The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee

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, Olivia Newton-John and Kerry Armstrong.

The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee
Theatrical movie poster
Directed by
Written byRobert Mond
Dean Murphy
Produced byNigel Odell
Dean Murphy
Starring
CinematographyRoger Lanser
Edited byPeter Carrodus
Robert Mond
Music byJohn Foreman
Production
companies
Clock Sounds Productions Pty
Kathy Morgan International
Piccadilly Pictures
Salt Media & Entertainment
Distributed byTransmission Films
Release date
17 July 2020
CountriesAustralia
United States
LanguageEnglish

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. Complicating matters is that he is scheduled to be knighted (Queen Elizabeth II’s favourite film is Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles). After a series of escalating mishaps that involve fellow celebrities Olivia Newton-John, Chevy Chase, and John Cleese, Paul hits his low point. However, he manages to restore his good standing with the press by stopping a car thief. Paul receives the knighthood, and the character of Crocodile Dundee is revived as both a musical and a cartoon. He’s booked to appear on the Tonight Show, but chooses to attend his granddaughter’s school play instead. Paul leaves Hollywood to happily live in Australia.

Cast

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,[4] Screenspace,[5] The Sydney Morning Herald[6] and The Guardian.[7] 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)."[8]

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 14% based on 21 reviews, and an average rating of 3.9/10.[9] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 24 out of 100, based on 4 critics.[10]

Accolades
Award Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Golden Raspberry Awards Worst Supporting Actor Chevy Chase Nominated [11]

References
  1. "The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee, July 17th, Amazon Originals". Amazon Prime Video Official YouTube. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  2. Kaye, Ben (12 June 2018). "Paul Hogan to star as himself in The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  3. 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)
  4. Morris, Anthony. "Film Review: 'The Very Excellent Mr Dundee' is a trainwreck". ArtsHub Australia.
  5. "THE VERY EXCELLENT MR. DUNDEE - Reviews - Screen-Space". screen-space.squarespace.com.
  6. Byrnes, Paul (16 July 2020). "Paul Hogan retains his charm but has forgotten how to be funny". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  7. "The Very Excellent Mr Dundee review – Paul Hogan tries to not get cancelled in confused film". the Guardian. 17 July 2020.
  8. "Paul Hogan's Mr Dundee is worse than bad. It's embarrassing". www.theaustralian.com.au. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  9. "The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  10. "The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  11. Kreps, Daniel (12 March 2021). "'Dolittle,' Sia's 'Music,' '365 Days' Lead 2021 Razzie Awards Nominees". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 12 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.

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