FAIR DINKUM WHEN YOU INTERVIEW STEVE IRWIN, THE 'CROCODILE HUNTER,' YOU GET THE GENUINE ARTICLE.Byline: Glenn Whipp Film Writer STEVE AND TERRI IRWIN Terri Raines Irwin, AM (born July 20, 1964) is an American-born naturalist, the widow of Australian naturalist Steve Irwin, and owner of Australia Zoo at Beerwah, Queensland, Australia. have their own line of action figures and T-shirts and videos, not to mention a new movie arriving in theaters today. But the spirited man the world knows as the ``Crocodile Hunter'' and his lovely wife are about as far removed from Hollywood as you can get. And, by crikey Crikey is an independent Australian electronic magazine comprising an open access website and an email newsletter available to subscribers. Well known in Australian political, media and business circles, Crikey's influence extends beyond its subscriber base (more than 14,000 , they plan on keeping it that way. The couple met in 1991 when Oregon-born Terri visited the Australian Zoo in Queensland (which Steve still runs) and saw Steve dangling a piece of raw meat over a hungry crocodile's mouth. Their eyes met (Steve and Terri's, that is) and, after spending about six weeks together over a nine-month period, the two married. Since then, the Irwins have become international celebrities through the Animal Planet's ``Crocodile Hunter'' television series, in which Steve brazenly introduces viewers to various species of dangerous and docile wildlife while Terri sensibly stands safely in the distance, offering encouragement and occasional help. In 1998, the Irwins welcomed a daughter, Bindi Bindi can mean: Jayy.
The Irwins' movie, ``Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course collision course n. A course, as of moving objects or opposing philosophies, that will end in a collision or conflict if left unchanged: two planes on a collision course; dissidents on a collision course with the regime. ,'' blends the series' animal adventures with a fictional spy story. Real life and make-believe intersect only toward the film's end. The movie also carries over the show's strong environmental message, emphasizing the responsibility people have toward the natural world. ``Steve had to be Steve,'' says director and longtime collaborator John Stainton. ``I never wanted him to enter the movie world. I wanted to keep him with the animals, doing the things he does best.'' Here we talk to Steve, 40, and Terri, 38, about the hazards and comforts of their film debut, the one animal that makes Steve nervous and whether the Crocodile Hunter's closet contains any other color than khaki. Q: What's the biggest difference between making a movie and filming one of your ``Crocodile Hunter'' episodes for Animal Planet? Terri: We stopped for lunch. (Laughs) Steve: We've been married 10 years, mate, and I never understood until now what it's like to be a woman in the Outback. She's never had a toilet. She's had to eat baked beans baked beans Noun, pl haricot beans, baked and tinned in tomato sauce baked beans npl → judías fpl en salsa de tomate baked beans bake npl out of a can. And then there's the mosquitoes and the sand flies and the venomous snakes swimming around. She's never had a place to wash her hands except the river that probably had crocs Crocs Inc. (NASDAQ: CROX) is an American company founded by Lyndon "Duke" Hanson, Scott Seamans, and George Boedecker[1] in July 2002. Based in Boulder, Colorado, the firm was created to market a lightweight plastic shoe first developed and manufactured by Foam in it. And she never complained. But by crikey, when we filmed, she got a toilet with a painting in it, not to mention catering, mate. Q: So are you pushing for more movies, Terri? Terri: (Laughs) Steve's heart and passion is with television because it's much easier. You film it as you see it. Here the cinematographer wants the perfect shot, but you can't wait until the light's good when you're trying to catch a king brown snake king brown snake see pseudechisaustralis. . Q: Are all the scenes with animals in the movie real or did you have to stage some things for the benefit of the camera? Steve: Every scene in the movie with snakes and crocs is fair dinkum, mate. Q: ``Fair dinkum''? Did you just answer the question? Steve: They're genuine! I had to catch the two crocs you see in the movie anyway so (director) John (Stainton) just got the cameras around. But by crikey, he had a hard time splicing splicing /splic·ing/ (spli´sing) 1. the attachment of individual DNA molecules to each other, as in the production of chimeric genes. 2. RNA s. all the footage together. Q: Why's that? Steve: There's a big blood factor, mate. You don't go in there and toss two crocs like that hands-on without getting busted up. My knee blew up and I got hit underwater - whack! - across the face and when I got out of the water, my eye and my cheek just puffed up. You can't have that in there and have a PG rating. I had blood whooshing out of me like a river. Q: Looking at both of you and knowing your adventures, it's remarkable that you aren't covered with scars and bruises. Terri: He heals well and I'm too scared of everything. Q: What about that time you fell down the cliff? Steve: (Shaking his head, looking mournful mourn·ful adj. 1. Feeling or expressing sorrow or grief; sorrowful. 2. Causing or suggesting sadness or melancholy: the mournful sound of a train whistle. ) That was my fault, mate. I blew it. I got rolled over the coals by my dad for that, and I'm sincerely sorry. I'm just a shortcut (1) In Windows, a shortcut is an icon that points to a program or data file. Shortcuts can be placed on the desktop or stored in other folders, and double clicking a shortcut is the same as double clicking the original file. taker tak·er n. One that takes or takes up something, such as a wager or purchase: There were no takers on the bets. taker Noun ; the quickest route is where I want to go. So I just said, ``C'mon, Ter'' without knowing if it was safe, and she just went sliding down. Terri: I was amazed that you don't fall like a cartoon character. You don't go, ``Aaaaaah!'' off the cliff. You just kind of slide down on your face. But the thing about Steve is that he has long legs and arms like an orangutan orangutan (ōrăng`  tăn), an ape, Pongo pygmaeus, found in swampy coastal forests of Borneo and Sumatra. . It's hard to keep up with him. Steve: These arms (standing up) as long and silly looking as they are, they sure work well! I can hold an 8-and-a-1/2-foot black mamba Noun 1. black mamba - a highly venomous southern African mamba dreaded because of its quickness and readiness to bite Dendroaspis augusticeps mamba - arboreal snake of central and southern Africa whose bite is often fatal like that - (imitating snake) hsssssss! - and know that they can't quite catch me. Q: Do you think a lot of people watch your show hoping that one day that snake will catch you? Steve: Absolutely. But you know what it is? It's not like, ``Stick your head into a den of rattlesnakes.'' It's just, ``There's a den of rattlesnakes. I've got to go in there.'' I'm just a boy at heart. When it comes to wildlife, I was born with these arms and this innate ability to relate to wildlife. So I'm using it. I'm using it every day of my life. I'm a wildlife warrior, and rescuing animals is something I've done since I was inside my mum's tummy. Q: And your dad was teaching you how to capture crocodiles at the age of 9? Steve: Right! So that's all I've known, that's all I've done. Undoubtedly I will lose my life defending wildlife. I'll do it until I'm six feet under. Q: Does any animal give you a hard time? Steve: Parrots. It doesn't matter what country I'm in, mate, and I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. why, but every time I rescue a parrot, they will try to take a piece out of me. Terri: I remember this one woman who was so proud of showing Steve her pet parrot and she said, ``Oh, it's so sweet.'' And she brings it out and I could see Steve's eyes get big and he starts sweating and I knew what was next. Steve: Chomp! It bit my ear, and the blood just comes shooting out. I don't know why. I don't dislike parrots. I come from the land of parrots. Q: You also come from the land of giant cans of beer, yet you don't drink. Steve: Yeah, there's a rare quality for an Australian. And it's really strong beer, too. You know, I was young once and I got over it. I can't do that anymore. There's just been so many phone calls in the middle of the night where some kid has been bitten by a poisonous snake and what's on What's On (Traditional Chinese: 熒幕八爪娛) is a weekly half-hour TV series that airs on Fairchild Television. Format Originally started in 1996, the show is currently the longest-running program in Fairchild Television history. the tip of your tongue is going to make a difference. If you've had a few beers, you don't want to pick up the phone. Q: Do you own any other clothes besides the khaki shorts and shirts? Steve: I've got a couple of jumpers. I've got a pair of jeans. In Tasmania I wore 'em - first and last time I wore 'em. Oh, and I've got another couple of shirts and shorts when I want to go out and not be recognized. Terri: It's very Einstein. He's got dozens and dozens of these outfits. Q: No neckties? Steve: Oh there's no way, mate! That's what I reckon is wrong with lawyers. Those poor buggers. They get all rapped up in this stuff and, crikey, they're choking themselves to death. I've got to be free and flexible. If a croc explodes up and I'm wearing long pants, they'll be caught and I'm dead. The less clothes you have, the more in touch with your environment you are. Q: Many women in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. share that philosophy. What do you make of Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, ? Steve: By and large, everyone has been very nice. But when I came to sign up this movie, I met a few land sharks. It's this very L.A. thing to do, the hug thing, but sometimes I thought I was hugging pieces of steel. Terri: Crocodiles are much more consistent. They don't pretend to be your friends. Steve: Yeah, there were a couple - and I'm talking I'm Talking was a 1980s Australian funk-pop rock band, noted for launching vocalist Kate Ceberano. History After the break-up of the Melbourne-based experimental funk band Essendon Airport in 1983, members Robert Goodge (guitar), Ian Cox (saxophone) and Barbara Hogarth a minority thing here - and I'd walk away and think, ``Oh, crikey, there's knives in my back.'' I've never had relationships with people before who just want want want. I've come into animals like that - leeches Leeches Definition Leeches are bloodsucking worms with segmented bodies. They belong to the same large classification of worms as earthworms and certain oceanic worms. Leeches can primarily be found in freshwater lakes, ponds, or rivers. . But at least when the leech attaches himself, it's in his parasitic nature. That's what it does and then it drops off. These people never want to let go. I'd rather deal with a parrot. CAPTION(S): 4 photos Photo: (1 -- cover -- color) WILD MAN `Crocodile Hunter' Steve Irwin
Stephen Robert Irwin (February 22, 1962 – September 4, 2006), known simply as Steve Irwin and nicknamed "The Crocodile Hunter knows animals, mate, but will he survive Hollywood's snakepit? (2) Teri Irwin shines a light on her husband, Steve Irwin, as he wrestles a reptile friend in ``Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course.'' (3) no caption (Crocodile) (4) Steve Irwin taunts a bad guy with what is certainly not a prop. The movie mixes a spy story with Irwin's real-life mission to save animals. |
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