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Kangaroo Jack (2003)

PG 89 min  -  Adventure | Comedy | Crime  -   17 January 2003 (USA)
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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), and 2 more credits »

Stars:

Anthony Anderson, Jerry O'Connell and Estella Warren
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jerry O'Connell ...
Anthony Anderson ...
Estella Warren ...
Christopher Walken ...
Marton Csokas ...
Dyan Cannon ...
Michael Shannon ...
Bill Hunter Bill Hunter ...
David Ngoombujarra David Ngoombujarra ...
Marco Sellitto Marco Sellitto ...
Blasta (as Mark Sellitto)
Damien Fotiou Damien Fotiou ...
Christopher Baker ...
Ryan Gibson ...
Denise Roberts ...
Antonio Vitiello Antonio Vitiello ...
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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. Written by Sujit R. Varma  

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Plot Keywords:

Mob | Kangaroo | Money | Australia | New York  | See more »

Taglines:

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

Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Crime

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for language, crude humor, sensuality and violence See all certifications »

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Details

Official Sites:

Warner Bros [France] | Warner Bros. | See more »

Country:

USA | Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Canguro Jack See more »

Filming Locations:

Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$60,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$21,895,483 (USA) (19 January 2003) (2818 Screens)

Gross:

$66,734,992 (USA) (26 May 2003)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Castle Rock Entertainment, Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Warner Bros. Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

DTS  | Dolby Digital  | SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

Inspired by an urban legend about a pair of Boston college students on break in Australia. While driving through the Outback, they accidentally hit a kangaroo with their Land Rover. Thinking they had killed it, they got out and placed the driver's Boston Red Sox jacket on the kangaroo to take a picture before moving on. However, the kangaroo was merely unconscious, and awoke in the midst of the photo-taking. It broke free and took off across the Outback, still wearing the Sox jacket...along with the keys to the Land Rover in the pocket. See more »

Goofs

Crew or equipment visible: In the car chase at the end, we see a camera in one shot, and a few crew members next to a large rock for a few seconds. See more »

Quotes

Louis: See, what happened was we put the money in the jacket and then the jacket on the...
Mr. Smith: Wrong answer! Your friend told us the yarn about the kangaroo. Mate, I've hope for your sake you were stupid enough to hide that money in them saddle bags.
Charlie: You gotta believe us!
Mr. Smith: [Sticks a knife at Charlie's throat] No, you gotta believe me. If it ain't there, I'm gonna carve you up piece by piece.
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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. See more »

Connections

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

Soundtracks

"Spread My Wings"
Written by Rico Lumpkins, Gary White & Szhachilea Chunn
Performed by Shawn Desman
Courtesy of BMG Canada Inc. See more »