PREVIEW: The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

Paul Hogan (Crocodile Dundee), Jacob Elordi (The Kissing Booth), Chevy Chase (Caddyshack), John Cleese (A Fish Called Wanda), Olivia Newton-John (Grease), Reginald VelJohnson (Like Mike), Wayne Knight (Space Jam), Rachael Carpani (Finding The Way Back), Paul Fenech (Fat Pizza), Shane Jacobson (Kenny), Kerry Armstrong (One Perfect Day), Charlotte Stent (Don’t Tell)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Dean Murphy (That’s Not My Dog!), director, writer, producer; Robert Mond (The Subjects), writer, editor; Nigel Odell (Long Weekend), producer; John Foreman (Three Blind Mice), composer; Roger Lanser (The Wog Boy), cinematographer; Peter Carrodus (Charlie & Boots), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Paul Hogan (Hogan) is a retired actor who is constantly overshadowed by his internationally recognisable character Crocodile Dundee. He is reluctantly thrust back into the spotlight when he is announced to receive a knighthood from the Queen of England, and struggles to retain his integrity and reputation as an actor when the event draws closer…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Australian actor Paul Hogan, best known as the iconic Crocodile Dundee, stars as a fictional version of himself in a meta-comedy that explores the actor’s attempts to be known as literally anybody else.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

MONDAY 3RD MAY 2021

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

RENT/BUY ON DIGITAL PLATFORMS, INCLUDING AMAZON PRIME VIDEO

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