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Film cell NFV-000000573 Tap to enlarge
MOVIEThe Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course
SCENESteve Irwin
FILM FORMAT35MM
YEAR2002
CERTIFICATE IDNFV-000000573
Film Record Public record
Directed by
John Stainton
Studio
Animal Planet · Animal Logic · Terri Irwin · 90 min
Scholarship
Named in the title of 1 peer-reviewed work
Examples
  • The Crocodile Hunter Collision Course (Film) — Sight & sound/Sight and sound, 2002
  • Full list on OpenAlex
Library of Congress
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FILM NOTES

FILM NOTES

The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course arrived in 2002 from MGM, built around Steve Irwin's television persona and produced with his wife Terri through their own banner. It brought the Animal Planet phenomenon to theaters, wrapping a comic espionage plot around genuine wildlife footage and Irwin's unfiltered enthusiasm for dangerous animals. The film mattered less as cinema than as a document of a global personality at the height of his fame, released years before his death would make it one of the last feature length records of him in motion.

This cell carries Steve Irwin himself, the figure the entire production exists to showcase. For collectors, a piece bearing his name from his sole starring feature holds particular value, a physical fragment of the man's only theatrical leading role. Whether drawn from a key scene, a promotional strip, or a title sequence, the reel connects directly to his public identity as naturalist and performer. Owning this cell means holding a piece of the print built around his presence, tied permanently to his legacy in wildlife entertainment and popular culture.

This original motion picture film element has been examined and authenticated by Crown Grading in partnership with National Film Vault, and encapsulated for archival preservation.
Why so little survivesRelease prints were leased to theaters, not sold. When the run ended they went back to the distributor to be destroyed, and most were. What collectors hold today came from the prints that escaped that order, and no new 35mm prints of these films are being struck.
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