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Burt, better known as the “bastard” saltwater crocodile from Crocodile Dundee, died over the weekend. Long live Burt.
Along with a knife, there wouldn’t be Crocodile Dundee without crocodiles, and Burt appeared in the 1986 film and also reportedly inspired the prop crocodile that nearly devours unwitting reporter Sue Charlton (played by Linda Kozlowski) in one scene. criticism.
Burt “passed away peacefully” at Crocosaurus Cove in Darwin, Australia, herpetarium and aquarium wrote on facebookestimating that he lived well into his 90s.
Burt, named after the late actor Burt Reynolds and weighing approximately 1,500 pounds, creates a central conflict in the Australian-American action comedy film. the crocodile arises from murky waters just as Charlton approaches for a refreshing dip and a drink, when he (or rather, the prop pretending to be him) suddenly grabs the canteen around his neck with big, big, pointy teeth. At the last moment, voyeur Mick Dundee (played by Paul Hogan) leaps into frame and mercilessly delivers a fatal blow to Burt with his iconic knife.
The trauma of the incident unites the characters and concludes with a hug. In Dundee’s arms, Charlton asks: “Is he dead?” Dundee replies, “Well, if not, I’ll have a hell of a job skinning that bastard.”
Burt’s apparent on-screen disposition was not just fiction, according to the Crocosaurus Cove post. The aquarium described him as a “fiery,” “fierce,” and “defiant” crocodile who went on to become a well-known “ambassador of crocodile education.” The site also called him “a confirmed bachelor, an attitude he made clear during his early years on a crocodile farm.”
Burt first came to the farm in the 1980s after being captured in the Reynolds River in Australia’s Northern Territory, according to the social media post. Saltwater crocodiles, the largest reptiles in existence today, are also native to East India and Southeast Asia. They are not listed as endangered, although National Geographic notes that the species’ “reputation as a man-eater” puts “pressure on the population.” It stands to reason that this is due, at least in part, to films like Crocodile Dundeeas the experts have said linked to Steven Spielberg Jaws (1975) to harmful results for sharks.
On Facebook, visitors to Crocosaurus Cove shared their own colorful memories of Burt and wished the mighty reptile the best in the afterlife.
“I hope the rivers are full of tasty fish where you are now,” one commenter said warmly. “I hope they fill it up and not incinerate it,” offered another.
