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FILM NOTES
MGM released The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course in 2002, bringing Steve Irwin's Animal Planet persona to theatrical scale with backing from John Stainton and the Best family production team. Built around Irwin's real-life wildlife wrangling and paired with a loose espionage plot, the film served as a big-screen extension of the Crocodile Hunter television brand at the height of its popularity, introducing Irwin's enthusiasm and conservation message to a wider audience beyond cable documentary viewers.
This cell carries Steve Irwin himself, the figure whose name became inseparable from the franchise and whose presence anchors any collection touching this title. Frames drawn from the film's identifying moments are prized by collectors precisely because they preserve the man rather than a supporting player or setpiece, tying the physical reel directly to his public identity. A 35MM cell of this kind typically originates from release or trailer stock, meant to circulate as a marketing artifact, making it a tangible fragment of how audiences first encountered Irwin on the big screen.
