Movie Description
After having conquered cable television as the world's most hyperactive, animated animal wrangler, Steve Irwin--aka THE CROCODILE HUNTER--takes his hilarious schtick to the big screen. With the help of wife Terri and dog Sue, Irwin embarks on another series of dangerous missions--rescuing snakes, spiders, and baby kangaroos from their current locations and transferring them to safer spots in the Australian Outback. Since this is a feature film, director John Stainton and screenwriter Holly Goldberg Sloan concoct a fictional story to give Irwin's adventure an added kick in the tail. Their concept, a sufficiently outlandish one concerning a shotgun-wielding cattle rancher (Magda Szubanski), CIA operatives, and a missing U.S. government satellite, does the trick quite nicely. The point of this picture, and in fact, the point of anything Steve Irwin-related, is Steve Irwin himself. And with COLLISION COURSE, Irwin proves that his cartoon-like presence is a supremely engaging one, no matter the venue. But Irwin is neither a sensationalist or an exhibitionist. He's a lover of animals as well as nature, and it is this childlike fascination with the earth's deadliest creatures that makes him such a wonder to behold. Crikey!
| Credits | | Producer: | Arnold Rifkin, John Stainton, Judi Bailey | | Cast: | David Wenham, Magda Szubanski |
Editorial Reviews
"...Refreshing and funny and, in its way, sophisticated....THE CROCODILE HUNTER: COLLISION COURSE has a pretty deadly wit..."
Los Angeles Times - p.C10 - John Anderson (07/12/2002)
"...[Mr. Irwin's] enthusiasm is ultimately irresistible..."
New York Times - p.E17 - A. O. Scott (07/12/2002)
"...An entertaining movie....Steve's on-camera monologues have a certain fascination..."
Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert (07/28/2002)
"...Irwin's enthusiasm about saving animals is downright infectious, and his close encounters often literally hair raising..."
Box Office - Kim Williams (09/01/2002)
"...The mad genius of this cheerily bonkers feature is the integration of a documentary-style safari into an outlandish fiction..."
Entertainment Weekly - Lisa Schwarzbaum (07/19/2002)
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