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Overview

User Rating:
4.0/10   7,575 votes
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
Awards:
1 win & 5 nominations more
User Comments:
Not as bad as everybody says it is- it's about average more

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
Mark Sellito ... 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.
Runtime:
89 min
Country:
USA | Australia
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
MOVIEmeter: ?
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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:
Errors in geography: Alice Springs is a modern town, with paved roads and home to approximately 27,000 people. more
Quotes:
Mr. Smith: Have you ever held a gun before, Charlie?
Louis: Don't answer that!
Charlie: No...
Mr. Smith: Ever killed a man, Charlie?
Louis: Don't answer that!
Charlie: No.
Mr. Smith: What do you do for a livin' that makes you so brave, Charlie?
Louis: *Really* don't answer that!
Charlie: [cocks the gun] I'm a hairdresser!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Ray Liotta/The Donnas (#28.10)" (2003) more
Soundtrack:
Superman (Theme) more

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6 out of 6 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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