Movie Quiz: Score at least 8/10 or we’ll throw you in with the crocodiles!

Like snakes and sharks, crocodiles are one of those animals that we sometimes feel a justified fear of, a fear that has been exploited in the cinema by numerous films of these terrifying reptiles, which are also featured in several Disney cartoons (take a quiz about them).

One of the most famous of these feature films is undoubtedly Peter Fayman’s Crocodile Dundee starring Paul Hogan and actress Linda Kozlowski. The film and its sequel are being broadcast tonight on Gulli, and we’re sharing some of the filming secrets for the first of two before this 100% crocodile quiz.

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Title changed for United States

If the original title is indeed known in France, Crocodile Dundee, it was slightly reworked for its release in the United States: fearing that the public would not accept it and see it as a movie about a reptile, distribution took place. Added quotation marks resulting in “Crocodile” Dundee to make it clear that it was a nickname…

Sequel movie

Originally conceived as a low-key Australian comedy, Crocodile Dundee became an unexpected success, so much so that it even became a worldwide hit. Faced with this unforeseen phenomenon, a sequel was quickly launched: Crocodile Dundee II (John Cornell, 1988). However, it did not have the same popularity and it was not until 2001 that Crocodile Dundee III (this time by Simon Winsor) was created at the request of Paul Hogan (who is responsible for it). main actor, screenwriter and producer).

Inspired by Tarzan

Crocodile Dundee is loosely inspired by many of the Tarzan films: Tarzan’s Adventures in New York (Richard Thorpe, 1942). Generally speaking, this corresponds to comedies depicting so-called “savages” in an urban setting, a genre exemplified by the famous “Gods Fallen on their Heads” (Jamie Uys, 1981) or even the Indian in the city (Hervé Palud). , 1994).

It’s up to you to play and face ten crocodiles in this quiz, trying to guess which movie they’re from.