Lightning Jack Kane is an Australian outlaw in the wild west. During a bungled bank robbery he picks up mute Ben Doyle as a hostage. The two become good friends, with Jack teaching Ben how ...
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Paul Hogan | ... | Lightning Jack Kane | |
| Cuba Gooding Jr. | ... | Ben Doyle | |
| Beverly D'Angelo | ... | Lana Castel | |
| Kamala Lopez | ... | Pilar (as Kamala Dawson) | |
| Pat Hingle | ... | U.S. Marshal Dan Kurtz | |
| L.Q. Jones | ... | Sheriff | |
| Richard Riehle | ... | Marcus | |
| Frank McRae | ... | Mr. Doyle | |
| Roger Daltrey | ... | John T. Coles | |
| Max Cullen | ... | Bart | |
| Sandy Ward | ... | Judge Curren | |
| Roy Brocksmith | ... | Junction City Tailor | |
| Douglas Stewart | ... | Junction City Shopkeeper | |
| Kevin O'Morrison | ... | Old Guy in Alley | |
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Mark Miles | ... | Luke |
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Lightning Jack Kane is an Australian outlaw in the wild west. During a bungled bank robbery he picks up mute Ben Doyle as a hostage. The two become good friends, with Jack teaching Ben how to rob banks, while they plan Jack's last heist. Written by Rob Hartill
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A comedy about two outlaws who just wanted to be wanted.Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
11 March 1994 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Jack Blyskawica See more »Edit
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Gross USA:
$16,821,273Company Credits
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Old Guy in Alley: Yes sir, but, you dont need the gun son, i aint the law.
[pause]
Old Guy in Alley: Younger gang wiped out.
Lightning Jack Kane: [takes news paper and points to his section] That part.
Old Guy in Alley: The only flaw in the trap was the escape of Lightning Jack Kane
[pause]
Old Guy in Alley: Although several witnesses swore he was shot full of holes and riding dead in his saddle. Kane is of medium height and build, blonde hair
[looks at Jacks hair]
Old Guy in Alley: with a mean withered face and has an English accent.
[...]
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Traditional
Performed by Beverly D'Angelo
Arranged by Bruce Rowland
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Director Simon Wincer says making the film was a logistical nightmare because there were so many other westerns filming on the same locations at the same time, such as Wyatt Earp, Geronimo, City Slickers 2 and Tombstone. See more »Quotes
Lightning Jack Kane: [hands news paper over] Read that out to me.Old Guy in Alley: Yes sir, but, you dont need the gun son, i aint the law.
[pause]
Old Guy in Alley: Younger gang wiped out.
Lightning Jack Kane: [takes news paper and points to his section] That part.
Old Guy in Alley: The only flaw in the trap was the escape of Lightning Jack Kane
[pause]
Old Guy in Alley: Although several witnesses swore he was shot full of holes and riding dead in his saddle. Kane is of medium height and build, blonde hair
[looks at Jacks hair]
Old Guy in Alley: with a mean withered face and has an English accent.
[...]
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Featured in At the Movies: Guarding Tess/Lightning Jack/The Hudsucker Proxy/The Ref/Belle Epoque/Germinal (1994) See more »Soundtracks
Cowboy JackTraditional
Performed by Beverly D'Angelo
Arranged by Bruce Rowland
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Lightning Jack is an average Western Comedy that has a few laughs. It though a lot of the well known and established formulas and is neither better nor worse, than a lot of other comedies out there. Paul Hogan stars as Jack Kane a veteran outlaw who finds himself part of a dying breed an unable to get a decent headline. Cuba Gooding Jr. stars as the mute clerk Ben Doyle who wants to join up with Kane and become an outlaw.
The acting is average. Hogan seems to run on much of his routine from Crocodile Dundee. Some of the time though he seems to have trouble delivering his lines convincingly. Cuba Gooding Jr. is amusing as the mute Doyle but occasionally overacted to the point where it made me cringe. The chemistry between the two isn't bad, but it isn't great either. Much like the film itself.
There's nothing noteworthy about the direction or cinematography. The story moves along alright, but the script is mediocre and gives us a few completely unnecessary scenes. There is rarely any musical score to take note of, and what little there is, is average stuff to enhance the comedic elements.
The film is not a complete waste of time. Some of the jokes do hit their mark, and Hogan has charm. There are several better Western comedies out there though, such as Maverick, but if you're looking for some mild entertainment some rainy day, Lightning Jack can prove to be entertaining enough.