The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course (2002)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

John Stainton

Writers (WGA):

John Stainton (story)
Holly Goldberg Sloan (screenplay)

Release Date:

12 July 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy

Tagline:

His First Big-Screen Adventure!

Plot:

The Crocodile Hunter mistakes some CIA agents for poachers and sets out to stop them from capturing a wily croc which, unbeknownst to him, has swallowed a tracking drone.

Plot Keywords:

Crocodile | CIA | Satellite | Spider | Snake

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Steve Irwin	...	Himself
Terri Irwin	...	Herself
Magda Szubanski	...	Brozzie Drewitt
David Wenham	...	Sam Flynn
Lachy Hulme	...	Robert Wheeler
Aden Young	...	Ron Buckwhiler
Kenneth Ransom	...	Vaughan Archer
Kate Beahan	...	Jo Buckley
Steve Bastoni	...	Deputy Director Reynolds
Steven Vidler	...	Deputy Director Ansell (as Steve Vidler)
Alyson Standen	...	Anne Milking
Alex Ruiz	...	CIA Agent
David Franklin	...	CIA Agent
Robert Coleby	...	Dr. Weinberger
Kevin Hides	...	Dr. Krug

MPAA:

Rated PG for action violence/peril and mild language.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

Australia | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG ( #39022) | Iceland:L | Malaysia:U | Canada:PG (Canadian Home Video rating) | Australia:PG | France:U | Germany:6 | Netherlands:MG6 | Spain:13 | UK:PG (cut)

Filming Locations:

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

Brozzie's husband in her wedding photo on the mantle and other pictures in her house is Wes Mannion, Steve Irwin's best friend and Director of Australia Zoo.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): One of the characters at the CIA remarks that they lost the signal from the satellite over Queensland, Australia. However, in a subsequent view of the satellite, it is seen hovering over the Southern Ocean, apparently headed north towards Australia. This would mean that the signal was lost while the satellite was nowhere near Queensland.

Quotes:

Brozzie: The two blokes look like they've never been out of an office. The girl might chip a fingernail if she's not careful.

Movie Connections:

Featured in A Croc in Shot: Behind the Scenes - 'The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course' (2002) (V)

Soundtrack:

Crocodile Rock (Film Version)

An E for Effort.

What is admirable for Steve Irwin and his wife is that they do, what I am calling stunts, every day for a camera. I think the bloke had lost his marbles when his father taught him how to wrestle crocodiles. But Irwin uses his charisma like he does everyday to make the movie enjoyable, and that is the only reason why you need to watch this movie. But, of course, someone was oh so smart enough to add a story that we are supposed to care about.

A crocodile swallows a top-secret American device that two intelligence agencies set out to retrieve in Queensland, Australia. The crocodile hunter and his wife are put into the middle of it.

The movie is cute in its own crazy way and I would recommend this kind of stuff to kids, who would no doubt, ooh and ahh at the snakes and spiders. Otherwise, I do not think anybody would really jump at the chance to see the acting talent of our two main 'actors', aside from being worried about one of them getting hurt. There is nothing special for the CROCODILE HUNTER movie, besides Steve and Terri themselves.