Kangaroo Jack (2003)

User Rating:

4.1/10   

Director:

David McNally

Writers (WGA):

Steve Bing (story) &
Barry O'Brien (story) ...

Release Date:

17 January 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Crime

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.

Plot Keywords:

Mob | Kangaroo | Money | Australia | Jacket

Awards:

1 win & 5 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. Nov. 16	4:00 PM	HBO
Sun. Nov. 22	10:00 AM	HBO

Cast

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

Also Known As:

Down and Under (Australia) (working title)

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

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

Company:

Castle Rock Entertainment

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.

Goofs:

Continuity: After Louis and Charlie manage to take control of the situation with Smith's men, Charlie takes one of the men's shotguns. He cocks the gun twice, without firing it. The first time is when he first finds the gun, and the second is when Smith is trying to discourage him to not shoot him.

Quotes:

Charlie: Look at her. She thinks she's so much smarter than us.
Louis: I'm pretty sure she is, Charlie.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "Robot Chicken: S&M Present (#1.9)" (2005)

Soundtrack:

Hey Baby

Not a typical Bruckheimer Film

I was expecting a huge success once I saw, a Jerry Bruckheimer Production. But boy was I wrong. The story line was so basic and random. As well as some very immature qoutes from two grown men. The good humor in this film was pretty much the only thing having it from being a box office bomb.

Wait, the CGI of Kangaroo was pretty good, but there were some obvious scenes where the kangaroo looked extremely fake.

All in all this was a rather strange movie but had its moments. I agree with the user ratings.

4/10.