

Have to watch the 2nd movie. After this movie came out, so many Americans came to Australia and in 1987 a US model named Ginger Meadows, inspired by this movie made the journey as well. She was killed by a croc whilst swimming at Kings Cascade Falls on the Prince Regent River. Her body was found/recovered on her 25th birthday.

[@JoeyMartz]

Hey house of Schmitt! I need you guys today... Personal mental health crisis yesterday... You two have a calming effect on me.... Just know you help more people than I could(I'm a social worker) ever hope to just from reacting.

[@TBRSchmitt]

Thank you! I hope you’re feeling better today

[@huliohuliohamijo]

38:32 My father is similar. And I will say that if you need something having the ability to make friends everywhere is extremely useful. I remember several times that we were able to solve unexpected problems because he made friends very quickly with the people that were there. He was very sociable and knew how to win people over. He used that a lot in his business.

[@YoureMrLebowski]

ah, the acid washed jacket. classic. first channel appearence in Saving Private Ryan (1998). 👍🏼 rip Saving Private Ryan reaction. 😞

[@pcl8993]

Paul Hogan was hilarious in this “fish out of water” movie! 👍

[@be.relentless]

The driver was the dad in the show "Family Matters". It had that nerd in it, Steve who would always say "Did I do that".