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Kangaroo Jack (2003) -- Two childhood friends, a New York hairstylist and a would-be musician, get caught up with the mob and are forced to deliver $50,000 to Australia, but things go haywire when the money is lost to a wild kangaroo.
Kangaroo Jack (2003) -- Two childhood friends, a New York hairstylist and a would-be musician, get caught up with the mob and are forced to deliver $50,000 to Australia, but things go haywire when the money is lost to a wild kangaroo.
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Overview

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Director:
David McNally
Writers (WGA):
Steve Bing (story) &
Barry O'Brien (story) ...
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Release Date:
17 January 2003 (USA) more
Genre:
Adventure | Comedy | Crime more
Tagline:
He stole the money... and he's not giving it back.
Plot:
Two childhood friends, a New York hairstylist and a would-be musician, get caught up with the mob and are forced to deliver $50,000 to Australia, but things go haywire when the money is lost to a wild kangaroo. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 5 nominations more
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User Comments:
Not as bad as everybody says it is- it's about average more (173 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Jerry O'Connell ... Charlie Carbone

Anthony Anderson ... Louis Booker

Estella Warren ... Jessie

Christopher Walken ... Salvatore 'Sal' Maggio

Marton Csokas ... Mr. Smith

Dyan Cannon ... Anna Carbone

Michael Shannon ... Frankie Lombardo
Bill Hunter ... Blue
David Ngoombujarra ... Sr. Sgt. 'Mr. Jimmy' Inkamala, Australian Police
Marco Sellitto ... Blasta (as Mark Sellitto)
Damien Fotiou ... Baby J

Christopher Baker ... Crumble
Ryan Gibson ... Hoon

Denise Roberts ... Tansy
Antonio Vitiello ... Toot
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Down and Under (Australia) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG for language, crude humor, sensuality and violence.
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View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
89 min
Country:
USA | Australia
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Certification:
Malaysia:U | USA:PG (certificate #39365) | Netherlands:AL | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | France:U | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Brazil:Livre | Denmark:A | Finland:K-11 | Germany:6 | India:U | New Zealand:PG | Peru:PT | Philippines:G | Singapore:PG | South Korea:All | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Zurich) | Switzerland:8 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:PG
Filming Locations:
Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia more
Company:
Castle Rock Entertainment more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Producer Jerry Bruckheimer added a scene where the title kangaroo talks after seeing the success of the Disney release Snow Dogs (2002), which used a similar plot device. more
Goofs:
Continuity: After Charlie and Louis hit the kangaroo and get out of the car, the Pepsi can in the back of the truck changes position. It starts on the left beside the bag and ends up on the right side beside the cooler. more
Quotes:
Kangaroo Jack: [singing from "Rapper's Delight"] /... see I am Jackie Legs and I like to say, "Hello" / To the black to the white...
Charlie: Jackie? Mr. Legs, if you would find your way clear to give me back my money?
Kangaroo Jack: Money? Oh, you mean that money
[a pack of kangaroo are messing around with the money]
Charlie: Stop that. Stop that! Hey! Stop that, please! If Sal finds out...
Sal Maggio: [as a kangaroo] If I find out what, Charlie? That you lost my money?
Charlie: Sal?
Sal Maggio: I've asked you to do something. This is not that!
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in "Robot Chicken: S&M Present (#1.9)" (2005) more
Soundtrack:
Soak Up the Sun more

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6 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
Not as bad as everybody says it is- it's about average, 23 November 2005
5/10
Author: patrick_dunne (wingkon@comcast.net) from United States

Let's get to the point. Kangaroo Jack is necessarily the worst film of all time, but neither is it the greatest. It's not even close. What it is though is fairly humorous, though usually silly.

The story is a bit good at parts, but far-fetched at others. Charlie and Louis were best friends ever since childhood, after one saved another from drowning. One of their fathers was a gangster or something, and the two are sent with a job to deliver the money to some other dude. The story isn't quite a bad one, and does take a little twist. (The twist is related to the job.) The main flaw in the story is that the movie is supposedly aimed at kids. Do you think kids will understand anything about mafia or anything like that?

Despite that, there are other moments not aimed at kids. One of the jokes includes Charlie grabbing on of the other character's chest. Another scene includes a homophobic joke. ("We're having an intimate, non-gay moment.) The film is a bit funny and entertaining, but the farting and homophobic jokes, along with the strange storyline makes it less than what it could have been, but I still enjoyed it more than other films such as The Cat in the Hat, Scary Movie and Dude, Where's My Car?

5/10

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