An astonishingly amateurish enterprise built around bumptious Australian naturalist Steve Irwin, "The Crocodile Hunter" to fans of his TV wildlife documentaries. Irwin's gimmick is his combination aw-shucks demeanor, physical fearlessness and limitless enthusiasm for wildlife, from the cutest baby kangaroos to the most intimidating crocodiles. You have to love a guy who'll bother a massive bird-eating spider with a stick, cooing, "Show us your fangs, darling." The movie's conceit is to loosely integrate footage of Irwin and his wife, Terri, doing their thing — collecting snakes, examining lizard poo, rescuing orphaned animals — into a low-key thriller invol...
Released:
2002
Rated:
PG
Length:
90 mins