Word: outback
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...come up from Down Under since Mel Gibson got his driver's license. "We're doing real well," deadpans the self-described former pub lout. "And I'm feelin' real well." Bet you are, mate. The story of a crocodile poacher who trades the dangers of the Australian Outback for the perils of Manhattan's urban jungle, Dundee was already the top-grossing film in Australian history when it opened in the U.S. For the past six weeks, it has been the No. 1 box-office attraction in the U.S. (over $62 million so far). Hogan, 46, who lives with...
Malcolm (Colin Friels) is a rather unique individual. His questions about everything from how to get money from the bank to how to behave on a date lead us to believe that he was raised in a cave somewhere between the Australian outback and suburbia...
...Australian Outback he is a Tarzan of the Mates, quaffing a few beers before going off to hypnotize the odd buffalo or save a plucky American reporter (Linda Kozlowski) from the jaws of king croc. In the urban jungle of Manhattan he is as flummoxed as King Kong -- wary of escalators, bidets and soul-man handshakes -- but eager to buck the odds. It is The Gods Must Be Crazy in whiteface, and ingratiating enough to make Mick Dundee (Paul Hogan) a man for all box offices. After topping E.T.'s record take in Australia, this shambling comedy (directed by Peter...
...Susan, which becomes predictably romantic as he snatches her out of the jaws of--you guessed it--a giant crocodile. She is intrigued by his indifference to the problems of the world, and, after two days, she has acquired an appreciation for the basic, natural life of the outback, as well as an unlikely boyfriend...
...film leaves Australia for the wilds of New York, where Susan has brought Mick for a visit. She shows him the best the city has to offer: cabbies, muggings, pimps and pretentious Italian restaurants, and he approaches every new experince with optimism, humor and clever tricks from the outback...