American journalist Sue Charlton (Linda Kozlowski), daughter of the head of the Newsday newspaper empire, arrives in Australia to report on Australian crocodile hunter Mick J. Dundee (Paul Hogan), known by the nickname “Crocodile.” She arranges a meeting with Crocodile’s partner Walter Reilly (John Mallon), who introduces the young journalist to Dundee.

The journalist spends three days with the hunter in the Australian wilderness, getting to know the local sights and the Crocodile himself, and unexpectedly finds herself attracted to him…