Product: Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles [VHS] (2001)
Rating: 4.0
Third One's A Charmer
Paul Hogan allegedly got the inspiration for the original "Crocodile Dundee" from "Tarzan's New York Adventure". This installment pretty much follows form but transplants Dundee to the City of Angels and gives him and his ersatz Jane an offspring. Throw in a tired subplot involving an international art ring fronting as a fleabag movie studio you would almost dismiss this flick. Wonders never cease and the reasons are twofold. Primarily, Hogan projects such onscreen charm and charisma you would almost want to watch him reading the phonebook. Also, the makers of the film make Los Angeles look fresh and new. It helps that my wife lived in L.A. for a year and pointed things out to me that I didn't know. Most product placement is annoying but there's a pretty funny scene with Dundee and his Down Under crony at the Wendy's takeout window. Not the homerun the original flick was but it'll do.