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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.
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Lightning Jack Kane
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Ben Doyle
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Lana Castel
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Pilar (as Kamala Dawson)
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U.S. Marshal Dan Kurtz
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Sheriff
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Marcus
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Mr. Doyle
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John T. Coles
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Bart
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Judge Curren
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Junction City Tailor
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Junction City Shopkeeper
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Old Guy in Alley
Mark Miles ...
Luke
Clif Stokes ...
Bully Cowboy
Bob Sorenson ...
Clem
Ramond O'Connor ...
Pat
Robert Guajardo ...
Bank Manager
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Bank Clerk
Ed Adams ...
Cole Younger
Bruce Miles ...
Third Man
Grace Keagy ...
Mrs. Franks
Jess Franks ...
Auctioneer
Kenny Jacobs ...
South Fork Bank Teller
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Shopkeeper in Bank
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South Fork Sheriff (as Sandy Gibbons)
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Old Timer
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Comanche Leader
Patrick N. Augare ...
Young Comanche (as Patrick Augure)
Michael C. Wells ...
Man in Wayside Flats Saloon
Paul Blott ...
Deputy
Luce Rains ...
Deputy (as Steve Schwartz Hartley)
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Tough Guy
Mark Coffey ...
Saloon Cowboy
Etienne Fourie ...
Saloon Cowboy (as Ettienne Fourie)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
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Mama Wheeler (uncredited)
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Bank Manager (uncredited)
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Saloon Cowboy (uncredited)
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Rider (uncredited)
Tanit Lee Lascelles ...
Townsperson (uncredited)

Directed by

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Simon Wincer

Written by

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Paul Hogan ... (written by)

Produced by

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Graham Burke ... executive producer
Greg Coote ... producer
Grant Hill ... line producer
Paul Hogan ... producer
Anthony Stewart ... executive producer
Simon Wincer ... producer

Music by

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Bruce Rowland

Cinematography by

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David Eggby

Editing by

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O. Nicholas Brown

Editorial Department

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Arthur Cambridge ... color timer
Brett Carroll ... apprentice film editor (as Brett De Carroll)
Bryan H. Carroll ... assistant film editor
Geoff Lamb ... second assistant film editor
Karen Psaltis ... negative cutter
Maciek Wszelaki ... apprentice film editor
Joe Parisella ... colorist (uncredited)

Casting By

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Julie Ashton
Mike Fenton

Production Design by

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Bernard Hides

Art Direction by

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Lisette Thomas

Set Decoration by

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Lynn Wolverton-Parker

Costume Design by

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Bruce Finlayson

Makeup Department

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Robin Jacobs Allegro ... assistant hair stylist (as Robin Jacobs)
Tammy Ashmore ... assistant makeup artist
Bonita DeHaven ... key makeup artist
Sash Lamey ... hairdresser: Australia
Judy Lovell ... makeup artist: Paul Hogan
Susan Mills ... key hair stylist
Margaret Stevenson ... makeup artist: Australia

Production Management

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Grant Hill ... unit production manager
Mark Marshall ... post-production supervisor
Vicki Popplewell ... production manager: Australia
Miguel Ángel Poveda ... post-production supervisor
Sylvia Walker-Wilson ... post-production supervisor (as Sylvia Walker Wilson)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Debbie Atkins ... second assistant director: Australia
William H. Burton Jr. ... second unit director (as Billy Burton)
Mark Cotone ... second assistant director
Bob Donaldson ... first assistant director
Laura Nisbet-Peters ... additional second second assistant director (as Laura Nisbet)
Lisa C. Satriano ... second second assistant director
Simon Warnock ... third assistant director: Australia

Art Department

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Albert Able ... assistant property master
Robert Alcala ... lead dresser
Virginia Bieneman ... art director: Australia
Wren Boney ... set dresser
Conrad Chitwood ... construction coordinator
Edie Douglass ... set dresser
Bruce Fletcher ... construction foreman: Australia
Andrew Gartner ... set designer
Kelly Graham ... set designer (as Kelley Graham)
Paul Hilton ... set finisher
Terry Kempf ... construction foreman
Sherman Labby ... production illustrator
Suzanne Lapick ... assistant props
Darryl Lee ... props maker
Frederic Lopez ... set dresser
Chris Marneus ... construction foreman
Suza Maybury ... set decorator: Australia (as Susan Maybury)
Mark Meloccaro ... art department coordinator
Dan Miller ... set dresser
Robert Murray ... props maker
Aaron Newton ... construction foreman
John Osmond ... stand-by props: Australia
John Pattison ... property master
Ray Pedler ... scenic artist: Australia
Scott Peltola ... props maker
Margie Rahmann ... set dresser: Australia
Siri Singh ... set dresser
Andrew Staig ... carpenter
Andrew Trujillo ... set dresser
Leonard Vigil ... set dresser
Lea Worth ... property master: Australia
Philip Worth ... construction manager: Australia
Alan Feffer ... carpenter (uncredited)
Neil Gahm ... propmaker foreman (uncredited)
Chris Keim ... swing gang (uncredited)
Ron Nix ... propmaker (uncredited)
Mick Owen ... construction labourer (uncredited)
James F. Oñate ... scenic foreman (uncredited)
Ricky Riggs ... painter (uncredited)
Karl Swauger ... propmaker (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Bud Alper ... production sound mixer
Gene Ashbrook ... boom operator
Peter Burgess ... sound editor
Steve Burgess ... foley mixer
Lloyd Carrick ... production sound mixer: Australia
Tim Chau ... sound designer / supervising sound editor
Peter Fenton ... re-recording mixer
Chris Goldsmith ... boom operator: Australia
James Harvey ... assistant sound editor
Phil Heywood ... re-recording mixer
Stephen Kent ... assistant sound editor
Frank Lipson ... sound editor
Gerry Long ... foley artist
Glenn Martin ... sound editor
Steve Murphy ... stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Gavin Myers ... sound editor
Glenn Newnham ... sound editor
Ron Purvis ... re-recording mixer
Livia Ruzic ... sound editor
Dane Selznick ... cable person

Special Effects by

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Brian Cox ... special effects: Australia
Greg Curtis ... special effects supervisor
Logan Frazee ... special effects
David Hardie ... special effects: Australia
Danny Lester ... special effects (as Dan Lester)

Visual Effects by

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Roger Cowland ... opticals

Stunts

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Tobi Allyn ... stunts
Danny Baldwin ... stunts: Australia
William Paul Brown ... stunts
William H. Burton Jr. ... stunt coordinator (as Bill Burton) / stunts (as William H. Burton)
David Burton ... stunts
Mick Corrigan ... stunt performer
Troy Ellerman ... stunts
Kip Farnsworth ... stunts
J.B. Getzwiller ... stunts
Clifford Happy ... stunts
Johnny Hock ... stunts (as John Hock)
Clint James ... stunts
Chauncey Johnson ... stunts
Bob Lester ... stunts
Alvin William 'Dutch' Lunak ... stunts (as Dutch Lunak)
Rocky McDonald ... stunts: Australia (as Douglas 'Rocky' McDonald)
Guy Norris ... stunt coordinator: Australia
Forrie J. Smith ... stunts (as Fortie Smith)
Tierre Turner ... stunts
Ronald LaCaria ... stunts (uncredited)
Lee McKechnie ... stunts (uncredited)
Mick Van Moorsel ... stunt performer (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Sidney Ray Baldwin ... still photographer (as Sidney Baldwin)
Robby Baumgartner ... best boy electric (as Rob Baumgartner)
Mark Braun ... second assistant camera: "b" camera
Chuck Brown ... dolly grip
Shaw Hawkins Burrows ... grip: New Mexico
Michelle Cloete ... video assist: Australia
Phillip Cowling ... gang boss
Robert Driskell ... gaffer (as Bob Driskell)
Tim Dunford ... second assistant camera
Buzz Feitshans IV ... Steadicam operator (as Buzz Feitshans Jr.) / camera operator (as Buzz Feitshans Jr.)
Derry Field ... focus puller: Australia
Frank Flick ... clapper loader: Australia
Tony Holtham ... gaffer: Australia
Richard Kehl ... video assist operator
Jeff Kluttz ... best boy (as Jeff Klutz)
Robin Alan Knight ... key grip (as Robin Knight)
Tracy Kubler ... second camera operator: Australia
Grahame Litchfield ... key grip: Australia
David Luckenbach ... camera operator / steadicam operator
Lex Martin ... best boy: Australia
Michael May ... first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Mike May)
Ann Melvin ... camera loader
Dominic Napolitano ... first assistant camera
Barry Peake ... still photographer: Australia
Pip Wincer ... camera department trainee
Steve Bruce ... electrician (uncredited)
Robert Foster ... focus puller: second camera (uncredited)
Mark Hryma ... assistant camera: Wescam camera (uncredited)
Mansur Johnson ... grip (uncredited)
Sunny Johnson ... grip (uncredited)
Kyle T. MacDowell ... electrician (uncredited)
Hugh McCallum ... grip (uncredited)
Stan McClain ... aerial unit director of photography (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Barbara Harris ... adr voice casting
Therese M. Schoeppner ... extras casting (as Therese Schoeppner)
Jack N. Young ... extras casting: Tucson (as Jack Young)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Charlene Amateau ... wardrobe supervisor
Julie Barton ... stand-by wardrobe: Australia
Michael Davis ... wardrobe supervisor: Australia
Sally Howard ... costumer
Cathy Smith ... set costumer
Pamela Waggoner ... wardrobe swing

Location Management

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Brian O. Haynes ... location manager (as Brian Haynes)
Kathleen 'Kash' McKewen ... assistant location manager (as Kash McKewen)
David Manzanares ... location scout (uncredited)

Music Department

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Robin Gray ... music mixer
Roy Prendergast ... music editor
Bruce Rowland ... orchestrator
Maria Rowland ... orchestra coordinator
Joel Sill ... music consultant
Nerida Tyson-Chew ... orchestrator

Script and Continuity Department

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Elizabeth S. Barton ... script supervisor (as Liz Barton)

Transportation Department

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Ray Holmgren ... transportation captain
Frank Roughan ... transportation coordinator
Kip Wolverton ... driver

Additional Crew

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Michele Abandond ... assistant: Paul Hogan
Bonnie Abaunza ... executive: Simon Wincer
Jim Alfonso ... wrangler (as James Alfonso)
John Baird ... wrangler: Australia
Karen Bass ... production secretary
Ramos Benny ... wrangler
Juan Bernandez ... production secretary (as Juan Bernardez)
Sam Bernstein ... financial supervisor
Tom Berto ... wrangler
Brian Burns ... armorer: Australia
Thomas Byrd ... wrangler (as Tom Byrd)
Cindi Castles ... first aid (as Cindi Simmons)
Evanne Chesson ... wrangler: Australia (as Evanna Chesson)
Rick Clark ... wildlife trainer
Carrie Durose ... production coordinator
Al Eisenmann ... armorer
Jim Ericsson ... wrangler
Brian Frank ... production assistant
Serena Gattuso ... production coordinator: Australia
James Linville ... production accountant
Steve Martin ... wildlife trainer
Pat Marz ... production assistant
Stacy Plavoukos ... assistant production coordinator
Paula Riehm ... assistant: Greg Coote
Sol Rivera ... craft service
Chad Rosen ... production assistant
Ian Russell ... laboratory liaison
Nick Satriano ... production assistant
Michael Singer ... unit publicist
Guy Small ... wrangler
Trish Thayer ... production secretary
Robert Threadgold ... production accountant: Australia
Gary Vaughn ... wildlife trainer
Jack N. Young ... wrangler (as Jack Young)
Jerry Young ... ram rod
Sonia Apodaca ... production assistant (uncredited)
Pat Larkin ... wrangler (uncredited)
Donna Martin ... animal trainer (uncredited)
Peter McLennan ... production assistant (uncredited)
Dickie Stanley ... wrangler (uncredited)
Roderick E. Stevens ... production assistant (uncredited)
Eli Weisman ... production assistant (uncredited)
Crew believed to be complete

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

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

Plot Keywords
Taglines A comedy about two outlaws who just wanted to be wanted. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Jack l'Éclair (France)
  • Relámpago Jack (Spain)
  • Jack, o Relâmpago (Portugal)
  • Jack, a villám (Hungary)
  • Hızlı Jack (Turkey, Turkish title)
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Runtime
  • 98 min
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Box Office

Budget AUD36,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia The Lightning Jack Film Trust was established by Paul Hogan as a public company on the Australian Stock Exchange, so that investors could help finance the movie by buying stock in it. See more »
Goofs At about 0:05:30, just as the "I-shot-cain" brothers run out to meet the rest of the celebrating townsmen, and as they are dragging the second dead body from right to left across the scene, you can clearly see the first dead bank robber (on the left of the scene) lying on the ground, but sitting up watching the scene take place. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Guarding Tess/Lightning Jack/The Hudsucker Proxy/The Ref/Belle Epoque/Germinal (1994). See more »
Soundtracks Cowboy Jack 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.
Lightning Jack Kane: English?
[snatches paper]
Old Guy in Alley: Yes sir
Lightning Jack Kane: I dont speak english
Old Guy in Alley: No?
Lightning Jack Kane: Im a bloody Australian
Old Guy in Alley: Ohhh
Lightning Jack Kane: Can i send this to my mates back home and tell 'em what a big success i am if it says im english? Bloody news paper, they never get anything right y'know.
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