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FILM NOTES
MGM released The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course in 2002, bringing Steve Irwin's television persona to the big screen at the height of his global popularity. Produced in partnership with Animal Planet and John Stainton, the film blended documentary footage with a loose comic plot, giving audiences outside the usual Discovery Channel crowd a chance to experience Irwin's boundless enthusiasm for wildlife on a theatrical scale. It arrived as a genuine crossover moment, translating a beloved television personality into a full studio release and cementing Irwin as an international icon of nature entertainment.
This 35mm cell preserves Steve Irwin himself, the figure whose name alone drove the film's appeal and box office success. As the central personality of the picture, Irwin represents the beating heart of the project, the reason fans and collectors alike seek out physical film pieces tied to his image. A cell bearing his name and likeness stands as a tangible artifact of his singular screen presence, a fragment of celluloid connecting directly to the man who brought crocodiles and conservation into mainstream cinema.
