Maps of Movies

Crocodile Dundee (1986)

Where Crocodile Dundee says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

The outback is Kakadu and Darwin, the pub is in Queensland, and the Italian restaurant was French

Scenes and places

Sue meets the legend at Walkabout Creek (1986)

Reporter Sue Charlton travels to the township of Walkabout Creek to meet Mick "Crocodile" Dundee, a bushman said to have lost half a leg to a saltwater crocodile. When Mick arrives that night his leg is whole, and he shows her a scar he calls a "love bite".

Set in Walkabout Creek, Northern Territory — The small township where Sue goes to find Mick Dundee.

Filmed at Walkabout Creek Hotel, McKinlay, Queensland — Filmed in the town of McKinlay (coordinate is the town, not the building); the film places the scene in the Northern Territory. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The billabong where the crocodile attacks (1986)

Offended that Mick thinks a "sheila" could not survive the outback alone, Sue sets out by herself, taking his rifle. Mick follows in secret; when she stops at a billabong to fill her canteen, a crocodile attacks and Mick rescues her.

Set in A billabong in the outback — An outback billabong where Sue stops to fill her canteen.

Filmed at Girraween Lagoon, near Darwin — Crocodile-attack scene (coordinate is the Girraween suburb, not the lagoon itself; a few km of error possible). Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Under the falls, Sue invites Mick to New York (1986)

Overcome with gratitude, Sue invites Mick to return with her to New York City on the pretext of wrapping up the story. Wally scoffs at the idea until Sue tells him the newspaper would pay.

Set in A waterfall camp in the outback — The camp by a waterfall where it is decided that Mick will join Sue in New York.

Filmed at Gunlom Falls, Kakadu National Park — Gunlom Falls (then called UDP Falls) appears in the film; the camp scene is placed here by one location site. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Mick lands in New York (1986)

Mick arrives in New York, a city whose behaviour and customs perplex him. He answers every problem with survival skills, improvisation and plain common sense.

Set in Newark Liberty International Airport — The airport serving New York where Mick and Sue arrive. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Newark Liberty International Airport, Terminal B — Airport scenes (coordinate is the whole airport; the location blog places the scene in Terminal B). Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Waiting at the light by the library (1986)

Stopped at a traffic light on Fifth Avenue, Mick takes in Manhattan for the first time, perplexed by local behaviour and customs.

Set in New York Public Library, Fifth Avenue — Stopped at a light outside the library's Fifth Avenue facade. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at New York Public Library Main Branch, Fifth Avenue — Exterior seen in the traffic-light scene; single location-blog source. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Sue shows Mick his hotel (1986)

Sue leads Mick into the hotel and up to the room where he will stay. The limo ride and the lavish room are a long way from a campfire in Kakadu.

Set in The Plaza Hotel — The Fifth Avenue hotel where Mick stays. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at The Plaza Hotel, Fifth Avenue — Exterior and lobby; the hotel room itself is believed to be a set (single location-blog source). Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Dinner with Richard goes wrong (1986)

Richard Mason makes insulting wisecracks about Mick's unsophisticated lifestyle over dinner. Mick punches him, and Sue scolds Mick afterwards.

Set in An Italian restaurant, Manhattan — The restaurant where Mick and Sue dine with Richard.

A beer at the East Village bar (1986)

Mick enjoys a beer with a group of locals, and one of the patrons gives the visiting Australian a quick lesson in slang.

Set in An East Village bar — A neighbourhood bar where Mick drinks with locals.

Sightseeing from the top of Rockefeller Center (1986)

Sue starts showing Mick the sights from the observation deck of Rockefeller Center.

Set in Rockefeller Center observation deck — The observation deck where Mick and Sue start their sightseeing. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Rockefeller Center, 30 Rockefeller Plaza — Observation-deck scene (coordinate is the complex; single location-blog source). Google Maps · Apple Maps

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A stroll through Times Square (1986)

On their tour Sue and Mick walk into Times Square, where the city's crowds keep surprising him.

Set in Times Square — The crowded square on West 46th Street. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Times Square, West 46th Street — Scene on West 46th Street (coordinate is the square; single location-blog source). Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Outside the Astor Place barbershop (1986)

Mick and Sue stand outside Astor Place Hair, a barbershop famed for the crowds gathered outside it.

Set in Astor Place — The street in front of a busy barbershop. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Astor Place Hair, 2 Astor Place — Street in front of the shop (coordinate is the street; single location-blog source). Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The subway arcade and the attempted mugging (1986)

Mick deals with an attempted mugging in the city, answering with calm good nature rather than panic.

Set in Subway exit arcade, Lower Manhattan — The arcade beneath a municipal building where the scene is set. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Manhattan Municipal Building South Arcade, 1 Centre Street — Arcade scene; the location blog says all sources agree on the place. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The family dinner and a proposal (1986)

At a dinner at her father's home in honour of her safe return, Mick among the guests, Richard proposes to Sue. Her confused non-response is taken by everyone, Mick included, as a yes.

Set in Sue's family home — The family house where dinner is held for Sue's safe return. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at W. B. Thompson Mansion (Alder Manor), Yonkers — Used as the family "weekend home" (single location-blog source). Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The run to the subway (1986)

Disheartened by Sue's engagement, Mick decides he has had enough of New York and sets off for the nearest subway stop. Sue kicks off her shoes and runs barefoot after him.

Set in Subway entrance, Columbus Circle — The subway stairs at Broadway and 60th Street. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Columbus Circle subway stairs, Broadway and 60th Street — Location-site description of the final-scene stairs (coordinate is the circle). Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at Anbangbang Billabong, Kakadu National Park — Mick shaves with a knife on his first outback morning Google Maps · Apple Maps

Characters

• Sue Charlton — A New York reporter who travels to Australia to write about a legendary bushman.
• Mick "Crocodile" Dundee — A Northern Territory bushman whose outback skills meet the big city.
• Richard Mason — The newspaper editor Sue is dating.