The Crocodile Grabbing Sue's Drink Bottle On Her Neck
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mickmaxy — 10 years ago(March 01, 2016 01:44 AM)
Of course the other thing is that "crocs" aren't in fresh water
There is actually. The really big ones are called 'salties' or saltwater crocs but that can be misleading as they are just as happy in freshwater as freshwater crocs are. Not saying this movie is correct in every way, its a movie after all but nothing stops a saltie from living in freshwater. -
rwsmith29456 — 18 years ago(February 08, 2008 07:49 PM)
If the croc would have lunged at her head instead of pulling on the canteen, she would have been a goner, too. That scene was far-fetched and just set up so Dundee could leap through the air and kill the savage croc with only his knife.
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hotfoot9772 — 18 years ago(March 03, 2008 01:48 AM)
This film was geared for Americans. At the time what other pieces of Australiana were we exposed to? None that I can think of. This movie was my first introduction to Australia. I, of course, bought every single thing in it hook, line, and sinker.
Now, more than 20 years later, having lived here for 5+ years, I can tell you that Sue Charlton would have hardly known what hit her! No way would she have managed to stay upright for a second.
Yes, the scene was a gimmick so that Mick could rescue her. At the time, it completed it's task..everyone bought it.
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toymachined — 18 years ago(March 15, 2008 08:19 PM)
I guess I was the only one focused on her sweet leotard and completely ingnored the accuracy of the "croc attack".
On a side note she must have been suffering from some serious "swamp ass" with that thong in the outback. -
sknisley-1 — 17 years ago(April 05, 2008 10:11 PM)
I got the same impression. When the croc attacked the floating canteen she fell back, locked in her heels with her muscular legs spread and prevented the croc from dragging her in. No wonder she and Paul actually ended up married in real life.
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keeponwithbrian — 17 years ago(January 22, 2009 07:38 PM)
I also was absorbed in the image of her in the thong. Her butt was something to behold. I could've cared less about the croc or the canteen.
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Statutory_Ape69 — 12 years ago(April 06, 2013 08:37 AM)
"What other pieces of Australiana were we exposed to?"??? You must be a young one.
How about: Mad Max (1979), Mad Max: The Road Warrior (1981), and Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome (1985). You might say we Americans were on an Australian movie binge when Croc Dundee came out in 1986. LoL
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RottenBeauty — 12 years ago(June 30, 2013 04:13 AM)
made in Australia and having an Australiana theme are two different things
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qubit01 — 12 years ago(August 12, 2013 11:37 AM)
Yah back then I had no clue Mel was Australian and I certainly didn't think of the Mad Max movies as being 'Australian', though they did kick ass. The
Dundee
movies are the first ones I remember seeing that were set in and about Australia. Oh and
Quigley Down Under
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The Man From Snowy River
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joe_538 — 10 years ago(September 16, 2015 07:16 AM)
The Man from Snowy River is set in Australia. The 70s and early 80s also gave us Breaker Morant, Razorback, Walkabout, Wake in Fright, Picnic at Hanging Rock, Gallipoli, and the Ned Kelley with Mick Jagger.
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The_Light_Triton — 14 years ago(November 22, 2011 01:04 AM)
that scene scared the piss outta me as a kid. now i look at it and it makes me laugh at how fake it is. Normally, that croc would've done the death roll and sue would've been either choked by her canteen string or had her neck broken, and would've been disabled from moving. then the croc would've pulled her under, or he could've done that initially. he wouldn't have spent more than 2 seconds (or about 5 in the movie) struggling with an 120 pound set of cheeks. and then if he pulled her in, she would've drowned, and then 3 or 4 other crocs would've come, fighting for her body. in the end, Sue would've probably lost her limbs, head, and maybe breasts. then whoever has her chest and waist would try to cut it on a sharp rock and finish off the remainder of her body, or store it in a meat cache for later eating.
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