Viewers took to social media and shared their disappointment after several classic lines were axed.
Paul Hogan starred in the 1986 film, Crocodile Dundee, which sees American reporter Sue Charlton (played by Linda Kozlowski) travel to the Australian outback to meet eccentric poacher Mick “Crocodile” Dundee and invites him to New York City, where he comes face-to-face with the complexities of modern life.
The movie aired on Channel 5 on Boxing Day (December 26) but was not well received by fans of the beloved film, who said much of it had been censored.
Taking to X, @anne_headland complained: “@channel5_tv if you’re going to put an old 80s film on with risqué and slightly rude bits, don’t cut all the clips out … put it on after 9pm ffs #crocodiledundee.” (sic)
@PaulWil38543502 tweeted: “@channel5_tv If you insist on editing the funniest parts of the film so you can tick your PC woke boxes, then you can keep it. Changed channel to watch something else. Madness! #crocodiledundee.”
Paul Hogan starred in the 1986 film Crocodile Dundee (Image: GETTY)
@pertinaxone fumed: “What the actual f**k have you done to Crocodile Dundee?!?!??! It’s unwatchable!! #Woke #CrocodileDundee.”
@realpauldakers remarked: “Well so far the TV gods have managed to cut anything remotely shocking out of #CrocodileDundee including the phrase ‘sh*t for brains’ so I’ll be switching that off – no point in watching films on TV anymore with the #Orwellian censorship.”
@Bricks2Peter said: “Let’s not upset anybody channel 5 #CrocodileDundee.”
@bennys85 shared: “One of the best movie lines cut out, should have guessed. World has gone soft. @channel5_tv #CrocodileDundee.”
@Spionste added: “Well just watched the iconic #crocodiledundee absolute belter of a film, but channel 5 decided to hack the film to bits #whatsthepoint.”
Viewers were unimpressed certain scenes had been cut from the film (Image: Getty)
However, others delighted at the classic being aired over the festive period as @Hadok184U said: “And, now watching the classic movie now on #CH5 #CrocodileDundee #PaulHogan I haven’t seen this movie for decades. Still retains it’s charm.”
@mark__burnett gushed: “What a film! #crocodiledundee.”
Viewers issued a similar complaint after they claimed classic lines and memorable scenes had been cut – including the moment Mick (played by Paul Hogan) was approached by a man, who asked for his wallet and threatened him with a small pocket knife.
However, Mick says, “That’s not a knife,” and pulls out his own huge blade before cutting off the offender’s jacket.
It is not uncommon for broadcasters to cut scenes from films or television shows primarily due to time constraints.
This is usually done to accomodate advertisements, often resulting in the removal of scenes that may be considered less crucial to the plot or could be considered graphic or too sensitive for the intended audience.