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Revision as of 04:14, 16 August 2020
| The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee | |
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 Theatrical movie poster | |
| Directed by | |
| Written by | Robert Mond Dean Murphy |
| Produced by | Nigel Odell Dean Murphy |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Roger Lanser |
| Edited by | Peter Carrodus Robert Mond |
| Music by | John Foreman |
Production companies | Clock Sounds Productions Pty Kathy Morgan International Piccadilly Pictures Salt Media & Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Transmission Films |
Release date | 17 July 2020 |
| Countries | Australia United States |
| Language | English |
The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee is a 2020 Australian comedy film directed by Dean Murphy, written by Robert Mond and Dean Murphy, and starring Paul Hogan, Chevy Chase, John Cleese and Olivia Newton-John.
It was released on Amazon Prime Video on 17 July 2020. [1]
Premise
Paul Hogan is reluctantly thrust back into the spotlight as he desperately attempts to restore his sullied reputation on the eve of being knighted.
Cast
- Paul Hogan as Paul
- Jacob Elordi as Chase, Paul’s son
- Chevy Chase as Chevy
- John Cleese as John
- Olivia Newton-John as Olivia
- Reginald VelJohnson as Reggie
- Wayne Knight as Wayne
- Paul Fenech as Paul’s Mexican Landscaper
- Shane Jacobsen as Crocodile Dundee Impersonator on Hollywood Boulevard
- Kerry Armstrong as Ella, Paul’s date
Production
Filming took place in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and Los Angeles, California, USA in 2018.[2]
Release
The film was originally scheduled to be released in Australian cinemas on 30 April 2020, but had its theatrical release cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee was released exclusively on Amazon Prime Video on 17 July 2020.
Reception
This new film has been summarized by Penelope DeBelle in Adelaide Now as "The latest in a long line of old man movies...Crocodile Dundee was 34 years ago, followed two years later by Crocodile Dundee II. Not even surgical uplifts and impeccable veneers can alter the fact that Hogan is now 80 years old. ...the idea of Hogan trying to revive the warmth and affection we had for his younger self seems a forlorn hope, just as casting a creaky Harrison Ford as a man living off the land seems an unnecessary stretch."[3]
The film has mostly negative reviews, with one and two-star reviews from ArtsHub, Screenspace, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Guardian. The Australian newspaper's Stephen Rommel gave it one star, saying "The kindest comment I can make about Paul Hogan’s new movie, The Very Excellent Mr Dundee, is that it includes John Cleese’s worst performance ever (and, yes, I have seen Fierce Creatures from 1997)."[4]
References
- ^ "The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee, July 17th, Amazon Originals". Amazon Prime Video Official YouTube. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ Kaye, Ben (12 June 2018). "Paul Hogan to star as himself in The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ Debelle, Penelope (23 May 2020). "Paul Hogan's The Very Excellent Mr Dundee just the latest in a string of old man movies". The Adelaide Advertiser. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Paul Hogan's Mr Dundee is worse than bad. It's embarrassing". www.theaustralian.com.au. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
External links
- The Very Excellent Mr Dundee at Transmission Films
- The Very Excellent Mr Dundee at Internet Movie Database
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