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Plot

Crikey! Following a brief cameo in Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001), hyperactive, high-energy cable television star and native Australian naturalist Steve Irwin parlays his success as a confronter of all things scaly, fanged, and venomous into this feature-film adventure. Irwin and his wife Terri Irwin play themselves as animal activists who rescue an endangered crocodile, not realizing that the critter has swallowed a downed top-secret satellite beacon that's the subject of an intense search by CIA personnel. Believing that the spies are poachers out to steal the animal's precious hide, the Irwins evade their pursuers while attempting to get the crocodile to safety in a remote area of the Outback, adopting an orphaned joey (a baby kangaroo), and grappling with bird-eating spiders and poisonous snakes along the way. In the meantime, the secret agents mistakenly believe the Irwins are enemy operatives trying to steal their highly valuable technology. The real-life Irwins donated all of their fees from The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course (2002) to wildlife conservation efforts.
MPAA Rating:
PG for action, violence/peril and mild language.
Genre(s):
Action,Comedy,Horror
Run Time:
90min.
Theatrical Release Date:
07/12/2002
DVD Release Date:
12/17/2002
Distributor(s):
MGM/UA
Director(s):
John Stainton
Starring:
Steve Irwin , Terri Irwin , Magda Szubanski , David Wenham , Lachy Hulme
Themes:
Mistaken Identities,Survival in the Wilderness
Tone:
Easygoing,Goofy,Light,Madcap,Rousing
Keywords:
Australia,CIA (Central-Intelligence-Agency),Outback,activism,animal-rights,crocodile,kangaroo,mission [quest],rescue,satellite
Country of Origin:
USA (07-12-2002)
Language:
English