CROCODILE HUNTER (DVD/WS 16X9/5.1/ENG-SPAN-FREN-SUB/BAHA MEN VID/CROC-EGGS) DVD

The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course
Crikey! Following a brief cameo in Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001), hyperactive, high-energy cable television star and native Australian naturalist Steve Irwin parlays his success as a confronter of all things scaly, fanged, and venomous into this feature-film adventure. Irwin and his wife Terri Irwin play themselves as animal activists who rescue an endangered crocodile, not realizing that the critter has swallowed a downed top-secret satellite beacon that's the subject of an intense search by CIA personnel. Believing that the spies are poachers out to steal the animal's precious hide, the Irwins evade their pursuers while attempting to get the crocodile to safety in a remote area of the Outback, adopting an orphaned joey (a baby kangaroo), and grappling with bird-eating spiders and poisonous snakes along the way. In the meantime, the secret agents mistakenly believe the Irwins are enemy operatives trying to steal their highly valuable technology. The real-life Irwins donated all of their fees from The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course (2002) to wildlife conservation efforts. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide

Cast Steve Irwin as The Crocodile Hunter Terri Irwin as Herself Magda Szubanski as Brozzie Drewitt David Wenham as Sam Flynn Lachy Hulme as Robert Wheeler Aden Young as Ron Buckwhiler Kenneth Ransom as Vaughan Archer Kate Beahan as Jo Buckley Steven Vidler as Deputy Director Ansell Steve Bastoni as Deputy Director Reynolds

Crew Matthew Smith - Animator Scott Tansley - Animator Alex Scollay - Animator Greg Petchkovsky - Animator Chris Debney - Animator Alex McCleod - Animator Serge Kovalenko - Animator Craig Brown - Animator Rod Conder - Boom Operator Alison Barrett - Casting Christopher Gordon - Conductor Jean Turnbull - Costume Designer Clinton White - First Assistant Director Chris Webb - First Assistant Director John Stainton - Director Bob Blasadall - Editor Suresh Ayyar - Editor April Harvie - Hair Styles In Motion Location Services - Location Manager Caroline Bonham-Jones - Line Producer Mark McDuff - Composer (Music Score) Sue Kelly-Tait - Makeup Anthony Politis - Camera Operator Henry Pierce - Camera Operator Jon Dowding - Production Designer John Stokes - Cinematographer David Burr - Cinematographer Daniel Ardilley - Cinematographer Garry Phillips - Cinematographer Annie McEvoy - Production Manager Bruce Willis - Producer John Stainton - Producer Judi Bailey - Producer Arnold Rifkin - Producer Paul "Salty" Brincat - Production Sound Claudine Clark - Set Designer Chrissy Feld - Set Designer Jason Ballantine - Special Effects Harry Ward - Special Effects Wayne Pashley - Sound/Sound Designer Paul "Salty" Brincat - Sound/Sound Designer Greg Burgmann - Sound/Sound Designer Simon Krivoroutchko - Sound Recordist Ray Anthony - Stunts Mick Corrigan - Stunts Neil Fanning - Stunts Renee Bowen - Stunts Luke Eccleston - Stunts Steven Robinson - Stunts Craig Dunn - Stunts Steve Irwin - Stunts Darko Tuscan - Stunts Mitch Deans - Stunts Michelle Comerford - Stunts Marney Commens - Stunts Zelie Thompson - Stunts Chris Anderson - Stunts Coordinator Jeremy Douglas Bill - Unit Production Manager John Stainton - Screen Story Holly Goldberg Sloan - Screenwriter John Stainton - Screenwriter Frazer Bailey - Additional Cinematography Garry Phillips - Additional Cinematography Daniel Ardilley - Additional Cinematography John Stokes - Additional Cinematography Chris Godfrey - Visual Effects Supervisor David Woodland - Visual Effects Supervisor Charlie Armstrong - Visual Effects Supervisor Peter Kaldor - Additional Music Elliott Wheeler - Additional Music Luke Hura - Animal Trainer/Wrangler Fiona Wallis - Animal Trainer/Wrangler Bob Eicholz - Executive in Charge of Production John Harrison - Publicist Bill Feightner - Technical Director The PR Company - Unit Publicist Shawn Seet - Additional Editing Bruce Shapiro - Dialogue Coach Ricky Schamburg - First Assistant Camera David Elmes - First Assistant Camera Tony O'Loughlin - First Assistant Camera Sean Aston - Grip Lester Bishop - Key Grip Katrina Schiller - Music Editor Pro Musica - Musical Performer Sylvia Walker Wilson - Post Production Supervisor Jennine Heymer - Production Coordinator Sheila Lind - Production Coordinator Phil Heywood - Re-Recording Mixer Martin Oswin - Re-Recording Mixer Jenny Quigley - Script Supervisor Pam Willis-Burden - Script Supervisor Andrew McInally - Second Assistant Director Angella McPherson - Second Assistant Director Ian Neilson - Sound Effects Director Peter Townsend - Sound Effects Director Rodney Burling - Sound Effects Director Fabian Sanjurjo - Sound Effects Director Greg Barrett - Still Photographer Jeremy Howdin - Supervising Animator Simon Christidis - Underwater Photography Serena Rettenmaier - Visual Effects Producer Julie Pearce - ADR Mixer Katherin Phillips - Assistant Costumer Designer Steve Gordon - Assistant Chief Lighting Technician Sue Kelly-Tait - Assistant Hair Marnie Pankowski - Buyer Chris Cox - Buyer Tom Frisby Fraser - Buyer Graham Rutherford - Chief Lighting Technician Wendy Brough - Construction Coordinator Tim Jordan - Dialogue Editor Sonal Joshi - Dialogue Editor David Burrows - First Assistant Editor Milena Romanin - First Assistant Editor Pam Barnetta - First Assistant Editor Nicola Scarrott - First Assistant Editor Basia Ozerski-Bleakley - First Assistant Editor Helen Brown - Foley Artist Paul Huntingford - Foley Artist Les Landon - Greensman April Harvie - Key Make-up Kirsten Le Bon - Post Production Accountant Kate Hilliard - Post Production Assistant Petrece Horne - Production Accountant Trish Ashenden - Production Accountant Ben Breen - Production Accountant Brenda Pam - Production Executive Robert Daly - Scenic Artist Les Brough - Scenic Artist Justine Dunn - Set Dresser Chris Cox - Set Dresser Marnie Pankowski - Set Dresser Tom Frisby Fraser - Set Dresser David Russell - Storyboard Artist Nicole Miller - Cable Person Cornelius Van Der Boogaart - Construction Foreman Rick Lisle - Foley Mixer Susannah Ingham-Myers - Production Secretary Julian Bungate - Runner Steven Campbell - Runner Vickie Gest - Set Medic/First Aid Jo Suna - Third Assistant Director David Thomasson - Graphic Design Zenon Kohler - Title Design Dael Oates - Title Design Mark Harmon - Compositor Jeanmarc Furio - Compositor George Zwier - Compositor Vince Strong - Assistant Unit Manager

The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course
The contagious gusto of nutty bloke Steve Irwin has given pause to many a restless channel surfer, who stop on his Animal Planet show to witness the one time he recoils from a springing crocodile a smidgeon too late. It turns out his mixture of clowning and teaching is enough to carry a children's movie, and that this movie maintains that fascination factor necessary to keep older viewers from squirming -- not unlike Irwin's poisonous snakes, which he handles as though emboldened by a pact with the devil. The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course works because writer-producer-director John Stainton doesn't try to make actors of Irwin and his wife Terri, letting them play themselves rather than Indiana Jones or Crocodile Dundee-style adventurers, as well as talk to deadly wildlife instead of human actors. Stainton splits the narrative between the familiar pursuits of the Irwins and the kooky CIA retrieval mission, even changing the aspect ratio from the rectangular cinema format to the square TV format to distinguish them. When the plots do finally collide near the end, it's clever and humorous: As he grapples with one of the suits atop a moving SUV, Irwin continues to address the camera as though he were simply encountering a nastier species of predator. These fun moments come at the cost of a B-movie production design and an anonymous cast of bland performers, but there's one notable exception: the rotund, cartoonish Magda Szubanski, offering an irascible variation on her Mrs. Hoggett character from Babe. Crocodile Hunter does have its moments -- but it would be just as well to wait and accidentally discover it while channel surfing. ~ Derek Armstrong, All Movie Guide
 

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General Specifications: Language Options: English, French, Spanish Subtitle Options: English, French, Spanish Sound Processing: DD5.1: Dolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel DDS: Dolby Digital Surround Additional Features: cc Making-of documentary "Lights! Camera! Animals!" featurette Deleted scenes introduced by the director Behind-the-scenes effects footage Baha Men music video Pop-up croc track Outback interactive games Photo gallery Trailers DVD Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1: Cinemascope MPAA Rating: PG DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 89 min   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- 1. Main Title/Gulp! [3:33] 2. Leapin' Lizzard [2:49] 3. Missing Beacon [2:10] 4. Private Property [2:22] 5. Croc-Savin' Time [4:01] 6. Competition [1:26] 7. Dangerous Bloke [3:10] 8. Lines Not to Cross [3:38] 9. Nurturers [2:45] 10. Beautiful Sheilas [6:41] 11. On the Hunt [3:49] 12. King Brown [2:32] 13. Beacon Trouble [1:39] 14. Wild Ride [8:04] 15. Capture [5:02] 16. All Parties Converge [3:30] 17. Suspects [1:17] 18. Getaway [5:01] 19. Persistent Poachers [3:34] 20. Poo [2:41] 21. Trailing [3:03] 22. Back in the Drink [2:52] 23. Wild Goose Chase [4:34] 24. Failed Mission [2:43] 25. "Pick Up That Ball!" [:14] 26. A Steve-O Lesson [:55] 27. Epilogue [1:18] 28. End Credits [3:41]