Crocodile Dundee is without doubt the most iconic Aussie movie ever and we got to relive all its magic in the documentary Love of an Icon: The Legend of Crocodile Dundee
Not only was the film a success it was the place where lead stars Paul Hogan and Linda Kozlowski met and fell in love.
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Paul played the rugged Mick Dundee while Linda played the polished American reporter Sue Charlton. In many ways Paul and Linda’s love story mirrored Mick and Sue’s.
Paul and Linda’s relationship was complicated at times. From Linda wanting to quit the movie after first meeting Paul to the pair falling in love while Paul was married to his first life Noelene, we unpack their full relationship timeline right here:
Paul played the rugged Mick Dundee while Linda played the polished American reporter Sue Charlton in the movie. (9Now)Paul and Linda meet on set, shortly after Linda wants to quit the movie
In 1984 Linda had no idea who Paul was, aside from a “commercial, vaguely”.
She was a trained actor while Paul didn’t want to rehearse. Linda thought she was a working with an “unprofessional” and wanted to quit and return back home to the US.
But director Peter Faiman had an idea to mend the rift. They filmed as much as they could in sequence, starting with the scene they met.
Linda Kozlowski first wanted to quit the movie after meeting Paul Hogan. (Paramount Pictures)
Peter’s plan worked and Linda was eventually won over by Paul’s charm, she of course stayed and loved every minute of it.
“I loved [Paul’s] character, I thought if I ever met that man in life I would want his children,” Linda said in an 1984 interview.
“Paul Hogan is just great to work with, he’s a really generous actor, he’s a really good actor. I was pleasantly surprised. I thought he was just terrific.”
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Of course their working relationship eventually developed into something more.
”She saw now that he was funny and fell in love, eventually,” director Peter laughed. “So really the story of the movie is the story of their lives.”
Paul and Linda share their first kiss
Mick and Sue’s first kiss by the billabong was also Paul and Linda’s first kiss.
“I thought it was beautiful the way he hesitated before he went in, I think there was great truth in that,” actress and the movie’s producer and co-writer John Cornell’s wife Delvene Delaney said.
Paul was still married to his first wife Noelene Edwards (although for the second time) but it was instantly clear that he and Linda had real chemistry.
There was no denying Paul and Linda’s chemistry despite the fact Paul was still married. (Ron Galella Collection via Getty)
“Linda was concerned because Paul was married but what can you do?” Delvene said in the doco
“I just tried to be her confidant but obviously make her feel like you have to follow your heart. And you do. And they did.
“It was quite beautiful to see them find that kind of love.”
Paul and Linda’s love story was a lot like Mick and Sue’s. (Alamy Stock Photo)Paul leaves his first wife Noelene to be with Linda
Paul and first wife Noelene Edward tied the knot in 1958 and stayed together until 1981 when they divorced.
Then in a surprising twist they reconnected and remarried in 1982. Their second attempt at marriage lasted until 1989, giving them seven more years together before calling it quits for good. Over the course of their marriages, Paul and Noelene welcomed five children, Brett, Clay, Scott, Todd and Lauren.
Paul Hogan and Noelene Edwards were married for 30 years and had five kids together. (A Current Affair)
It’s widely believed that after striking up a romance with Linda Kozlowski his second marriage to Noelene was over for good.
Paul and Linda marry in 1990
Three years after meeting on the set of Crocodile Dundee, Paul, then 51, and Linda, then 33, married in a lavish ceremony in Byron Bay.
They tied the knot in the multimillion dollar mansion he built for her as wedding gift,
The wedding was said to be attended by about 100 close friends and family including his five children and her parents who flew in from California.
Paul and Linda welcome their first child together
In 1998, Paul and Linda welcomed their first and only child together a son named Chance.
Now 27, Chance reportedly lives with his father in Venice Beach California although his remained largely out of the public eye.
Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski and their son Chance at the 2013 G’Day USA Black Tie Gala. (Getty)Paul and Linda divorce in 2014
Paul and Linda’s marriage lasted more than 24 years until they split amicably in 2014.
In an interview with New Idea that same year, Linda reflected on their divorce, saying, “I lived in Paul’s shadow for many, many years, and it’s nice to feel my own light right now.”
Linda divulged the reason for their split: “Honestly, we just naturally grew apart. One of our problems was we really had nothing in common, and, over time, that happens to a lot of people.
The pair seemed to have maintained a friendly relationship with the two reuniting to work on Crocodile Dundee: The Encore Cut and both of them starring in the documentary Love of an Icon: The Legend of Crocodile Dundee
Paul Hogan and Linda Kozlowski on the red carpet in 2001. (Ron Galella Collection via Getty)Linda moves on with new husband
In 2017, Linda moved on and married her Moroccan business partner Moulay Hafid Babaa. They had been dating for three years.
Moulay was a Moroccan tour guide with a company called Dream My Destiny, which he co-founded with Linda.
Linda and Moulay are still together and happily touring the globe together.
Linda Kozlowski married Moulay Hafid Babaa in 2017. (Instagram @lindakozlowski_official)
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