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.

Director:

David McNally

Writers:

Steve Bing (story), Barry O'Brien (story),

Stars:

Jerry O'Connell, Anthony Anderson, Estella Warren

1 win & 5 nominations.

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

Storyline

A comedy that follows the misadventures of two friends from Brooklyn who are forced to deliver mob money to Australia. While taking pictures of a kangaroo, one of them places his red jacket on it. When the wild kangaroo bounces off, they realize the mob money is in the jacket and are forced to give chase through the Outback.

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Plot Keywords:

mob | kangaroo | money | australia | new york | 

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Taglines:

He stole the money... and he's not giving it back.

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for language, crude humor, sensuality and violence

Details

Official Sites:

official site [uk] Warner Bros [fr]

Country:

USA Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 January 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

Canguro Jack

Filming Locations:

Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia

Box Office

Budget:

$60,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$259,928 (Spain) (25 July 2003)

Gross:

$259,928 (Spain) (25 July 2003)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Castle Rock Entertainment, Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Warner Bros

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Producer Jerry Bruckheimer added a scene where the title kangaroo talks after seeing the success of the Disney release Snow Dogs, which used a similar plot device.

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Goofs

(at around 1h 11 mins) We see Sal shooting a shotgun but there is no kickback of the gun and the way he is holding it (not too steady) there should be a kickback specially in that king of gun.

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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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Crazy Credits

During the usual "Jerry Bruckheimer Production" credit at the beginning of the movie, you can briefly see two kangaroos crossing the street.

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Connections

Referenced in The Benchwarmers (2006)

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Soundtracks

"Tainted Love"
Written by Edward Cobb
Performed by Soft Cell
Courtesy of Mercury Records Limited
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Silly and Funny..But Very Well Put Together..

I am very hard on Movies and will admit that this is a Silly kind of movie but it was easy to follow and was in all honesty, very, very funny. Better than most Adam Sandler movies and minus all the language and sexual content that Sandler and others seem to sneak into movies they try and sell to "kids". This is a typical O'Connell role and he plays it well. Estella Warren spices it up and keeps her integrity as an actress in check. She looks good no matter what she does anyway but the movie does not lower her standards at all. It is a great movie for the adults to laugh with and the kids in the theatre were having a blast. Plus, anytime Movie Critics trash a film, the odds are it will be a weekend Number #1 movie and you will like it. It did $18 million on the open and will clear $40 mil easily. Not bad for the budget it was made with. Good Job Bruck... 6 stars out of 10....

Have a great time and don't be to picky or critical. It is a movie about a Kangaroo after all!!