Aussie Paul Hogan, 'Crocodile Dundee', has been happily retired in Brentwood, California for decades. He is reluctantly thrust back into the public spotlight by his agent, who tells him the queen wants to give him a knighthood for his services to comedy. Paul attends a meeting with a young, modern production company that would like to do a reboot of
Crocodile Dundee by introducing
Will Smith as his son. When he points out the obvious, that the actor being African-American isn't logical as both he and his screen partner are Caucasian, they label him a racist. Paul attempts to return to his tranquil life at home, living with his son Chase, doing the daily crossword, spending time with his dog and enjoying regular calls from his 10-year-old granddaughter Lucy in
Sydney. Walking through Hollywood studio lots, Paul meets up with his long-time friend Reggie and explains how the production studio was quick to label him as a racist over his disapproval of casting Smith. They run into fellow Aussie
Olivia Newton-John, who invites him to a charity event on the following Wednesday where
John Travolta is meant to do a
Grease duet with her. On the way home, not liking the behavior of an ill-mannered Dundee impersonator on Hollywood Boulevard, Paul calls him out for it. In retaliation the man sics his costumed kids on him. Many snap pictures, which are broadcast on the TV news, making him out to be the aggressor. Paul insists he's not interested in the knighthood so, much to his agents' chagrin, turns down the offer. However, no sooner does she cancel it, but Lucy calls; she has excitedly told kids at her new school that her granddad has been offered a Knighthood. They didn't believe her and laughed at her. So, Paul realises he needs to get the Knighthood to help salvage her reputation. He does much begging and pleading, his agent reluctantly agrees to contact the Palace and gets the Knighthood back on. Although Paul is always trying to do the right thing and salvage his quickly diminishing reputation, he keeps on being misunderstood and it seems as if life is conspiring against him. On his way to Olivia's "Grease" charity event, where he has to step in for no-show John Travolta and sing a duet with her, not only does he wrongly almost enter a black performers' event but also enrages the die-hard "Grease" fans. One of them throws a bottle at him, which he throws back, inadvertently knocking out a nun. The media are having a field day as they broadcast story after story, all negative headlines about Paul. He's now a regular punchline on talk shows. Paul's simple life has become hell for him, where he can't go out in public without being criticised. Paul finds himself in a car with a mediocre paparazzi photographer with John Cleese, a most unexpected Uber Driver. John ends up running from the law, as he doesn't have a driver's license nor owns the car. He dumps them at Paul's, abandons the car, and leaves. The chase is televised, and the police tackling Paul and the photographer is shown live. Paul manages to restore his sullied reputation on the eve of being knighted by foiling a car thief. His agent goes to England without him, accepting the knighthood on his behalf. Paul has moved out of his LA home and returned to Australia to be near his granddaughter, and has started seeing a friend of Olivia's. ==Cast==