Crocodile Dundee (1986)
- Documented locations
- 33
- Year
- 1986
- Directed by
- Peter Faiman
- Cities
- Howard Springs, McKinlay, Cloncurry, Sydney, Jersey City, Newark, New York, New York City, Brooklyn, Yonkers
McKinlay, Australia
Isolated pub from the west of Queensland, built under the name of Federal Hotel. Since filming, it has operated under the name that the film gave to the imaginary village it embodied.
The scene : 4 minThe pub of the fictional village of Walkabout Creek: Sue arrives there to interview Mick, he presents himself to her in the evening, they dance there, and he corrects a kangaroo hunter who was mocking him.
Australia
Waterfall in the southern part of Kakadu National Park, topped by a natural basin forming a lookout. It was long known as UDP Falls, named after the camp of the Uranium Development & Prospecting Company.
The scene : 39 minThis is the location that the film calls "Echo Lake": Mick catches a barramundi there and cooks some bush tucker, then Mick and Sue linger there and decide that he will join her in New York.
New York, United States
New York palace opened in 1907 at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Central Park South, designed by Henry Janeway Hardenbergh in a French château style. The building is designated a National Historic Landmark and is listed on the New York City landmarks registry.
The scene : 44 minMick arrives by limousine at the palace, crosses the hall reserved for residents and discovers his suite — bidet included — before going out to explore the city.
New York, United States
The scene : 50 minMick makes his way through the pedestrian and vehicular traffic of Fifth Avenue, then climbs a lamppost to get his bearings, under the watchful eye of a mounted police officer.
New York, United States
Bar of the East Village with a horseshoe counter, long known as Vazac's.
The scene : 59 minThe taxi driver takes Mick to his favorite bar: he drinks a beer with the regulars, learns a few slang words, and discovers by meeting Gwendoline that the person he was courting is a man. Outside, in the street, he mistakes prostitutes for passersby.
New York, United States
Observation terrace that crowns 30 Rockefeller Plaza.
The scene : 1 hr 4 minSue takes Mick to the panoramic terrace to show him the city; he stands with his arm outstretched to the south, with the Empire State Building and the towers of the World Trade Center behind him.
New York City, United States
Iconic crossroads of Manhattan at the intersection of Broadway and 7th Avenue, famous for its giant advertising screens and constant crowds.
The scene : 1 hr 4 minSue orders a hot dog from a street vendor and Mick wonders what New Yorkers call food; it is also where Gus drops him off later.
New York, United States
The scene : 1 hr 5 minA thief snatches a bag from a passerby and runs off; Mick throws a can at him, hitting him square in the head and bringing him down.
New York, United States
Monumental municipal building in southern Manhattan, renamed David N. Dinkins Municipal Building; a subway station and a covered walkway cross through it.
The scene : 1 hr 11 minUnder the white-tiled arches of the South Arcade, at the exit of the Chambers Street subway, an assailant demands money with a stop knife in hand — Mick pulls out his bowie and delivers the film line: this is not a knife.
New York, United States
A narrow street in Tribeca that connects Walker Street to White Street.
The scene : 1 hr 22 minMick recognizes prostitutes he encountered earlier; their pimp arrives, and the confrontation is resolved in the alley — Gus crafting a makeshift boomerang.
Yonkers, United States
Italian Renaissance style estate built in 1912 for the industrialist William Boyce Thompson, in Yonkers.
The scene : 1 hr 23 minSue's family's countryside house: guard dogs greet Mick, a butler introduces him in the hall, and it is at dinner that Richard makes his proposal.
New York, United States
The scene : 1 hr 27 minThe subway staircase that Mick descends towards line 1, where Sue rushes after him to tell him that she will not marry Richard.
Australia
Sandstone escarpment of Kakadu National Park, a site of ancient rock art and a sacred place for the Bininj people.
The scene : Mick climbs to the top of the escarpment, points to the horizon and tells Sue that everything she sees is his backyard — the floodplain stretches as far as the eye can see.
Australia
Sandstone massif of Kakadu National Park, known for its rock art galleries, painted and repainted by Indigenous Australians for tens of thousands of years; it was formerly known as Nourlangie Rock.
The scene : The great sunset that the film presents for the first night of Mick and Sue in the bush was filmed from this rock.
Australia
Permanent water point at the base of the Burrungkuy massif, in Kakadu National Park.
The scene : On the morning of their first night in the bush, Mick shaves with a large knife to impress Sue; the walk around the billabong takes place with Burrungkuy in the background.
Howard Springs, Australia
Permanent lagoon in the Northern Territory, less than an hour's drive southeast of Darwin.
The scene : It is here, and not in Kakadu, that the scene was shot where the crocodile leaps out of the water and takes Sue's water bottle.
Australia
Watercourse that marks the eastern boundary of Kakadu National Park and the entrance to Arnhem Land; it is crossed by fording at Cahills Crossing.
The scene : Border river of Arnhem Land, filmed in the most remote area of the shoot.
McKinlay, Australia
Community pasture land to the south of the village of McKinlay, in western Queensland.
The scene : McKinlay's communal land, listed as a filming location by the Australian Screen map, which does not attach any specific scene to it.
Cloncurry, Australia
Mining town in western Queensland, on the Landsborough Highway, about a hundred kilometers north of McKinlay.
The scene : An additional week of filming took place in this city in Queensland after the six weeks in Kakadu, with no source specifying the exact location.
Sydney, Australia
The scene : Central Sydney's street, listed as a filming location by the Australian Screen map, which does not associate any specific scene with it.
Sydney, Australia
Base and training camp of the Australian army, southwest of Sydney.
The scene : Military camp listed as a filming location by the Australian Screen map, which does not attach any specific scene to it.
Jersey City, United States
Jersey City Waterfront Park, facing the southern tip of Manhattan.
The scene : The first American shot of the film, the silhouette of Lower Manhattan seen from the shore, as Mick takes a plane for the first time in his life.
Newark, United States
The scene : Sue meets Richard at the airport exit, and Mick, who has never seen an escalator, cautiously examines the device.
New York, United States
Main building of the New York Public Library, located on Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street; it has been named the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building since 2008 and had recently been restored at the time of filming.
The scene : The limousine stops at the traffic light in front of the library and Mick, leaning out of the window, approaches a passerby chosen at random; he then gets back inside to introduce himself to a stranger standing on the forecourt, as one would to a neighbor in the village.
New York, United States
The scene : Mick walks up the street to the west, greeting every passerby he encounters with a "G'day."
New York, United States
Restaurant in the Upper East Side, decorated with toucans at the time it was called Tucano; the address has been home to another establishment since then.
The scene : The disastrous dinner for three: Richard proposes to Sue and tries to belittle Mick in front of her.
New York, United States
The scene : The taxi speeds south on Broadway after leaving the restaurant.
New York, United States
The scene : Richard returns home after his failed evening, while Mick suggests to the taxi driver to go for a drink; it's at the end of the same block where the taxi turns onto 49th Street.
New York, United States
Hair salon of the East Village located at 2 Astor Place.
The scene : Mick and Sue stop in front of the shop window, intrigued by the crowd, and watch as customers come out with extravagant haircuts.
New York, United States
Monumental roundabout at the southwest corner of Central Park, organized around a column topped with a statue of Christopher Columbus erected in 1892. The monument has the status of registration in the National Register of Historic Places and in the New York State registry. The name also designates the neighborhood surrounding the square.
The scene : This is where Mick sets off to explore America, and it is in front of the U.S.S. Maine monument that Sue runs by in the final sequence.
Brooklyn, United States
Air station of the BMT West End line, located in the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The scene : The conclusion unfolds on the crowded platform: Sue shouts to Mick that she is staying with him, the phrase travels through the crowd from mouth to mouth, and he walks over the outstretched hands of the travelers to reach her.
New York, United States
Suspension bridge spanning the East River to connect Manhattan to Brooklyn, opened in 1909. Designed by Carrère & Hastings, this two-level bridge combines the functions of a railway and a vehicular bridge, and is designated a Historic Civil Engineering Landmark and a New York City Landmark, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The scene : Bridge listed as a filming location by IMDb and by Wikidata, without any source linking it to a specific scene.
Australia
A route connecting Jabiru to the community of Gunbalanya by crossing the East Alligator River at Cahills Crossing.
The scene : A water buffalo blocking the track prevents Mick and Sue from passing; Mick gets out of the car and hypnotizes it to clear the road.