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3.2/10   130 votes
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Director:
Daniel Mann
Writers:
Timothy Galfas (writer)
Paul Gallico (book)
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Release Date:
23 February 1979 (Finland) more
Genre:
Family | Comedy more
Tagline:
Quirky family fun that packs the meanest of punches! more
Plot:
A small-time talent agent discovers an amazing boxing kangaroo and figures to use it as his stepping-stone into the big time. | add synopsis
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User Comments:
Dreadful attempt at a kiddie flick. more (5 total)

Cast

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Elliott Gould ... Bernie Bonnelli
Clive Revill ... Billy Baker
Harry Guardino ... Uncle Nono
Roy Clark ... Wild Bill Wildman
Karen Carlson ... Kathleen Smith
Art Metrano ... Gordon Baum
Lionel Stander ... Pinky Schwab
Roberta Collins ... Tanya Six
Larry Pennell ... Lee Dockerty

Gary Morgan ... Matilda

Robert Mitchum ... Duke Parkhurst
Lenny Montana ... Hood #1
Frank Avianca ... Hood #2
Joe De Fish ... Hood #3
Pat Henry ... Hood #4
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
105 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Finland:K-8 | UK:U | USA:G
Filming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, USA more
Company:
American International Pictures (AIP) more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Harry Holcombe's last film. more
Quotes:
[last lines]
Billy Baker: Life's grand. Isn't it?
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Dusk to Dawn Drive-In Trash-o-Rama Show Vol. 1 (1996) (V) more
Soundtrack:
WHEN I'M WITH YOU, I'M FEELIN' GOOD more

FAQ

List: Wacky boxing
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User Comments

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4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
Dreadful attempt at a kiddie flick., 22 July 1999
Author: (otter_c@ix.netcom.com) from Mountian View, Ca.

Extremely bad, deservedly one of the biggest financial disasters of the decade. There was little potential in a supposed feel-good kiddie movie about a boxing kangaroo trying to beat the human world champion, but it didn't have to be this bad. For instance, they could have trained a real kangaroo instead of using a ham actor in a cheap, heavy, molting kangaroo suit that bears no resemblance to an animal, even with the animatronic facial expressions. And if you've ever wondered why Elliot Gould's career tanked in the late seventies, this is a big reason. He tries to make up for the bad kangaroo by hamming it up and desperately trying to be cute. And they didn't have to have such an annoying, sexist romance subplot either.

Incredibly bad, but not enjoyably bad like an Ed Wood film. For serious Bad Film buffs only.

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