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title: "Crocodile Dundee II"
year: 1988
kind: "film"
canonical: "https://film.one/film/crocodile-dundee-ii"
fi1m_id: "crocodile-dundee-ii"
imdb_id: "tt0092493"
tmdb_id: 9396
wikidata_id: "Q1140745"
fi1m_score: 44
critics_score: 44
critics_reviews: 6
published: "2026-10-04T20:23:05.734817+00:00"
updated: "2026-10-04T20:23:06.300651+00:00"
region: "SK"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Crocodile Dundee II (1988)

Directed by John Cornell · 1h 51m · Adventure, Comedy

## Identity

Crocodile Dundee II

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/film/crocodile-dundee-ii
- **Type:** Film
- **Fi1m ID:** crocodile-dundee-ii
- **IMDb ID:** tt0092493
- **TMDB ID:** 9396
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1140745
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092493/, https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/9396, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1140745

**Fi1m score: 44** · Critics 44 from 6 reviews

*In a sentence:* Paul Hogan is good company, but 111 minutes is a long visit

> Paul Hogan’s relaxed charm survives a sequel that gives him too few good jokes and too much slack adventure. There are smiles here, but not enough to justify 111 minutes.

## Synopsis

Michael J. ‘Crocodile’ Dundee (Paul Hogan) returns alongside Sue Charlton (Linda Kozlowski) in this adventure comedy. Walter Reilly (John Meillon), Charlie (Ernie Dingo) and Leroy Brown (Charles S. Dutton) also appear. The cast includes Luis Rico (Hechter Ubarry), Miguel (Juan Fernández), Jose (Luis Guzmán), Bob Tanner (Dennis Boutsikaris), Donk (Steve Rackman) and Nugget (Gerry Skilton). John Cornell directs, with Paul Hogan and Brett Hogan sharing screenplay credits. This 1988 film runs for 111 minutes and carries a PG certificate.

## Review

*Crocodile Dundee II* is a disappointing sequel built around a performer who remains easy to like. John Cornell makes room for Paul Hogan’s relaxed manner, but lets the surrounding adventure proceed at much the same pace. The comedy needs sharper writing and the action needs more urgency. At 111 minutes, there is too much waiting for a film whose chief pleasure is supposed to be effortless company.

The central performance is the reason it remains watchable at all. Paul Hogan lets Dundee’s confidence seem ordinary, without treating every appearance as an invitation to applaud him. We smiled at his unhurried ease, because he never seems to think he is doing anything particularly remarkable. The problem is how often the film asks that manner to do the work of a joke, with too little comic business to reward our patience.

Paul Hogan and Brett Hogan’s screenplay falls back on the familiar naive-hero routine without finding enough new uses for it. A sequel need not abandon what people liked, but it does need to give its characters something worth coming back for. Here the jokes feel repeated rather than developed, and the adventure does not make up the difference. The writing leaves its leading man with an appealing way of behaving and too few situations that become funny because of it.

Linda Kozlowski plays Sue Charlton and has the more thankless task. The character is too often there to serve Dundee’s story, with too little opportunity to make the comedy or the adventure hers. That matters even on the film’s undemanding terms: a leading man this relaxed benefits from somebody who can challenge him. Giving Sue more to contribute would also have relieved the pressure on a central performance already being asked to supply most of the entertainment.

Adventure comedy does not need elaborate plotting, but it does need one scene to carry us towards the next. John Cornell’s direction too often settles for the leading man’s agreeable presence instead. David Stiven’s editing does not disguise how routine the action is, and the slow pace makes the shortage of laughs more noticeable. We became bored because neither the danger nor the comedy gave us enough reason to anticipate what came next.

Russell Boyd handles the cinematography, Lawrence Eastwood the production design and Peter Best the music. The complaint is not that this needs a more elaborate look or a more insistent score; it needs stronger situations for its characters. The craft cannot rescue comic material that feels second-hand, or make Sue more substantial than the writing allows. Spending longer with these people is only a pleasure when the film discovers something else for them to do.

The standards for a sequel of this kind need not be severe. Some fresh jokes, a useful part for Sue and a little momentum would have been enough. Paul Hogan still has the warmth to make that modest film work, and it is frustrating to see him left carrying so much. For a comedy night, choose something with less time between laughs.

*Fi1m score 44, published 4 October 2026.*

## What the critics say

The reviews lean towards disappointment, though Paul Hogan’s comic charm gives the sequel its clearest point of appeal. The more favourable notices find his relaxed, good-humoured performance enough to make familiar material entertaining. Praise centres on Dundee himself rather than the action or plotting: even the Los Angeles Times, the most enthusiastic of these reviews, acknowledges routine action and occasional slackness. The disagreement is largely over how far Hogan’s appeal carries the film.

The spread is wide, from an enjoyable return to a tiresome rehash. Familiarity troubles even a relatively sympathetic review, while the harsher notices find too little invention to justify another outing. Variety argues that the pace undermines the adventure and that there are too few laughs for the comedy to compensate. Empire and Slant Magazine also object to Sue’s marginal role, alongside broader complaints about recycled jokes or weak plotting.

## Straight answers

**Is Crocodile Dundee II worth watching?**

*Crocodile Dundee II* is hard to recommend beyond admirers of Paul Hogan’s relaxed charm; we score it 44 out of 100. He remains agreeable company, but the repeated jokes, underused Sue and slack adventure leave too much of its 111 minutes without a worthwhile laugh.

**How long is Crocodile Dundee II, and what is it rated?**

*Crocodile Dundee II* runs 1h 51m. It is an adventure and comedy film.

**Where can I watch Crocodile Dundee II in Slovakia?**

*Crocodile Dundee II* is not on any streaming or rental service in Slovakia at the moment. It is available in 11 other countries; change your country at the top of the page to see where. Availability is checked daily.

**How does Crocodile Dundee II compare to Local Hero?**

*Crocodile Dundee II* is the weaker comedy beside [*Local Hero*](https://film.one/film/local-hero), which gives its supporting characters more room to matter. We recommend *Local Hero* for its performances and gently funny coastal property deal, though its fondness for eccentricity sometimes softens its sharper questions. Dundee relies too heavily on Hogan’s charm to compensate for thin jokes and routine adventure.

**What should I watch after Crocodile Dundee II?**

After *Crocodile Dundee II*, try [*Local Hero*](https://film.one/film/local-hero) (1983, Fi1m 86): A gentler outsider comedy that gives its supporting characters room to matter. Then [*Romancing the Stone*](https://film.one/film/romancing-the-stone) (1984, Fi1m 77): Adventure and comedy that keep moving without neglecting either leading character; and [*Hunt for the Wilderpeople*](https://film.one/film/hunt-for-the-wilderpeople) (2016, Fi1m 82): Wilderness comedy with sharper jokes and a more rewarding central partnership.

### Reviews we read (6)

- **Los Angeles Times**, Kevin Thomas (75/100, inferred): Thomas finds the sequel enjoyable despite routine, sometimes slack action, thanks to its engaging central character. He praises Paul Hogan’s relaxed, good-humored portrayal of Dundee as the film’s chief strength. [Read](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-05-25-ca-3072-story.html)
- **The New York Times**, Janet Maslin (65/100, inferred): The review finds the sequel entertaining but overly familiar. It singles out Paul Hogan’s comic charm as its chief asset. [Read](https://www.nytimes.com/1988/05/25/movies/paul-hogan-is-back-to-his-tricks.html)
- **Time Out**, BC (50/100, inferred): The available excerpt suggests a mixed verdict on the sequel. It singles out Hogan’s return to the familiar naive Natural Man routine, but the full review is unavailable. [Read](https://www.timeout.com/movies/crocodile-dundee-ii-1)
- **Variety**, Variety Staff (30/100, inferred): The review finds the sequel disappointing and says it is too slow to work as an adventure. It also faults the film for having too few laughs to succeed as a comedy. [Read](https://variety.com/1987/film/reviews/crocodile-dundee-ii-1200427704/)
- **Empire**, Gavin Bainbridge (25/100, inferred): Bainbridge considers the sequel a blunt, tiresome rehash of the original. He complains that it recycles the same jokes and leaves Sue as a mere prop. [Read](https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/crocodile-dundee-ii-review/)
- **Slant Magazine**, Michał Oleszczyk (20/100, inferred): The critic finds the sequel a dispiriting, largely unsuccessful reworking of the original. They particularly fault Sue’s disposability and the film’s unoriginal, poorly executed plot. [Read](https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/summer-of-88-crocodile-dundee-ii/)

## Details

- **Director:** John Cornell
- **Director:** John Cornell
- **Screenplay:** Paul Hogan, Brett Hogan
- **Cinematography:** Russell Boyd
- **Editor:** David Stiven
- **Music:** Peter Best
- **Production design:** Lawrence Eastwood
- **Costume design:** Norma Moriceau
- **Producer:** John Cornell, Jane Scott
- **Cast:** Paul Hogan as Michael J. 'Crocodile' Dundee; Linda Kozlowski as Sue Charlton; John Meillon as Walter Reilly; Ernie Dingo as Charlie; Charles S. Dutton as Leroy Brown; Hechter Ubarry as Luis Rico; Juan Fernández as Miguel; Luis Guzmán as Jose
- **Runtime:** 1h 51m
- **First release (the US):** 19 May 1988
- **Genres:** Adventure, Comedy
- **Budget:** $14 million
- **Box office:** $240 million
- **Trailer:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=564imYX8G-c

## Where to watch in Slovakia

Not streaming, renting or buying in Slovakia at the last check.

Also available in: AT, AU, CA, CH, DE, ES, GB, GR, JP, PL, US. Add `?region=XX` to this URL for another country.

## If you liked this

- *Local Hero* (1983), Fi1m 86: A gentler outsider comedy that gives its supporting characters room to matter. — [Fi1m page](https://film.one/film/local-hero.md)
- *Romancing the Stone* (1984), Fi1m 77: Adventure and comedy that keep moving without neglecting either leading character. — [Fi1m page](https://film.one/film/romancing-the-stone.md)
- *The Gods Must Be Crazy* (1980): Another guileless outsider, with more comic invention built around his misunderstandings.
- *Hunt for the Wilderpeople* (2016), Fi1m 82: Wilderness comedy with sharper jokes and a more rewarding central partnership. — [Fi1m page](https://film.one/film/hunt-for-the-wilderpeople.md)
- *The African Queen* (1951), Fi1m 84: An adventure whose mismatched leads make the quieter stretches worth watching. — [Fi1m page](https://film.one/film/the-african-queen.md)

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